Office of Research
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UC Santa Cruz alumna to join National Council on the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities announced today that UC Santa Cruz alumna Patricia Limerick is one of three prominent and accomplished individuals who will join the Endowment’s advisory board.
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Chair of National Endowment for the Humanities to deliver 2016 Maitra Lecture
The Institute for Humanities Research will present the 15th annual Maitra Lecture, featuring alumnus William “Bro” Adams, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, on Thursday, January 28.
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Spread of algal toxin through marine food web broke records in 2015
Researchers found record levels of the algal toxin domoic acid in samples from a wide range of marine organisms in 2015.
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Exoplanet atmospheres range from clear to cloudy in survey of ‘hot Jupiters’
A survey of Jupiter-sized exoplanets reveals why some of these worlds appear to have less water than expected.
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UC Research Catalyst Award supports conservation genomics project
$1.76 million grant will fund collaborative research among UCSC and four other UCs
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History professor wins multiple awards for groundbreaking book on slave trade
Associate professor of history Gregory O’Malley has been honored with four awards this year for his latest book, “Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America, 1619-1807.”
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Film professor speaks at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a lecture by UC Santa Cruz film and digital media professor Shelley Stamp on December 3, at the Linwood Dunn Theater…
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UC Santa Cruz hosts international summer program on exoplanetary atmospheres
The 2016 Kavli Summer Program in Astrophysics will focus on ‘Exoplanetary Atmospheres.’
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Bat disease fungus found to be widespread in northeast China
Discovery greatly expands the known distribution of the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats.
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Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz to participate in new research initiative
Fellows chosen for a “Time Domain Astrophysics” Scialog initiative include six with UC Santa Cruz connections.
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Mosquitofish populations with more females have greater ecological impact
Scientists investigating the ecological consequences of sexual dimorphism and sex ratio variation found dramatic effects
