Science
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Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms the importance of connections between populations
Researchers studying the evolutionary dynamics of bacteria and viruses in bubbling glass tubes have confirmed an evolutionary theory of central importance to ecologists studying more familiar flora and fauna in the wild. The theory predicts how the movement of individuals between different populations of a species influences evolutionary change in those populations, particularly with respect…
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UCSC Arboretum, now in its 40th year, holds annual fall plant sale on Saturday, October 9
In the fall of 1964, one year before the first class of students entered the University of California, Santa Cruz, the first trees were planted in the UCSC Arboretum. Some of those plantings have since grown into the graceful trees of the Eucalyptus Grove, where the Arboretum’s plant sales are now held. And the Arboretum…
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Seymour Center lecture series focuses on women in marine science
The annual fall lecture series at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center this year highlights extraordinary women in marine science. The series, “Women Who Turn the Tides: Setting New Benchmarks in Marine Science,” includes presentations on three evenings in October, starting with a panel discussion on Wednesday, October 6. The other lectures will take place on…
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Alumnus Joseph DeRisi wins coveted MacArthur Fellowship
UCSC alumnus Joseph DeRisi, an associate professor of biochemistry and biophysics at UC San Francisco, is among 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2004 named in September by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. DeRisi, 35, will receive $500,000 in “no strings attached” support over the next five years. DeRisi, who received his B.S.…
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UCSC builds on landmark NASA contract to expand UC presence in Silicon Valley
With over 100 employees and funding for current research tasks at about $18 million, the University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) at Moffett Field has quickly become a dynamic center of activity for the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the heart of Silicon Valley. Managed by UC Santa Cruz in partnership with NASA Ames Research…
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UCSC astronomer Claire Max receives 2004 E. O. Lawrence Award in Physics
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the 2004 E. O. Lawrence Award in Physics to Claire Max, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Max, who is deputy director of the Center for Adaptive Optics at UCSC and holds a joint appointment at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,…
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NIH training grants provide more than $1.5 million to support graduate students at UCSC
Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are receiving increased support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through training grants to two campus departments. The prestigious NIH training grants provide support for graduate students in specified areas of biomedical research. The agency has awarded a new NIH training grant in bioinformatics to…
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UCSC researchers to test new technologies for monitoring harmful algal blooms in California coastal waters
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have received a $400,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop an improved system for monitoring toxic algae in the coastal waters of California. The UCSC researchers will work closely with the California Department of Health Services (CDHS), testing new technologies and developing…
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Biodiversity ‘SWAT Team’ conducts an unprecedented survey of intertidal life on the West Coast
Peter Raimondi, professor and chair of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been studying marine life on the West Coast for about 20 years. But when it comes to field surveys that require identification of all the organisms that occur in a particular area, he defers to the biodiversity…