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Expert on origins of life to give free public lecture November 13 at UCSC
Biochemist David Deamer will discuss the origins of life in a free public lecture on Thursday, November 13, at UCSC.
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Aspiring teachers to learn novel approach to science instruction
Aspiring teachers will learn cutting-edge techniques for teaching science to young children in a collaboration led by UC Santa Cruz.
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Anthropologist Melissa Caldwell to address Nov. 8-9 international conference on global food security
Food policy expert Melissa Caldwell will discuss the global food crisis during an international conference sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Black men tell tales of transformation in new book Ain’t I a Feminist?
Black men tell tales of transformation in the new book Ain’t I a Feminist? by Aaronette White, associate professor of psychology.
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Serendipitous observations reveal rare event in life of distant quasar
Thanks to the sharp eyes of a UCSC undergraduate, astronomers have obtained a surprise view of a never-before-observed event in the birth of a galaxy.
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Biologist Daniel Costa appointed to Ida Benson Lynn Endowed Chair in Ocean Health
Daniel Costa is a leading authority on marine mammals, seabirds, and the impacts of humans on marine environments. His appointment to the Ida Benson Lynn Endowed Chair in Ocean Health recognizes Costa’s important contributions in these areas and provides
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Biologist John Thompson honored for contributions to ecology
John Thompson, Distinguished Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, will receive the 2009 Per Brinck Oikos Award for contributions to the science of ecology.
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Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, an assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics, is the ninth young scientist at UCSC to receive a prestigious Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering.
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Study finds high mortality of endangered loggerhead sea turtles in Baja California
A new study underscores the enormous impact of bycatch (marine life accidentally killed by fishing operations) on sea turtles.
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Physicists Sriram Shastry and Peter Young honored by American Physical Society
The American Physical Society has awarded two of its annual prizes to physics professors at UC Santa Cruz.
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How children learn to ‘think like scientists’ is focus of prof’s work at Children’s Discovery Museum
Psychology professor Maureen Callanan is partnering with Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose to explore the ways kids learn to “think like scientists.”
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Four social scientists honored for teaching and research
Four social scientists were honored for teaching and research today (Tuesday, October 7) during the annual fall convocation hosted by the dean of the Division of Social Sciences.
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Baskin School of Engineering will showcase faculty research on Friday, October 17
Advances in sustainable energy, information systems, DNA sequencing, and video-game design are among the highlighted topics in a day of UCSC engineering faculty presentations.
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Defusing the nuclear threat will be topic of 2008 Maitra Lecture on Saturday, October 18
Martin Hellman, an eminent engineer whose latest project focuses on reducing the risk of nuclear war, will give the eighth annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture on Saturday, October 18.
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Media Advisory: Statement from Chancellor Blumenthal in response to adoption of AB 2296
A statement from UC Santa Cruz Chancellor George Blumenthal in response to the adoption of AB 2296: “I am very pleased that the Researcher Protection Act has been signed into law by the Governor. I am grateful for the efforts…
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Settlement provides $457,000 in financial aid for students in computer game design major
Students at UC Santa Cruz majoring in computer game design are the lucky beneficiaries of a settlement reached in a class action lawsuit involving video gaming employees at Sony.
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Biologist Marm Kilpatrick honored by American Ornithologists’ Union
The American Ornithologists’ Union has awarded its Ned K. Johnson Young Investigator Award for 2008 to UCSC biologist A. Marm Kilpatrick.
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Valley networks on Mars formed during long period of episodic flooding, study finds
A new study suggests that ancient features on the surface of Mars called valley networks were carved by recurrent floods during a long period when the martian climate may have been much like that of some arid or semi-arid regions…
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Grant provides funds for high-throughput DNA sequencer
UCSC scientists will be able to sequence DNA using next-generation high-throughput instrumentation, thanks to new funding from the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences.
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Helping minority entrepreneurs succeed would reduce wealth inequality, economist says
African Americans aren’t getting the same boost from self-employment that Asians and whites enjoy, and the racial disparities demand new policy initiatives, says economist Robert Fairlie.
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Alumnus Joseph DeRisi wins $250,000 Heinz Award
UCSC alumnus Joseph DeRisi, whose breakthrough creation of a viral detection platform for malaria and other infectious diseases has helped advance biomedicine’s ability to detect both existing and new viruses, has been selected to receive the 14th annual
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Researchers attract record $131 million in funding in 2007-08
UCSC researchers attracted a record $131 million in external grants and contracts to the campus in the 2007-08 fiscal year.
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Linguistics professor receives grant to help preserve endangered language
UCSC professor of linguistics Sandra Chung has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative project to help preserve the endangered Chamorro language.
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UCSC art professor presents exhibit in subways and galleries of Japan
“Are We There Yet?” is the title of UCSC assistant art professor Dee Hibbert-Jones’ new public artwork and interactive sound installation–on exhibit in Japan throughout September.
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UC Santa Cruz team developing a high-tech dictionary for the classroom
Dictionaries in the classroom may go the way of typewriters if researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have their way.
