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Letourneau’s datasets propel research that shows biodiversity improves crop production
When Environmental Studies Professor Deborah Letourneau was getting ready to retire, she gave several of her datasets to younger researchers so they could make use of them. And did they ever.
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Public invited to view Norris Center art-science residency projects
Several examples of art-science collaborations will be on view at the Museum of Art and History on Sunday, Nov. 10 from 10-5 p.m. and at the Norris Center for Natural History on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16 from noon to…
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Simulations explain giant exoplanets with eccentric, close-in orbits
A giant-impacts phase in the evolution of planetary systems can explain the observations of close-in giant planets with eccentric orbits.
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Powerful new supercomputer supports campus research in physical sciences
UCSC faculty are using the new system for research in astrophysics, climate science, materials science, chemistry, and other fields.
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DESI opens its 5,000 eyes to capture the colors of the cosmos
UC Santa Cruz astronomers have played leading roles in the collaborative effort to install a new sky-surveying instrument now beginning final testing.
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Climate engineering: International meeting reveals tensions
At this point, the greatest danger of climate engineering may be how little is known about where countries stand on these potentially planet-altering technologies. Who is moving forward? Who is funding research? And who is being left out of the…
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Pediatric cancer study shows usefulness of gene expression analysis
Analyzing gene expression in tumor cells from children with cancer is more likely to reveal targets for therapy than analysis of DNA mutations, according to a new study led by UCSC researchers.
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Campus conference to honor renowned late UC Santa Cruz historian Hayden White
UCSC will present a conference in honor of the influential late historian on November 1-2 at the Merrill Cultural Center. Scholars from a wide range of disciplines will participate in an effort to channel the vital, open-ended, iconoclastic spirit of…
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Boosting diversity, inclusion, and representation in science journalism
Science Communication Master’s Program empowers the next generation of science journalists with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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Institute of the Arts and Sciences kicks off 2019-20 Traction: Art Talks speaker series
‘Traction: Art Talks’ is a twice-quarterly artist speaker series launched by UCSC’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences in 2017. The goal is to introduce students and the public to some of the most important artists working today.
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When exoplanets collide
Scientists thought they found clues pointing to a collision between two exoplanets ten years ago. Now they found more evidence of a catastrophic collision.
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Biophysicist David Kliger investigates how a protein goes wrong and causes blindness
Abnormal versions of the protein rhodopsin lead to blindness in people with the genetic disease retinitis pigmentosa.
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Learning on the playground: How elementary school recess enhances every aspect of child development
Recess is a lot like school lunch: Some kids get lasagna with an organic green salad, some get a burrito out of a box, and some do without. Like lunch, who gets recess—and who gets good recess—is often determined by…
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Dee Hibbert-Jones receives 2019 International Documentary Association grant for new animated film
UC Santa Cruz professor of art Dee Hibbert-Jones has won a 2019 International Documentary Association (IDA) grant for “Run With It”–an animated documentary film she is currently working on in collaboration with San Francisco artist Nomi Talisman.
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Novel nanoprobes show promise for optical monitoring of neural activity
A new approach for studying neural circuits offers advantages over both microelectrodes and fluorescence-based optical techniques that require genetic modifications.
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Whole genome sequencing could help save pumas from inbreeding
The first complete genetic sequences of individual mountain lions point the way to better conservation strategies for saving threatened populations of the wild animals.
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‘A Conversation about Oliver Sacks’ to feature alumnus Lawrence Weschler and Radiolab’s Robert Krulwich
Celebrated writer and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Lawrence Weschler will join Radiolab’s Robert Krulwich for a public conversation about the late neurologist and acclaimed author Oliver Sacks on October 21, at 7 p.m. in the Music Center Recital Hall.
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Litquake Santa Cruz to offer ‘Funny & Peculiar: Santa Cruz Writers on Keeping It Weird’
In honor of its 20th anniversary, “Litquake,” San Francisco’s annual literary festival, has created 20 new events in 20 cities across the country outside of San Francisco. One of those events will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz on October…
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Viagra shows promise for use in bone marrow transplants
By dilating blood vessels, Viagra enhances the mobilization of blood-forming stem cells from the bone marrow so they can be collected from the blood for transplants.
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New CITL workshop covers important teaching strategies
A new two-day workshop on teaching covered areas new professors need to know—teaching strategies to help close equity gaps; mentoring and assisting first generation students; handling cheating and plagiarism; and managing teaching assistants.
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Reef fish caring for their young are taken advantage of by other fish
Biologists have reported the first evidence of brood parasitism in coral reef fish, finding unrelated young fish in groups of young being protected by their parents.
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New Human Rights Lab trains students to investigate wrongdoing
The new Human Rights Lab went live this fall with 19 students who have learned high-tech, digital-verification skills they will use to investigate alleged human rights abuses around the globe.
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$8.5 million gift supports UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute
An anonymous gift of $8.5 million to UCSC establishes the Healthier World Fund for the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute.
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Biologist Upasna Sharma wins NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
The prestigious $1.5 million grant will fund Sharma’s research on how environmental effects can be passed down from parents to their offspring.
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Campus receives $1.5 million from state for ‘Basic Needs’ programs
An infusion of state funds is enabling the campus to expand its “basic needs” programs, including initiatives to make free food available on campus seven days a week and to help students who need emergency housing assistance.
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Galaxy found to float in a tranquil sea of halo gas
Analysis of radio pulses that passed through a galactic halo reveals a surprisingly quiescent halo with very low density and weak magnetic field.
