Office of Research
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Tracking of top marine predators reveals Pacific Ocean hot spots
Two big regions of the North Pacific Ocean are magnets for marine life according to results from the Tagging of Pacific Predators project.
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Bioinformatics expert David Haussler awarded Oxford’s Weldon Memorial Prize
David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering, has been chosen to receive the 2011 Weldon Memorial Prize given by the University of Oxford.
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President Obama meets astronomer Jerry Nelson and other Kavli Prize winners
President Barack Obama met in the Oval Office with UCSC astronomer Jerry Nelson and other recipients of the 2010 Kavli Prizes.
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Biochemist David Deamer explores how life began in new book, ‘First Life’
David Deamer’s new book presents an engaging and accessible overview of research into life’s beginnings.
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10×10: 10 grads in 10 days
UCSC’s Class of 2011 includes these outstanding 10 new graduates, whose profiles–including photos and videos–will roll out here over the two weeks before commencement.
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Earth scientist James Gill receives Humboldt Research Award
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has elected Earth scientist James Gill to receive a Humboldt Research Award.
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Peter Limbrick to deliver Arts Division Dean’s Research Lecture
Last fall, associate professor of film and digital media Peter Limbrick received the UCSC Arts Division’s Excellence in Research Award for his new book “Making Settler Cinemas.” In honor of this newly established award by arts dean David Yager, Limbrick will present a free public lecture on Monday, May 23
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SCIPP researchers apply particle physics expertise to cancer therapy
UCSC physicists are working with medical researchers to develop a new imaging technology to guide proton therapy for cancer treatment.
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Africa’s sea turtles need passports for protection
Satellite tracking of olive ridley sea turtles has revealed that existing protected areas may be inadequate.
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Galileo data reveal magma “ocean” under Io’s surface
Data from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft reveals a subsurface “ocean” of magma beneath the surface of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io.
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New endowment supports teaching and research at the Arboretum
A gift from botanist Jean Langenheim has established a new endowment in support of the UCSC Arboretum.
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Digital Arts exhibition showcases interactive new media art
“If plastics could speak, what would they say?” So begins graduate student Meredith Drum in the written description of her project, “Louisiana Re-Storied,” for the UC Santa Cruz Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) 2011 MFA Exhibition.