Author: Elisa Smith
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UCSC researchers win NOAA grants to study climate change patterns in California’s marine sanctuaries
Two UC Santa Cruz researchers will be delving deeper into coastal and climate resiliency efforts within California’s marine sanctuaries as part of two recent grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Politics Professor Mark Fathi Massoud recognized nationally for teaching and mentoring, research excellence
Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud won two awards during the recent American Political Science Association (APSA) annual meeting.
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UCSC researchers win big at American Sociological Association annual meeting
Professor emeritus Craig Reinarman was honored with the 2022 Senior Scholar Award by the ASA’s Drugs and Society Section, and Ph.D. student Michelle Gomez Parra received the Sociology of Sexualities Section’s Martin P. Levine Memorial Dissertation Fellowship. Politics Professors Eleonora Pasotti and Mark Massoud were celebrated for book awards.
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Economics Professor Robert Fairlie takes home the Bradford-Osborne Research Award for the second year in a row
The annual award recognizes the best peer-reviewed paper on diversity and entrepreneurship, and Fairlie was honored for his years-long research on the lack of access to capital for Black-owned startups compared to white-owned startups.
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Eric Palkovacs appointed Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives
Longtime UCSC professor Eric Palkovacs was recently appointed Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) for Strategic Initiatives for the Office of Research (OR). In this role, Eric will advise campus leadership on developing and implementing several key initiatives, including state and systemwide climate change programs and seed funding. Eric will also serve on OR’s senior leadership team,…
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Unlocking a cure for carbon monoxide poisoning
UCSC researcher Tim Johnstone has designed small molecules that can bind CO, sequester CO that is already bonded to hemoglobin, and rescue red blood cells exposed to CO, all promising signs for a future antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Event to focus on the case for Black reparations
“Reparations for Black Americans: The Road to Racial Equality in California and Beyond,” hosted on April 15 by the Institute for Social Transformation, will feature a discussion with leading experts and advocates of reparations.
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‘Staycation,’ all I ever wanted
With travel restricted because of COVID-19, UC Santa Cruz aims to keep on-campus students entertained with a spring break ‘staycation’ featuring themed dining nights, scavenger hunts, kayak tours, and more during the week of March 20–27.
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Slugs roll up their sleeves to help make campus a COVID-19 success story
Low positivity rates, zero on-campus transmission, and fast testing turnaround times have made UC Santa Cruz a leader in efficient coronavirus response compared to its university counterparts.