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Anemic star cluster breaks metal-poor record
In a surprising discovery, astronomers have found a globular star cluster in the Andromeda galaxy that contains a record-breaking low amount of metals.
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Challenging how we see the prison-industrial complex
An ambitious two-part exhibit, titled Barring Freedom and Visualizing Abolition, organized by the UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences, combines art and activism to address prison and policing issues.
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UCSC seeks clarity on water access
After many meetings and years focused on resolving the disagreement, involving the courts will not impact the strong, productive partnership the campus has with the city, particularly as it relates to water conservation.
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UC Santa Cruz Human Rights Lab investigates social unrest in Chile
Human Rights Investigations Labs at UCSC and UC Berkeley collaborated on open source research focused on the human rights crisis in Chile, which began with massive anti-government demonstrations a year ago that prompted a swift and sometimes brutal government crackdown…
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Ocean scientist Christina Ravelo honored as a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences
Christina Ravelo, professor of ocean sciences at UC Santa Cruz, has been selected by the California Academy of Sciences to join the ranks of Academy Fellows.
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University Library to launch new documentary podcast series about Loma Prieta earthquake
The Library will celebrate the launch of ‘Stories from the Epicenter’—a new documentary podcast series about the Loma Prieta Earthquake in Santa Cruz County—with a free online event on Oct. 16.
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10-screen film installation and photo exhibition by professor Isaac Julien opens at McEvoy Arts
The McEvoy Foundation for the Arts in San Francisco will present the West Coast debut of ‘Lessons of the Hour,’ a moving image and photography exhibition about the life of Frederick Douglass by British filmmaker, installation artist, and UC Santa…
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UCSC publishes online collection of 10,000 photos documenting over a century of Santa Cruz history
The University Library at UC Santa Cruz announced today the online publication of the Santa Cruz County Historic Photograph Collection, featuring original photographs and copy prints from 1866 to 1995.
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Fall quarter kicks off with new students, programs
UC Santa Cruz students are excited to start their college journey, despite the challenges created by a global pandemic that has reshaped society. Faculty and staff are ready to provide students with the best experience possible and the support to…
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Rising from the ashes
Archaeological researchers from UC Santa Cruz are among the volunteers searching through rubble for homeowners who lost their loved ones’ cremains in the fires that ravaged Oregon and California.
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Convocation celebrates new students, academic year
Chancellor Cynthia Larive, interim Vice Chancellor Jennifer Baszile, SUA President Shivika Sivakumar, college provosts, resource center directors and the president of the UC Santa Cruz alumni council welcomed new Banana Slugs to their college journey in a video released today.
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Bioelectronic device achieves unprecedented control of cell membrane voltage
A closed-loop biohybrid device driven by a machine learning algorithm maintained a set membrane voltage in human stem cells for 10 hours.
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Astrophysicist Jonathan Fortney awarded 2020 Farinella Prize
Jonathan Fortney has been awarded the 2020 Paolo Farinella Prize from the Europlanet Society for his contributions to the understanding of the structure, evolution, and atmospheric dynamics of giant planets.
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UC Santa Cruz alumna Maya Rudolph wins two Emmy Awards
Last night, UC Santa Cruz alumna Maya Rudolph picked up her second Emmy of the week for her impression of California senator and Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live
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The global land rush
In her new book, ‘Fields of Gold, Financing the Global Land Rush,’ Madeleine Fairbairn looks at forces and players that have transformed farmland into a novel financial asset class.
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New federal funding supports student success, equity
Five years of federal funding from the Title V Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Program will support a new project, “Graduating and Advancing New American Scholars (GANAS) – Career Pathways.”
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2020 Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture to feature visionary author Margaret Atwood
Award-winning poet, novelist and essayist Margaret Atwood will be featured in conversation with UCSC alumna Kate Schatz, the New York Times bestselling author of “Rad American Women A-Z,” as part of the Humanities Division’s annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture…
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New art game explores intersection of personal trauma and climate induced wildfires
Sin Sol (No Sun) is an augmented reality game that allows players to experience the feelings of a climate change event. Set 50 years in the future, it tells the story of environmental collapse from the past—which is our present…
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High-fidelity record of Earth’s climate history puts current changes in context
A continuous record of the past 66 million years shows natural climate variability due to changes in Earth’s orbit around the sun is much smaller than projected future warming due to greenhouse gas emissions.
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Summer Session helps students earn degrees
UC Santa Cruz staff and faculty have been steadily working to increase summer session enrollment, leading UCs in online offerings and working with departments to offer the classes students need to graduate.
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Cooperative research effort documents northward migration of kelp forests
From Alaska to Mexico, warming waters are driving widespread changes in these highly productive coastal ecosystems.
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In the line of fire
Alumnus Adam Lowdermilk had built a career as a musician, but the tragic 2018 Camp Fire prompted a change of heart and a leap into firefighting.
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New data science institute includes a focus on ethics and algorithms
The Institute for Foundations of Data Science is a collaboration between UC Santa Cruz, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and University of Chicago.
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John R. Lewis College: Providing the tools to stand up against injustice and create change
John R. Lewis College students take on social justice issues while pushing for positive growth and progress in society.
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Rising to the Eco-Challenge
Two Slug alumni were part of a grueling, 11-day, 416-mile adventure race called Eco-Challenge Fiji, caught in a 10-episode series streaming on Amazon Prime.
