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Decline of large carnivores creates dire environmental ripple effect
UC Santa Cruz environmental researchers contributed to an analysis of 31 carnivore species that shows for the first time how habitat loss, persecution by humans, and loss of prey combine to create global hotspots of carnivore decline.
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Tobacco-free policy took effect on January 1
A ban on smoking on the UC Santa Cruz campus took effect on January 1, as the campus and other UC schools joined more than 1,000 universities and colleges nationwide that are making tobacco-free environments the new normal.
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Crowd sourcing effort helps build Zimmerman Scholarship fund
A scholarship fund in Gabe Zimmerman’s honor has grown to nearly $80,000 and is poised to grow further from an innovative crowd sourcing effort launched January 8, the third anniversary of the UCSC alumnus’s death.
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UCSC grad student’s book on Tibet earning acclaim from press in India
Three months ago, a new book by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa—a graduate student in literature at UC Santa Cruz—was launched in Dharamsala, India, by the prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile…
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Cancer Genomics Hub adds childhood cancer data
Researchers studying the genetics of childhood cancers now have access to a large and growing set of genomic data through UCSC’s Cancer Genomics Hub.
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UCSC astronomers discover ultra-bright young galaxies
Astronomers have discovered four surprisingly bright galaxies that are among the earliest and most distant galaxies ever observed.
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World’s most powerful exoplanet camera looks skyward
Much of the key technology for the Gemini Planet Imager was demonstrated and validated at UCSC’s Laboratory for Adaptive Optics.
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7th Annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival takes place on January 19
Thirty purveyors of delectable chocolate treats will offer their wares for tasting on Sunday, January 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. as the UC Santa Cruz Women’s Club presents the 7th annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival.
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Jane McHenry, wife of founding chancellor, dies at age of 101
Jane McHenry, who partnered with her husband to nurture UCSC through its infancy, has passed away at the age of 101.
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UCSC alums contribute comment, analysis after Nelson Mandela’s death
The recollections and analysis of UC Santa Cruz alumni figured prominently after the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela earlier this month.
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Life lessons and a fast break for success
For UCSC student James Townsend, basketball not only provided lessons in hard work, perseverance, and self control—it was also his ticket off the streets.
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Deep-sea corals record dramatic long-term shift in Pacific Ocean ecosystem
Long-lived deep-sea corals preserve evidence of a major shift in the open Pacific Ocean ecosystem since around 1850.
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Game designer Brenda Romero among top ten game developers of 2013
Program director for the M.S. in games and playable media is featured on a list of the “Top 10 Game Developers of 2013.”
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UCSC’s Ethics Bowl team qualifies for national competition
UCSC’s Ethics Bowl team placed third at the Regional Ethics Bowl Tournament hosted by National Hispanic University on Saturday, qualifying the campus to compete at the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competition.
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Astrophysicists launch ambitious assessment of galaxy formation simulations
UCSC leads international collaboration to compare computer simulations of galaxy formation and evolution
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Chemist Ilan Benjamin elected Fellow of American Physical Society
Ilan Benjamin, professor and chair of chemistry, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
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Hawaiian monk seal toy raises funds to save endangered species
A UCSC marine biologist offers cuddly “Real Seal” toys, one for each of the 1,100 Hawaiian monk seals left in the world.
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Acclaimed director Peter Sellars channels the power of art at Maitra Lecture
Peter Sellars, one of America’s leading directors, spoke of art’s transformative and community-building power at sold-out, 13th annual Maitra Lecture on campus.
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UCSC computer scientists turn software verification into gameplay
The puzzle game ‘Xylem’ is a crowd-sourced solution for improving the security of software code.
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Watsonville’s new mayor is a UC Santa Cruz alum, a first for the city
The selection of Karina Cervantez (Kresge, ’03, psychology) as Watsonville’s mayor two weeks ago means UC Santa Cruz graduates hold the top municipal seats in Santa Cruz County’s two largest cities.
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Slippery fault unleashed destructive Tohoku-Oki earthquake and tsunami
The first measurement of friction during an earthquake yielded a surprisingly low value for the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake.
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Visionary director Peter Sellars to deliver 2013 Maitra Lecture
The UC Santa Cruz Foundation presents the 13th annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture–featuring acclaimed opera, theater and festival director Peter Sellars–on Thursday, December 5, at 7 p.m.
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Professor J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves elected to Mexican Academy of Sciences
Professor of computer engineering J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves has been elected a corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences.
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Algebra Academy gives eighth graders a pathway to college
The intensive program, a unique collaboration between Graniterock, UC Santa Cruz, and CSU Monterey Bay is designed to boost math education at rural schools
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Hidden workshop turns out complex equipment for UCSC scientists
Born tinkerers, two ‘old-school’ UCSC machinists take rough sketches and turn them into ‘works of art.’