Author: Tim Stephens
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Study shows clumps and streams of dark matter in inner regions of the Milky Way
Using one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world to simulate the halo of dark matter that envelopes our galaxy, researchers found dense clumps and streams of the mysterious stuff lurking in the inner regions of the halo, in the same neighborhood
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Two UCSC professors receive prestigious Humboldt Research Awards
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has chosen Robert Coe and James Zachos, both professors of Earth and planetary sciences at UC Santa Cruz, to receive Humboldt Research Awards this year.
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Researchers find new mode of gene regulation in mammals
UCSC researchers have discovered a type of gene regulation never before observed in mammals–a “ribozyme” that controls the activity of an important family of genes in several different species.
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Moore Foundation awards $3.7 million in additional funding for UCSC ocean scientist Jonathan Zehr
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded a four-year, $3.7 million grant to Jonathan Zehr, professor of ocean sciences at UCSC.
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Long Marine Lab’s Whale of an Auction goes online
The Friends of Long Marine Lab will try a new approach for its annual “Whale of an Auction” fundraiser this year, offering online bidding for 26 spectacular auction packages.
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Higher temperatures helped new strain of West Nile virus spread, study finds
Higher temperatures helped a new strain of West Nile virus invade and spread across North America, according to a new study.
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Evidence of massive asteroid impact on Mars supported by computer simulations
The dramatic differences between the northern and southern hemispheres of Mars are the result of a massive asteroid impact, according to studies by UCSC planetary scientists.
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Microchip developed by UCSC engineer is helping restore vision to the blind
Last year, Wentai Liu watched as surgeons implanted a microchip he had designed into the eye of a blind patient. For Liu, a professor of electrical engineering at UCSC, it was a major milestone in two decades of work on an artificial retina to restore vis
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UCSC biochemist Seth Rubin named Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Seth Rubin, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
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New study raises concerns about proposed mitigation strategy for marine bycatch
A recent proposal would compensate for marine bycatch by reducing other impacts on affected species, but a new analysis suggests that this strategy could end up doing more harm than good.
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UCSC Arboretum will institute admission fees starting July 1
The UCSC Arboretum will institute new admission fees effective July 1, 2008.
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Study by UCSC undergrad shows a solar system gone wild
Research by a UCSC undergraduate has shown how the regular orbits of the planets could go haywire at some point in the far distant future.