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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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$2.2 million grant approved for program to train stem cell scientists
The governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) last week approved a $2.2 million grant to UCSC to fund a training program in stem cell research.
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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.
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In Ms. magazine, Zavella challenges Congress to reform immigration law
Patricia Zavella highlights the “feminization” of immigration in an article in Ms. magazine.
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Astronomers get a sizzling weather report from a distant planet
Astronomers have observed the intense heating of a distant planet as it swung close to its parent star, providing important clues to the atmospheric properties of the planet.
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Jack Baskin School of Engineering to establish Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics
UCSC has received a $1.5 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to establish the W. M. Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics.
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Food is the “front line of healing,” says author
Anthropologist Nancy Chen has a simple message for Americans who are obsessed with fad diets: Skip the gimmicks and listen to your grandmother.
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UCSC alumnus wins 2009 Sundance directing award for first feature film
First-time director and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Cary Joji Fukunaga received the award for “Best Director, U.S. Drama,” at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival for his film Sin Nombre.
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For second consecutive year, undergraduate applications to UC Santa Cruz exceed 30,000
For the second year in a row, more than 30,000 prospective undergraduates have applied to the University of California, Santa Cruz for admission in the upcoming fall quarter.
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UCSC climbs to No. 2 on Peace Corps top colleges ranks
The University of California, Santa Cruz rose to second place on the annual list of Peace Corps Top Colleges (for the medium-size school category), its highest ranking since the Peace Corps began releasing its list in 2003.
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Award-winning actress/UCSC alumna to perform “I Am That I Am: Woman, Black”-Jan. 28
Award-winning actress and UCSC alumna Adilah Barnes will perform her one woman show-I Am That I Am: Woman, Black-on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. in the College 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room. Admission is free and open to the…
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UCSC professor provides academic expertise for unusual San Francisco art exhibition
When the directors of San Francisco’s Museo ItaloAmericano decided to create an exhibit about Italian Jewish life in the age of the Ghetto (16th-19th centuries), the first thing they did was a Google search on the topic. What they found…
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Three faculty honored with emeriti professorships
Three members of UCSC’s faculty have been honored with emeriti professorships for the current academic year.
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Film scholar B. Ruby Rich plays a leading role at Sundance Film Festival
For the 21st year, film scholar B. Ruby Rich helps shape the agenda at Sundance Film Festival.
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New study resolves mystery of how massive stars form
A study led by astrophysicist Mark Krumholz shows how massive stars can form without blowing away the clouds of gas and dust that feed their growth.
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Baskin Engineering medical robotics expert explores the human-machine interface
Jacob Rosen is developing a wearable robotic “exoskeleton” that could enable a person to lift heavy objects with little effort.
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UCSC film professor commissioned to create art for ‘video walls’ at LAX
UC Santa Cruz professor of film and digital media Chip Lord is one of 20 artists who have been commissioned to create video art works for an innovative installation at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Study of disease risk suggests ways to avoid slaughter of Yellowstone bison
Last winter, government agencies killed one third of Yellowstone National Park’s bison herd, but such measures may be unnecessary according to researchers who have assessed the risk of disease transmission from Yellowstone bison to cattle.
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Astronomers use gamma-ray burst to probe star formation in the early universe
The brilliant afterglow of a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) has enabled astronomers to probe the star-forming environment of a distant galaxy, resulting in the first detection of molecular gas in a GRB host galaxy.
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Math professor Alexander Gamburd wins Presidential Early Career Award
Alexander Gamburd, professor of mathematics at UCSC, has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the White House announced today.
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Stronger coastal winds due to climate change may have far-reaching effects
Future increases in wind strength along the California coast may have far-reaching effects, including more intense upwelling of cold water along the coast early in the season, “dead zones” in coastal waters, and increased fire danger in Southern Californi
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Three UCSC professors elected AAAS Fellows
Three UCSC professors have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Ocean acidification could have broad effects on marine ecosystems
Concern about increasing ocean acidification has often focused on its potential effects on coral reefs, but broader disruptions of biological processes in the oceans may be more significant, according to Donald Potts, professor of ecology and evolutionary
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Green entrepreneur, urban advocate, author to address King Convocation Feb. 12
Van Jones, founding president of Green For All, a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress, and author of The Green Collar Economy, will speak at UC Santa Cruz’s 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation February 12.
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Campus named Employer of the Year for longtime alliance with HOPE
UC Santa Cruz Dining was recently honored as Employer of the Year for being a longtime employer of people with developmental disabilities.
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UCSC to host international renewable energy program
Last summer, U.S. and Danish students learned firsthand about renewable energy technologies being implemented in Denmark through a program organized by UCSC faculty. Next year, the campus will host the four-week summer program, along with NASA Ames Resear
