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'Impossible' black holes detected by James Webb telescope may finally have an explanation – if this ultra-rare form of matter exists
"The dark matter self-interaction is a necessary component because the dark matter particles need a way to scatter off one another, much stronger than just gravitational interactions," said study co-author Grant Roberts, a doctoral student at the University of California, Santa Cruz. "This scatter causes the dark matter to bunch up in the very inner…
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Trump orders cause chaos at science agencies
“Our country is hobbling ourselves by canceling these programs,” says cell biologist Needhi Bhalla of the University of California, Santa Cruz. These undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs “bring important, unique, and novel insights and breadth to solving challenging, scientific problems,” she adds.
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Researchers 'stunned' after HHMI abruptly cancels program to make science more inclusive
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, this week abruptly ended a $60 million program aimed at improving the retention of a diverse student body in undergraduate science and engineering programs. “There is a chance for layoffs to occur at the end of this calendar year. If the university…
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Union Popularity Hits 70%, But Trump’s NLRB Move Threatens Labor
New evidence suggests younger workers are more attuned to the benefits of unionization. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz did a deep dive in their January 2025 "Union-Curious Young Workers in Santa Cruz County" — the first in a planned series of reports — which reported 44% of young workers in Santa Cruz…
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AI and jobs in India
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an opinion article about how acceleration of advances in AI demonstrates that the range of productive jobs and the skills needed for them in the future is much broader than what has fueled India’s growth so far.
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Inside Trump’s Yearslong War With A Fish
“He’s seen an opportunity to weigh in on an issue where cities, by and large, have one strong opinion, and rural regions have a different one,” said Brent Haddad, a professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. “In California, the cities are mostly Democratic voters. In the rural regions are mostly…
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Should Los Angeles be in such a rush to rebuild after the devastating wildfires?
Miriam Greenberg, sociologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the co-director of the Center for Critical Urban and Environmental Studies at UC Santa Cruz, is currently leading a research project called Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Research for Resilience: Addressing California’s Climate, Conservation and Housing Crises. "What we often see in the aftermath of…
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Contra Costa GOP members head to President-elect Trump's inauguration
"It's a very interesting time in American politics. I think we're going through what they call a realignment, which is when both parties are redefining themselves. And they'll probably hold onto whatever definitions come out of the Trump era for the next 30 or 40 years," said Nolan Higdon, a lecturer of history and media…
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UC Santa Cruz alumna wins Grammy for ‘Best Folk Album’ again
Gillian Welch, along with her partner David Rawlings, won for their album “Woodland” at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. The album is a blend of Appalachian folk, bluegrass, and Americana.
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‘This is Black hair’: technological advances are making waves in animation
UC Santa Cruz professor and researcher A.M. Darke co-authored a study on animating Black hair so it more accurately represents coils. Black hair has historically been overlooked in the field of animation. This new research paves the way for better representation and changes the course of animation.