Author: Tim Stephens
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MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Marine Protected Areas: Scientific Realities and Public Perceptions’…Informational briefing for reporters scheduled for Tuesday, November 19
MEDIA ADVISORY What: The latest science relating to marine protected areas (MPAs) will be discussed by leading experts in the field. The purpose is to provide reporters with the background information they need to accurately cover the ongoing issues around the role of MPAs (including marine reserves) in the management of fisheries and other marine…
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Discover magazine names three UC Santa Cruz professors among the top 50 women in science
The popular science magazine Discover has named three women on the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz, among the “top 50 women scientists in the country” in an article in the magazine’s November issue. The issue, which hits newsstands on October 15, features a series of articles about how women fare in science…
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Scientists will meet at UC Santa Cruz to discuss plans for a fast, mobile drilling system for polar research
Since the 1960s, scientists have been drilling through the thick ice sheets that cover Antarctica and Greenland, pulling out ice cores that have yielded climate records covering the past 420,000 years of Earth’s history. Now researchers from a variety of disciplines want to deploy a new kind of drilling system that will enable them to…
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Media Availability/Photo Opportunity–Fatal attraction: Golden Eagles and Power Lines
Researchers with the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group will handle three tame, approachable, and photogenic birds of prey (golden eagle, peregrine falcon, and great horned owl) as they discuss efforts to solve the problem of bird deaths caused by power lines and other electricity transmission structures. When: Thursday, September 26, at 11 a.m.…
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UC Santa Cruz and federal fisheries lab join forces in Center for Stock Assessment Research
Concerns about the sustainability of many West Coast fish populations have led to increasingly tight restrictions on the fishing industry, angering some fishers whose livelihoods are at stake and highlighting the importance of accurate assessments of commercial fish stocks. To help meet the demand for fishery scientists with expertise in the quantitative assessment of fish…
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UC Santa Cruz receives $9.1 million grant to establish a Laboratory for Adaptive Optics to develop new tools for astronomers
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a grant of $9.1 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to establish a Laboratory for Adaptive Optics. The new laboratory strengthens UCSC’s position as an astronomy powerhouse and a national center for research on the exciting new technology of adaptive optics. The grant is the…
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UC Santa Cruz professor awarded $1 million grant for innovative approach to undergraduate science education
Manuel Ares, a professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will use a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to pursue an innovative approach to teaching science to undergraduate students. Ares wants to give more students the opportunity to learn in a real research…
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UC Santa Cruz appoints director for intellectual property management
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has appointed Gerald Barnett as director of the campus’s new Office for the Management of Intellectual Property. Before coming to UCSC, Barnett was director of software and copyright ventures at the University of Washington, where he developed one of the leading university programs for software and information product management…
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UCSC Arboretum’s Fall Plant Sale set for Saturday, October 12
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum is holding its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. As in previous years, it is a joint sale with the California Native Plant Society (CNPS). For Arboretum and CNPS members only, the sale starts at 10 a.m. It will take place at…
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Seymour Center lecture series ‘Voices from the Sea’ celebrates marine sanctuary’s 10th anniversary
The annual fall lecture series at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory marks the 10th anniversary of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary this year with a program called “Voices from the Sea: Three Evenings in Celebration of Monterey Bay and Beyond.” Speakers include sanctuary superintendent William Douros and UCSC professor of ocean sciences…
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New technique shows how cells interpret genetic information
A surprising amount of the DNA sequence in the genes of humans and other higher organisms ends up on the cutting-room floor, so to speak, spliced out by the cellular machinery that turns genetic code into functional proteins. Differences in the editing of genetic information may, in fact, be a significant source of genetic variability.…
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UC Santa Cruz increases outreach to industry
On a sunny afternoon in June, the Chardonnay II set sail from Santa Cruz harbor with a passenger list that included researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and CEOs of regional biotech and high-tech companies. As the 70-foot sailing yacht cruised past dolphins and sea otters under a flawless blue sky, passengers exchanged…