Office of Research
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Massaro announces iPhone app for animated tutor
Dominic Massaro has created an iPhone application for Baldi®, a computer-animated tutor that facilitates speech.
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New search technique for images and videos has broad applications
Engineers have developed a new approach to a fundamental problem in computer vision: how to program a computer to recognize or categorize what it “sees” in an image or video.
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Studies show marine reserves are an effective tool for managing fisheries
Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats.
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Scientists propose a “genome zoo” of 10,000 vertebrate species
In the most comprehensive study of animal evolution ever attempted, an international consortium of scientists plans to assemble a collection of DNA sequences for 10,000 vertebrate species.
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Legendary “man-eating” lions of Tsavo likely ate about 35 people–not 135, say scientists
The notorious “man-eating lions of Tsavo” that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya in 1898 likely consumed about 35 people–far fewer than popular estimates.
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Lead poisoning threatens a vulnerable albatross population
Populations of Laysan albatross face severe declines due to widespread lead poisoning of chicks unless comprehensive cleanup measures gain momentum, according to a recent study.
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Archaeology course unlocks “silent history” of the slave trade in West Africa
Anthropologist J. Cameron Monroe led UCSC’s first undergraduate archaeological expedition to Benin this past summer.
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Loik leads international collaboration on precipitation research
Michael Loik of environmental studies is the lead scientist on an international study of precipitation that’s part of Biosphere 2.
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Researchers to study hidden lakes beneath West Antarctic ice sheet
UCSC researchers will drill through a half-mile of ice to penetrate subglacial Lake Whillans and study hidden processes that govern the dynamics of the West Antarctic ice sheet.
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Nanopore project wins $1.1 million NIH grant
NHGRI has awarded a $1.1 million grant to support work at UCSC on nanopore technology for analyzing DNA.
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Antarctic expedition studies survival strategies of Weddell seals
Eight years after her last major expedition to Antarctica, biologist Terrie Williams is back on the ice.