Author: Tim Stephens
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Mathematical biologist Marc Mangel elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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Control theory symposium April 27 features leading academic and industry experts
The Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz will host a regional symposium on Control Theory and Automation on Friday, April 27.
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2018 Osterbrock Lecture will focus on the role of science in public policy
Rush Holt, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, April 19 .
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Seismologists introduce new measure of earthquake ruptures
Seismologists have developed a new measurement of seismic energy release that can be applied to large earthquakes.
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NIH grant funds high-end instrument for shared biomedical research facility
UC Santa Cruz establishes a Bay Area facility in electron paramagnetic resonance with a $1.5-million grant from NIH’s High-End Instrumentation program.
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Textbook on number theory acclaimed for its novel approach
Mathematics professor Martin Weissman’s new book has received an honorable mention in the 2018 PROSE Awards and raves from fellow mathematicians.
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UC Santa Cruz prof and grad student are among honorees at 2018 NEXTies
The local awards show will be held at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz on Friday, March 23.
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UC Santa Cruz ranked among top schools for game design
As in past years, UC Santa Cruz is featured on Princeton Review’s 2018 lists for top undergraduate and graduate programs in game design.
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Four kinds of algal toxins found in San Francisco Bay shellfish
Researchers monitoring San Francisco Bay for algal toxins have found a surprising array of different toxins in the water and in mussels collected from the bay.
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Antigen study supports new approach to vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus
RSV causes serious respiratory disease in infants and older adults, but past efforts to develop a vaccine have met with frustration and disappointment.
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Mothers in science offer solutions to the conference-childcare conundrum
A Working Group of Mothers in Science has proposed guidelines for scientific conferences to remove barriers for parents.
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Ecologist Erika Zavaleta elected Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
Zavaleta was honored in recognition of her contributions to the science of ecology.