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Clumps of mouse brain cells can learn to play a virtual game
The organoids didn’t retain that knowledge for long, says cognitive neuroscientist Ash Robbins of the University of California, Santa Cruz. But ultimately, researchers hope that brain organoids can help them understand how healthy human brains learn, as well as how cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease impair this capacity.
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For This Bay Area Island City, Water Is Coming From All Sides
But water from above is not the only issue. Patrick Barnard, research director for the UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, said about 60% of Alameda’s groundwater is already close to the surface — without further sea level rise. “We know there are lots of issues in Alameda, but bottom line, it’s effectively…
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Elephant seal pup spotted in Santa Cruz
As scientists continue to survey Año Nuevo beaches, they find an average of two newly sick elephant seals and two newly dead elephant seals each day, said Patrick Robinson, Año Nuevo Reserve director at UC Santa Cruz.
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Bay Area elephant seal deaths round triple digits amid bird flu outbreak
Año Nuevo Reserve Director Patrick Robinson told KRON4 on Friday that the estimated total number of elephant seal deaths from HPAI on the mainland is about 50, plus another 45 to 50 on the island.
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I paused my PhD for 11 years to help save Madagascar’s seas
After more than a decade away from doctoral studies, Rabearisoa started a new PhD, this time researching marine conservation at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She investigated how the web of LMMAs that she helped to create is affecting fish populations and fisher incomes.
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California’s $20 fast food wage yields higher prices, fewer jobs, more automation
On Wednesday, University of California – Santa Cruz released a real world appraisal of how the $20 mandate has affected owners and employees of fast food franchises. Stephen Owen, an economics lecturer, and a team of undergraduate helpers visited and studied more than 100 outlets in Santa Cruz and the Central Valley and came away with data…
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Opinion: We’re scientists. We use AI. And we fear it.
Opinion piece by UC Santa Cruz Professors J. Xavier Prochaska and David Haussler issuing a stark warning about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, along with a call for urgent global cooperation to ensure that technology remains a tool for human benefit rather than a force for societal displacement. Also in the East Bay Times…
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The Brooklyn Rail
Isaac Julien: All That Changes You. Metamorphosis
All That Changes You. Metamorphosis – Distinguished Professor of History of Consciousness and the Arts Isaac Julien’s UK premiere at Victoria Miro—was featured in the Brooklyn Rail’s Artseen column.
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California Condors Are Still Dying—Despite a Lead Ammo Ban
“Condors are very long-lived, so very small changes in their survival rate can make big differences on whether or not they will go extinct or not go extinct,” said Myra Finkelstein, an environmental toxicologist at UC Santa Cruz and senior author on the paper.
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Galaxies without dark matter mystify astronomers
Hubble data confirmed the overly bright nature of the globular clusters in a study led by University of California, Santa Cruz, Ph.D. student Yimeng Tang. We then used the Keck data to study the stars and measure their velocities, confirming the lack of dark matter.