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Lookout Santa Cruz's weekly roundup of business news shared findings from a report by UC Santa Cruz's Center for Labor and Community, which showed that 44% of Santa Cruz County workers, students and residents between the age of 18 and 34 said they’d be interested in joining a union.

Cross-disciplinary professor AM Darke breaks down her recent research on animating Black hair. Historically, character models in animation feature white hair and most of the research into animating hair is done on straighter hair patterns. Darke’s research into coily hair provides a course to better representation that will revolutionize animation.

This Friday, March 14, UC Santa Cruz will open its doors for the public to get a first glimpse into the future of art. The quarterly open studios is a free event for the public where they can come to campus and see art in all forms: painting, sculpture, photography and more.

“We’re feeling frustrated,” Needhi Bhalla, a professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz, said of the precarious situation. “And wondering why something that has benefited from bipartisan support for 70 years is now currently a target.” Graduate student Fabiola Avalos-Villatoro was also quoted.

A de facto funding freeze on federal biomedical grants could soon stymie UC Santa Cruz research on cancer and other diseases, and stifle the county’s biotech industry, several UC Santa Cruz faculty members said. Quoted faculty members include Carol Greider, Karen Ottemann, Needhi Bhalla, and Ed Green.

Several hundred people rallied in Santa Cruz Friday to support science in the face of significant threats to federal funding. “Stand Up for Science” rallies took place on the UC Santa Cruz main campus and at the coastal science campus. Chair of the UCSC Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology department Karen Ottemann spoke to a crowd…

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…