Science
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UC Santa Cruz physicists tackle new challenges in neurobiology
UCSC physicists are using technology and expertise gleaned from the field of high-energy physics to address challenging problems in neurobiology.
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UCSC ranked first in nation for research impact in physics
In a new analysis of research publications from top U.S. universities, the University of California, Santa Cruz, ranked first for the impact of its faculty in the field of physics and fifth in the field of space sciences.
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Chance discovery sheds light on the fates of young salmon
Fisheries scientists are gaining unexpected insights from the serendipitous discovery on Año Nuevo Island of tiny tags that had been implanted in juvenile salmon and steelhead in coastal creeks.
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New book explores the effects of whales and whaling on ocean ecosystems
Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems, a new book from the University of California Press (December 2006), explores an aspect of whale ecology that until now has received surprisingly little attention–the role of whales in ocean ecosystems.
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Eminent marine biologist Jane Lubchenco will give annual Keeley Lecture at UCSC on Monday, January 29
Jane Lubchenco, an eminent marine biologist and leading scientific voice on issues of marine policy and environmental sustainability, will deliver the third annual Fred Keeley Lecture at UCSC on Monday, January 29.
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DOE awards support UCSC research on dark matter and supernovae
The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded valuable computing time on one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to two research projects led by scientists at UCSC.
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Donald Osterbrock, eminent astronomer and former director of Lick Observatory, dies at age 82
Donald Osterbrock, an eminent astronomer, a leading authority on the history of astronomy, and former director of UC’s Lick Observatory, died suddenly on Thursday, January 11. He was 82.
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Astronomers find the most distant star clusters hidden behind a nearby cluster
Astronomers have discovered the most distant population of star clusters ever seen, hidden behind one of the nearest such clusters to Earth.
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American Mathematical Society honors Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics
Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will share the 2007 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics with UC Davis professor of mathematics Craig Tracy.
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Astronomers discover an enormous halo of red giant stars around Andromeda
Astronomers have found an enormous halo of stars bound to the Andromeda galaxy and extending far beyond the swirling disk seen in images of the famous galaxy, our nearest large galactic neighbor.
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UCSC biologist Harry Noller honored by Paul Ehrlich Foundation
The Paul Ehrlich Foundation of Germany has announced that it will award the 2007 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize to Harry Noller, Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Ada Yonath of the Weizm
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New instrument reveals raindrop formation in warm clouds
How do raindrops form? It’s a simple question, but the answer is far from elementary. Tiny water droplets somehow merge to become full-sized raindrops, but the details remain a mystery. Now, scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are closing in on an explanation with a new instrument they developed that measures the sizes…