Science
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Five graduate student alumni return for awards
The five honorees will be presented with the first Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Award and be part of panel discussions where they’ll share their stories on career and entrepreneurship opportunities.
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UCSC and Chinese officials sign agreement for Graduate Student Scholars Program
New program will bring top Chinese students to UC Santa Cruz for graduate studies in astronomy and astrophysics.
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Arboretum holds Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 8
Gardeners will find hundreds of varieties of drought-tolerant and extraordinary plants at the sale, as well as expert garden advice from the Arboretum’s curators.
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Astronomers observe early stages of Milky Way-like galaxies in distant universe
New observations reveal massive, dusty galaxies with high rates of star formation and large, extended layers of gas.
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Universe’s ultraviolet background provides clues about missing galaxies
A new technique to detect the cosmic ultraviolet background radiation may show why there are so few small galaxies.
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Colorful new species of sea slug named after Long Marine Lab’s Gary McDonald
McDonald, who has spent decades studying and documenting California nudibranchs (sea slugs), was honored by fellow researchers.
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Need for speed may contribute to dolphin and whale strandings
The energetic cost of swimming at high speed when startled may be a factor in strandings of dolphins and whales.
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Lick Observatory offers new Public Evening Tours of telescopes in 2017
Growing demand has led to expanded opportunities for the public to see and view through the observatory’s telescopes.
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Flowering times shift with loss of species from a grassland ecosystem
Loss of biodiversity may exacerbate changes in the timing of biological events already being driven by climate change, study finds.
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Study shows how river channels adjust to large sediment supplies
New findings undermine a common assumption about gravel-bedded river channels.
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Reef madness: A coral grows at UC Santa Cruz
Hundreds of students and community members are contributing their handiwork to the Crochet Coral Reef, a massive participatory art project that combines higher geometry with handicraft while calling attention to the disappearing wonders of the marine world.
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Study supports increased funding for long-term ecological research
Despite critical importance to scientists and policymakers, funding for long-term ecological and environmental studies has declined while funding for short-term studies has increased.