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Two WA men were arrested in mental health crises. Only one survived
Across the country, jails have become “the default placement” for people in mental crisis, said Craig Haney, a University of California, Santa Cruz, psychology professor. “In worst-case scenarios, that can have fatal consequences,” because mentally ill people “oftentimes react badly to the oppressive nature” of jail environments, Haney said.
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New faculty appointments for six black scholars
New art and photography professor Jonathan Jackson included in a list honoring black faculty in higher education. Jonathan Jackson has joined the faculty at the University of California, Santa Cruz as an assistant professor of photography.
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Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in efforts to bring back the extinct Tasmanian tiger
Colossal Biosciences in a Thursday press release said its reconstructed thylacine genome is about 99.9% complete, with 45 gaps that they'll work to close through additional sequencing in the coming months. … "The thylacine samples used for our new reference genome are among the best preserved ancient specimens my team has worked with," said Beth…
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Global warming is NOT surging, scientists say
The team stress that a surge in global warming may be happening – just that it's not detectable yet. "Of course, it is still possible that an acceleration in global warming is occurring," said lead author Claudie Beaulieu, a professor of ocean sciences at UC Santa Cruz. "But we found that the magnitude of the…
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Incredible discovery on deep ocean floor: 'Could not believe our eyes'
Andrew Fisher, a hydrogeologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz wasn't involved in the study, but he explained why the incredible breakthrough has important implications when it comes to cosmic exploration such as that on Europa, Jupiter's moon. "Where there is space, life often finds a place to take hold," Fisher said. "When probes…
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Opinion: When Trump talks 'bad genes' and 'racehorse theory,' he is telling us who he is
Among those aghast at this pseudo-science was Beth Shapiro, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz: “This is eugenics,” she tweeted. “As President of the American Genetics Association and a human, I reject this. We are better than this.” Also quoted in Scientific American.
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Trekking to Delta
Alta Journal is publishing a five-part serialization of “Trekking to Delta,” a historical essay by acclaimed novelist Karen Tei Yamashita, University of California, Santa Cruz Emerita Professor of Literature.
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Scientist looks for DNA evidence to trace the migration of his Polynesian ancestors
Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Alex Ioannidis was quoted in a KPBS story about research he is working on to trace genetic evidence of the migration of ancient Polynesian people.
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Study addresses challenges in digital animation of coiled hair
A. M. Darke, a UC Santa Cruz professor of Digital Arts and New Media, participated in a project to help animate coily hair. This research aims to help created animated characters who are Black with more realistic hair patterns. Previous animation work made curls go all in one direction, but this new research created an…
