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Researchers guide light through liquids and gases on a chip, a major step forward for optical sensing technology
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have reported the first demonstration of integrated optical waveguides with liquid cores, a technology that enables light propagation through small volumes of liquids on a chip. The new technology has a wide range of potential applications, including chemical and biological sensors with single-molecule sensitivity. “It is an…
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UC Santa Cruz professor Bettina Aptheker receives California NOW Award for Excellence in Education
UC Santa Cruz professor of women’s studies Bettina Aptheker has been honored with the “Award for Excellence in Education” by the California chapter of the National Organization for Women (CA NOW). Aptheker received the award at a luncheon held on October 13 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento. Former UC Santa Cruz chancellor M.R.C.…
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UCSC researchers join in new partnership to speed development of an ‘artificial retina’ to restore sight
CHICAGO, IL–In an effort to speed the design and development of an artificial retina that could potentially help millions of people blinded by retinal diseases, Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced today that five Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories, a private company, and three universities–including UC Santa Cruz–have signed agreements to form a research…
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UCSC to host only West Coast tribute to late actor, writer, and comedic monologuist Spalding Gray on Oct. 23
The late actor, writer, and comedic monologuist Spalding Gray was scheduled to appear at UC Santa Cruz last March as part of the university’s 2003-04 Arts & Lectures performing arts season. But the show was canceled after Gray was reported missing in January. Gray’s body was subsequently found in New York City’s East River on…
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Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms the importance of connections between populations
Researchers studying the evolutionary dynamics of bacteria and viruses in bubbling glass tubes have confirmed an evolutionary theory of central importance to ecologists studying more familiar flora and fauna in the wild. The theory predicts how the movement of individuals between different populations of a species influences evolutionary change in those populations, particularly with respect…
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Public workshop on October 20 will focus on first draft of UCSC’s next LRDP
On Wednesday, October 20, UC Santa Cruz will hold the fifth in a series of public workshops as part of a multi-year effort to update the campus’s Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP). The event is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m., in the Sierra Room of the University Inn, 611 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz. Fifth in…
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UC Santa Cruz completes first draft of updated LRDP
UC Santa Cruz has completed the first draft of its 2005-20 Long Range Development Plan. The draft is currently available in PDF format at the following web address: planning.ucsc.edu/lrdp/cmte/drafts/firstdraft_2005lrdp.htm. The first draft of the LRDP will be the subject of a public workshop on October 20.
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New ‘Shock and Awe’ book explores political meaning of words
Democracy, patriotism, family.these are words spoken with overwhelming fervor these days in the aftermath of 9/11, the invasion of Iraq, and the anticipation of the upcoming presidential election. But what do those words really mean? Apparently, different things, depending on your political affiliation. First book published by New Pacific Press in collaboration with UC Santa…