Office of Research
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Scientists develop new approach to support climate projections
A recalibration of climate sensitivity based on records of past climates agrees with IPCC estimates for the future.
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Biologist Susan Strome wins Ellison Medical Foundation grant
The Ellison Medical Foundation has selected biologist Susan Strome as a Senior Scholar in Aging, providing $600,000 over four years to support her research.
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BioMAP screening procedure could streamline search for new antibiotics
UCSC researchers have developed a new strategy for screening libraries of natural product extracts to find novel antibiotics.
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Gift from Narinder Kapany establishes endowed chair in entrepreneurship
Narinder Singh Kapany has made a gift of $500,000 to UCSC to establish an endowed chair in entrepreneurship.
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Biologist Pete Raimondi receives Outstanding Faculty Award
Biologist Pete Raimondi has received the 2011-12 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.
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History grad student to study in Japan on Fulbright-Hays fellowship
Dustin Wright, a Ph.D. student in the UCSC History Department, has received a $43,800 Fulbright-Hays doctoral fellowship to pursue research in Japan.
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New super-Earth planet found in habitable zone of six-planet system
An international team of astronomers has discovered a new super-Earth planet in the habitable zone of a nearby star.
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American Mathematical Society honors three UCSC professors
Three UCSC professors have been named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.
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UCSC engineers tackle big data
Big data projects include energy-aware storage, efficient data processing, proactive information retrieval, and cancer genomics.
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Image of hand shows progress toward proton radiography
Researchers developing a new medical imaging technology that uses protons instead of x-rays presented the first proton radiographic image of a hand.
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UCSC grad students launch cancer genomics company in Santa Cruz
The cofounders of Five3 Genomics, a new biotech company based in Santa Cruz, are former graduate students in the Baskin School of Engineering. Five3 Genomics offers genomics software and services for personalized cancer therapy
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Astronomers uncover a surprising trend in galaxy evolution
A comprehensive study of hundreds of galaxies has revealed an unexpected pattern of change that extends back 8 billion years.