Office of Research
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Stem cell symposium showcases new facilities and research
The UCSC Stem Cell Symposium showcased a variety of stem cell research projects now underway on campus and celebrated the opening last year of the Shared Stem Cell Facility.
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Study links seabird deaths to soap-like foam produced by red-tide algae
A “red tide” bloom of marine algae in 2007 produced a soap-like substance that stripped the natural waterproofing from birds’ feathers.
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Four arrested for threats and violence against UC researchers
The FBI announced on February 20 that law-enforcement officers have arrested four people who are suspected of terrorizing University of California researchers.
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Sloan Research Fellowships awarded to two UCSC profs
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded Sloan Research Fellowships to Samit Dasgupta, assistant professor of mathematics, and Mark Krumholz, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics.
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Astronomer Sandra Faber to receive Franklin Institute’s prestigious Bower Award
Astronomer Sandra Faber has been chosen to receive the 2009 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science from the historic Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
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New data suggest “jumping genes” play a significant role in gene regulatory networks
Research suggests that mobile repetitive elements affect the evolution of gene regulatory networks.
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Synthetic biology yields clues to evolution and the origin of life
The efforts of researchers in the field of synthetic biology are yielding clues to the mystery of how life began on Earth.
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New monitoring stations detect “silent earthquakes” in Costa Rica
After installing a network of monitoring stations in Costa Rica, researchers have detected slow slip events (“silent earthquakes”) along a major fault zone beneath the Nicoya Peninsula.
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Literary Studies book series co-founded at UCSC to benefit from $1.16 million Mellon Foundation grant
A UC Press book series in literary studies–founded by UC Santa Cruz literature professor Richard Terdiman in collaboration with his colleague Susan Gillman and faculty from UC Berkeley and Irvine-will share a $1.16 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon
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Haney praises court decision on prison overcrowding
Psychology professor Craig Haney was one of the main expert witnesses who testified in the case before the three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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TOPP program gets ‘seal’ of approval from comedian Stephen Colbert
UCSC elephant seal researchers caught the attention of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert, making the February 5 episode of his show, the Colbert Report.
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Water industry taps UCSC to prepare for ‘silver tsunami’ of retirements
UCSC students will be poised to benefit from a wave of retirements in the water industry.