Author: Tim Stephens
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Analysis of metastatic prostate cancers suggests treatment options
A new study of prostate cancer provides computational approaches to identify individualized targets for therapy.
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Energetic cost of rearing a pup seen in soaring metabolic rate of sea otter mom
New measurements show resting metabolic rate of a female sea otter increases by over 50 percent when she is nursing a pup.
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Seismologist Susan Schwartz elected fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Schwartz was honored by the AGU for exceptional contributions to the Earth sciences.
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Geophysicist Robert Coe honored by American Geophysical Union
The AGU has awarded the John Adam Fleming Medal to Robert Coe, professor emeritus of Earth and planetary sciences.
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Follow-up of Kepler data yields more than 100 confirmed exoplanets
International team reports the biggest haul of new worlds yet uncovered by NASA’s K2 mission.
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Research competition to unravel how cancer changes a cell’s RNA
Open challenge aims to find the best algorithms for detecting all of the abnormal RNA molecules in a cancer cell.
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Undergrad publishes field guide to campus spiders
Spider guide is the first in a series of natural history field guides produced by the UCSC Campus Natural Reserve.
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Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher honored by Geological Society of America
Fisher’s Recharge Initiative aims to replenish California’s depleted groundwater supplies.
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Astronomers find evidence of water clouds in first spectrum of coldest brown dwarf
Difficult spectroscopic observations reveal properties of the coldest known object outside of our solar system.
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Welcome to Baskin School of Engineering Dean Alexander Wolf
I want to officially welcome to campus Alexander Wolf, who today began his appointment as dean of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering.
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Graduate research on toxic metals earns international award
Environmental toxicologist Kingsley Odigie received the Kharaka Award from the International Association of Geochemistry.
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Ecologist Kristy Kroeker named Faculty Climate Action Champion for 2016-17
Kroeker will address how environmental changes in the ocean could affect human health.