Author: Tim Stephens
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UCSC shines in survey of senior women in astronomy
The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics has more senior women faculty members than any other astronomy department in the country.
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New book by Nancy Abrams and Joel Primack finds meaning in the cosmos
A new book by Nancy Abrams and Joel Primack explores the cultural and social implications of the modern scientific understanding of the universe.
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Symposium celebrates influential career of biologist Burney Le Boeuf
Colleagues and former students of biologist Burney Le Boeuf gathered to celebrate his career.
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Genome scientists gather in Santa Cruz for back-to-back meetings
Leading scientists in the field of genome sequencing and analysis will gather in Santa Cruz for two meetings during the week of March 14 to address challenges and progress in genome research.
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Gilead grant supports collaborative drug discovery program with UCSC
Biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences is supporting a collaborative drug discovery program using UCSC’s unique collection of marine natural products.
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Bullfighting droids face off in UCSC student robotics competition
UCSC engineering students will give a public demonstration of bullfighting robots on Thursday, March 10.
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Lick Observatory reduces Visitor Center hours
The Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton is reducing its Visitor Center hours due to budgetary constraints.
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Electrical engineer Claire Gu named Optical Society Fellow
Electrical engineer Claire Gu has been elected a Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA).
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Sandra Faber and Lynda Rogers among Silicon Valley’s ‘Women of Influence’
Astronomer Sandra Faber and Lynda Rogers, dean of UCSC Extension, are among the 2011 “Women of Influence” in Silicon Valley.
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Bioinformatics expert Richard Green wins Sloan Research Fellowship
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship to Richard E. (Ed) Green, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering.
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Computer engineering professor wins Technical Achievement Award
The IEEE Computer Society has awarded a 2011 Technical Achievement Award to computer engineer J. J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves.
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UCSC’s Richard Green honored for top research paper in Science
Bioinformatics expert Richard Green has won the Newcomb Cleveland Prize for his paper on the Neanderthal genome.