Physics
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UCSC scientists applaud Nobel Prize for Higgs discovery
UCSC physicists played a significant role in advancing and confirming the theory that earned this year’s Nobel Prize in physics.
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SCIPP director Steve Ritz helped ensure Fermi mission’s scientific bounty
UCSC physicist Steve Ritz was project scientist for NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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UCSC acquires powerful new astrophysics supercomputer system
State-of-the-art computer systems have been instrumental in making UCSC one of the world’s leading centers for computational astrophysics and planetary science.
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Physicist Hitoshi Murayama to speak on ‘The Quantum Universe’ August 14
Renowned physicist Hitoshi Murayama will give a public lecture on “The Quantum Universe” on Wednesday, August 14, at the Rio Theater.
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UCSC physicist Michael Nauenberg wins UC distinguished emeriti award
Michael Nauenberg, professor emeritus of physics at UC Santa Cruz, has been honored with the 2013 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award.
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Astrophysics internships bring community college students to UCSC
The astrophysics program is reaching out to community college students through a new summer internship program.
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Uncommon People / Juan Ledesma: Persistence and faith
Juan Ledesma, the son of agriculture laborers, arrived in Santa Cruz from Hartnell Junior College with a $25,000 S-STEM scholarship from the National Science Foundation, and a love for physics and medicine.
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Distant blazar is a high-energy astrophysics puzzle
New observations of a blazar show that it is the most distant known source of very high-energy gamma rays.
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Physicist Sue Carter to lead APS energy research group
Physicist Sue Carter has been named chair elect of the American Physical Society’s group on Energy Research and Applications.
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$2.5 million NIH grant supports research on retinal disease
A major grant from the National Eye Institute supports physicist Sasha Sher’s research on how the retina heals itself after laser surgery.
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Top physicists gather at UCSC to honor Michael Dine and Howard Haber
UCSC physicists Michael Dine and Howard Haber are being honored for their contributions to theoretical high-energy physics.
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Year of the Slug: A look back at 2012 at UC Santa Cruz
Higgs boson, condors, pumas, the Grateful Dead Archive … 2012 was yet another year of discoveries, breakthroughs, newsmakers, and honors for UC Santa Cruz. Here’s a look back at a few highlights of the year at UCSC.