Author: Tim Stephens
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Science writers honor Science Communication Program director Robert Irion
The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) has honored Robert Irion, director of the UCSC Science Communication Program, with a service award.
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New super-Earth planet found in habitable zone of six-planet system
An international team of astronomers has discovered a new super-Earth planet in the habitable zone of a nearby star.
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American Mathematical Society honors three UCSC professors
Three UCSC professors have been named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.
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UCSC engineers tackle big data
Big data projects include energy-aware storage, efficient data processing, proactive information retrieval, and cancer genomics.
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Image of hand shows progress toward proton radiography
Researchers developing a new medical imaging technology that uses protons instead of x-rays presented the first proton radiographic image of a hand.
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UCSC grad students launch cancer genomics company in Santa Cruz
The cofounders of Five3 Genomics, a new biotech company based in Santa Cruz, are former graduate students in the Baskin School of Engineering. Five3 Genomics offers genomics software and services for personalized cancer therapy
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Astronomers uncover a surprising trend in galaxy evolution
A comprehensive study of hundreds of galaxies has revealed an unexpected pattern of change that extends back 8 billion years.
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Giant impact scenario may explain the unusual moons of Saturn
The middle-sized moons of Saturn may have been spawned during giant impacts in which several major satellites merged to form Titan.
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UCSC chemist develops spray to detect poison oak’s toxic oil
Researchers have developed a spray that can be used to detect poison oak’s toxic oil on clothes and equipment, and potentially on skin.
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UCSC awarded $4.5 million NSF grant for renewable energy research and education
UCSC leads a cooperative research and education program on renewable energy involving universities in the United States and Denmark.
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White shark diets vary with age and among individuals
Many white sharks shift from fish to marine mammals as they mature, but individual sharks show surprising variability in a study by UCSC researchers.
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Moore Foundation grant funds study of Tohoku earthquake fault
New grant funds seismologist Emily Brodsky’s research on the devastating Tohoku earthquake that struck Japan in March 2011.