Author: Donna Hesterman
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Dickson Emeriti Professorships awarded to faculty in music, theater arts, and biology
Three UCSC faculty members—Kathy Foley, Edward Houghton, and Susan Strome—have been honored with Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Awards for the 2023–24 academic year.
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Astronomer Mark Krumholz awarded AAS Warner Prize
Astronomer Mark Krumholz has been chosen to receive the 2013 Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy.
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Recharge pond study reveals dynamics of water infiltration
An infiltration pond in California’s Pajaro Valley has become a laboratory where scientists are working to improve techniques for recharging the region’s depleted aquifer.
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Bering Sea was ice-free and full of life during last warm period, study finds
Deep sediment cores retrieved from the Bering Sea floor indicate that the region was ice-free all year and biological productivity was high during the last major warm period in Earth’s climate history.
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UCSC researcher teaches young scientists to engage with the public
Marine scientist Adina Paytan considers science education and public outreach to be just as important as her research.
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Engineering dean Art Ramirez awarded APS McGroddy Prize
The American Physical Society has awarded the 2011 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials to Art Ramirez, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering.
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Elephant seals improve maps of Antarctic seafloor
Oceanographers are using data collected by elephant seals to improve their map of the seafloor on Antarctica’s continental shelf.
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Chemistry department hosts exciting science show on Sunday, October 17
Two of chemistry’s most colorful ambassadors will perform dazzling feats of physical science in an interactive chemistry show at UCSC on Sunday, October 17.
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Family ties bind desert lizards in social groups
UCSC researchers have found that a species of lizard in the Mojave Desert lives in family groups and shows patterns of social behavior more commonly associated with mammals and birds.