Science
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Seafloor sediments hold clues to runaway global warming
Scientists from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and other institutions around the world arrived in Rio de Janeiro yesterday after spending two months at sea on the research ship JOIDES Resolution near an ancient submarine mountain chain off Africa, known as the Walvis Ridge. There they studied evidence of a massive release of methane…
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New role for brain chemical found in mammary glands, with implications for breast cancer research
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered a new role for a molecule long associated with brain development: orchestrating the growth of mammary glands during puberty. The findings may have important implications for the development of breast cancer. The molecule, a signaling protein called netrin-1, has been intensively studied for its role…
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Three at UCSC recognized as ‘Hispanic Power Hitters’
Three faculty and administrators at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been recognized by Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine as “2003 Power Hitters in Business and Technology.” They are Francisco Hernandez, vice chancellor for student affairs, and Frank Talamantes and Martha Zúñiga, both professors of molecular, cell and developmental biology. The magazine published…
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Messages from the early universe shed light on how elements form
New information from a distant corner of the universe may lead to a fuller understanding of how the elements of the periodic table–which make up all the familiar matter in the universe–come to be. A team of astronomers has used light from a powerful quasar to analyze the composition of a young galaxy in unprecedented…
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Public chemistry lecture at UC Santa Cruz features Nobel laureate Herbert C. Brown
Nobel laureate Herbert C. Brown will give the third annual Joseph F. Bunnett Research Organic Chemistry Lecture at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 2, in the University Center at UC Santa Cruz. Brown’s talk, entitled “The Discovery and Exploration of a New Continent of Organic Chemistry,” is free and open to the public. The R.…
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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold annual spring plant sale on Saturday, April 26
Brighten up your garden with kangaroo paws, pincushion flowers, and sweet-smelling blossoms from the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. The Arboretum is holding its annual Spring Plant Sale in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society on Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will take place at the Arboretum’s Eucalyptus Grove…
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Peregrine falcons take flight at Long Marine Lab
Three young peregrine falcons are testing their wings this week at Long Marine Laboratory, a research facility of the University of California, Santa Cruz. The falcons were raised in captivity and are being released to the wild by the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG), which is affiliated with UCSC’s Institute of Marine Sciences…
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Nobel laureate J. Michael Bishop to give public talk on cancer research at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, April 17
Nobel laureate J. Michael Bishop, chancellor of UC San Francisco and a leading cancer researcher, will give a public talk at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Thursday, April 17. Bishop’s talk, entitled “Cancer: The Rise of the Genetic Paradigm,” will start at 4 p.m. in the Stage Room at the Colleges Nine/Ten Dining…
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Coots can count: Study shows surprisingly sophisticated nesting behavior in common marsh birds
Coots, the Rodney Dangerfields of the bird world, just might start to get some respect as a result of a new study showing that these common marsh birds are able to recognize and count their own eggs, even in the presence of eggs laid by other birds. The counting ability of female coots is part…
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UCSC astronomer John Faulkner to address U.K. astronomy meeting
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has invited John Faulkner, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, to give the Roger Tayler Memorial Lecture at the National Astronomy Meeting next month in Dublin. Faulkner’s talk, which will take place on April 10, will be the last in a series of five…
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UCSC researcher will describe scientific voyages to Antarctica in a public talk at the Seymour Center on Wednesday, March 12
As chief scientist aboard the research vessel Laurence M. Gould, Daniel Costa led a research team investigating the ecology of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica on two cruises in 2001 and 2002. Costa, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, will share his experiences conducting research during the harsh Antarctic winter,…
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Tiny birds are sure to make a big impression on Hummingbird Day at the UCSC Arboretum on Saturday, March 15
Visitors to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum can count on aerial acrobatics galore for the Arboretum’s annual Hummingbird Day festival on Saturday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Thousands of nectar-producing Grevillea, Erica, and Salvia blooms in the Arboretum fuel the tiny birds with liquid energy for their mating dances.…