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Advanced instrument destined for Keck Telescope completed at UCSC; begins shipment to Mauna Kea, Hawaii
The most advanced optical spectrograph in the world begins a two-week journey today from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where it was built, to the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, where it will be installed at the W.…
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Editor’s Advisory: UC Regents will visit UCSC on February 13-14
Members of the University of California Board of Regents will visit the UC Santa Cruz campus on Wednesday, February 13, and Thursday, February 14. During their visit, the Regents will tour the campus and hear an overview of the campus’s…
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Researchers gather clues to the disappearance of northern fur seals from California a thousand years ago
Today, northern fur seals are primarily native to Alaska and Siberia and are rarely seen on the Central Coast of California. But up until 1,000 years ago, these animals bred abundantly on the beaches of Monterey Bay and elsewhere in…
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Editor’s Advisory: Researchers will present findings on coastal ecosystems in public symposium on March 10
What: The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) is hosting a Public Symposium to present findings from three years of research on coastal ecosystems. Researchers, managers, ocean enthusiasts, and the general public are invited to join scientists from…
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UCSC computer engineer receives National Science Foundation grant for research on embedded software design
Luca de Alfaro, an assistant professor of computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. De Alfaro will use the grant of $430,000…
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New supercomputer at UCSC provides high-speed platform for research in planetary physics and astrophysics
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have installed a new supercomputer that ranks among the 100 fastest computers in the world. The computer will be used for research in planetary physics and astrophysics by scientists in the Departments…
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Laurie Anderson’s ‘Happiness’ scheduled for March 10
UC SANTA CRUZ ARTS & LECTURES presents LAURIE ANDERSON “HAPPINESS” Anderson’s “work captures an essential ‘Americanness’ of American Art.” -The New York Times DETAILS » Sunday, March 10, 2002 at 8pm » Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa…
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The spirit of jazz, past, present and future, comes alive with Marcus Roberts on February 16
UC SANTA CRUZ ARTS & LECTURES presents MARCUS ROBERTS TRIO The spirit of jazz, past, present and future, comes alive with Marcus Roberts. DETAILS » Saturday, February 16th, 2002 at 8pm (pre-performance discussion begins at 7:30pm) » UCSC Music Center…
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UCSC researchers receive grant to study toxin production in algal blooms
Toxic algae periodically bloom in Monterey Bay and other coastal waters, sometimes poisoning seabirds and marine mammals and interfering with economically important fisheries. It can take weeks, however, for scientists to determine that an algal bloom is producing a potentially…
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Botanists discover a new species of conifer in Vietnam
An unusual conifer found in a remote area of northern Vietnam has been identified as a genus and species previously unknown to science. The limestone ridges where the tree grows are among the most botanically rich areas in Vietnam and…
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Editor’s Advisory: Early morning fire destroys research lab at UCSC
Fire was confined to a suite of laboratories on the fourth floor; no injuries are reported A major fire in Sinsheimer Labs triggered an alarm at approximately 5:30 a.m. today (Friday, January 11). The fire was contained within approximately two…
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Marvelous marine mammals get the spotlight at the Seymour Center
Local marine mammals are starring in the Seymour Center’s winter program at UCSC’s Long Marine Laboratory. From January through March, the center presents “Marvelous Marine Mammals,” a series of events focused on Monterey Bay’s sea lions, sea otters, dolphins, whales,…
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Earthquake expert will give a free public lecture at UCSC’s Seymour Center on Wednesday, January 16
Ross Stein, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazards Program, will give a free public lecture at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Wednesday, January 16. The lecture, titled “Living It Up in the Fault Lane, or…
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Analyzing a planetary system that closely resembles our solar system, astronomers find habitable worlds are unlikely
Of all the extrasolar planetary systems detected by astronomers in recent years, the star 47 Ursae Majoris and its known companions, two Jupiter-sized planets, is the one that most closely resembles our own solar system. Computer simulations now show, however,…
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Oral history published of HerBooks founder Irene Reti
The University Library’s Regional History Project announces the publication of Irene Reti and HerBooks Feminist Press, the last in a trio of oral histories documenting archives on deposit in Special Collections, which are a part of the UC/Stanford Women’s Studies…