Author: Tim Stephens
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Study shows how river channels adjust to large sediment supplies
New findings undermine a common assumption about gravel-bedded river channels.
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Study supports increased funding for long-term ecological research
Despite critical importance to scientists and policymakers, funding for long-term ecological and environmental studies has declined while funding for short-term studies has increased.
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Astronomer Ruth Murray-Clay appointed to chair in theoretical astrophysics
Investiture ceremony honors Murray-Clay as the inaugural holder of the E. K. Gunderson Family Chair in Theoretical Astrophysics
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Dean Paul Koch receives ‘Insight Into Diversity’ magazine’s Giving Back Award
National award honors university administrators for their commitment to diversity and for giving back to others
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Climate change experts focus on solutions in face of shifting U.S. policy
UCSC Climate Conference brought together top climate scientists and policy experts for a series of talks and panel discussions.
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Vast luminous nebula poses a cosmic mystery
Glowing nebula appears to be part of the cosmic web of filaments connecting galaxies, but what’s lighting it up?
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UCSC biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig wins Sloan Research Fellowship
Corbett-Detig studies evolution and genetic diversity in species ranging from fruit flies to humans.
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GameSpace offers a playable visualization of 16,000 videogames
UCSC researchers developed the game as a tool to help people find information about videogames.
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Astronomy team releases planet-search data, finds more than 100 candidates
The HIRES spectrometer, designed and built by UCSC astronomer Steven Vogt, has been a planet-hunting workhorse for over two decades.
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‘Ecosystems of California’ book wins PROSE Award for Excellence
Coedited by UCSC ecologist Erika Zavaleta, the book won two prestigious awards from the Association of American Publishers.
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Drought identified as key to severity of West Nile virus epidemics
Researchers found that drought dramatically increases the severity of West Nile virus epidemics in the United States.
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Black hole meal sets record for length and size
New observations confirm a theoretical model developed by UCSC astrophysicists of a black hole tearing apart a star.