Science
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UCSC hosts International Summer Institute for Modeling in Astrophysics
UCSC has launched a new summer institute that brings together scientists and students from a broad range of backgrounds to study current problems in theoretical astrophysics.
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New institute prepares science and engineering grad students to teach
The Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators prepares science and engineering graduate students for teaching.
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UCSC researcher contributes to major hominid fossil find in South Africa
Researchers in South Africa have discovered two remarkably well-preserved fossil skeletons of an ancient human ancestor dating to almost 2 million years ago.
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Massive planet is being torn apart by its own tides
An international group of astrophysicists has determined that a massive planet outside our Solar System is being distorted and destroyed by its host star.
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Pioneering marine mammal scientist Ronald Schusterman dies at age 77
Ronald Schusterman, a pioneering marine mammal scientist, died on February 11 at Stanford Hospital after a brief hospitalization. He was 77.
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Genome analysis of marine microbe reveals a metabolic minimalist
An unusual marine microbe appears to have ditched several major metabolic pathways, leaving it with a remarkably reduced set of genes.
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Evolutionary game of rock-paper-scissors may lead to new species
New research on lizards supports an old idea about how species can originate.
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Astrophysicist Jonathan Fortney awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship to Jonathan Fortney, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz.
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Composite nanomaterials show promise for solar hydrogen generation
A novel strategy for engineering semiconductor materials can boost the performance of water-splitting solar cells for hydrogen production.
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UCSC ranked among top 20 worldwide in geosciences
In a recent survey of the top institutions in geosciences, UCSC ranked 18th in the world.
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UCSC Scholarship Benefit Dinner raises more than $160,000 to support students
More than 300 people turned out for the seventh annual UC Santa Cruz Scholarship Benefit Dinner that took place Saturday night at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose.
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UCSC researcher’s paper named No. 30 of top 100 science stories for 2009
Discover Magazine has named a UC Santa Cruz evolutionary biologist’s study of human predation and species evolution No. 30 among the top 100 science stories for 2009.