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The surprising array of downsides come because our bodies — and those of many animals, plants and even bacteria — are intricately linked to the day-night cycle, explains Carrie Partch, a scientist who studies circadian rhythm at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

The UC Santa Arts Division launched a new lab, A4, last fall focused on combining AI and the arts. A4 opened with a summit featuring arts professors and notable Arts Division alumni including Kevin Nolting, a producer for Pixar. The lab will create new opportunities to breach the gap between arts and tech as the…

Random with a Purpose, the annual student run dance show received a stunning review for it’s dedication to art and performance. Student director Emily Pflieger decided to follow the theme of “The Calling” inspired by her love for dance, and her call to be a part of the dance world. Writer Jake Thomas raves that…

Raised in Oakland, Imara is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Department of Astronomy and a professor at UC Santa Cruz. In her book, another quote from Mae Jemison speaks directly to the author’s personal story: “Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Art provides a universal understanding of personal experience.” Additional coverage by ABC…

Don Smith is a professor of environmental toxicology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He says the state and San Jose test results look contradictory for a couple reasons. They sampled different locations, and San Jose state researchers only analyzed the topmost layer of soil. Some of the state tests included deeper samples, which,…

The star’s explosion released intense ionizing cosmic radiation which, based on modeling predictions, could have collided with the Earth’s surface for roughly 100,000 years. “It’s really cool to find ways in which these super distant things could impact our lives or the planet’s habitability,” said lead author Caitlyn Nojiri from UC Santa Cruz. Additional coverage…

A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something wholly unexpected. "This is nothing new,” said University of California, Santa Cruz plant biologist Lincoln Taiz.

Professor Sir Isaac Julien’s recent work was highlighted as part of a list of best art shows to visit. I Dream a World at the de Young Museum opens on April 12, and is a retrospective on American history and race.

This stunning review of the African American Theater Arts Troupe’s production of Paradise Blue puts special emphasis on Professor Don Williams powerful directorial skills. Writer Jake Thomas says “This is a powerful play full of emotional arcs and sparking with the electricity of music, lust and murder.”