Awards & Honors
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American Astronomical Society honors four UC Santa Cruz affiliates
At this week’s national gathering, astronomy and astrophysics professors Bryan Gaensler, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, and Connie Rockosi were honored for outstanding contributions to the field, as was alumna Kathryn Johnston
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David Deamer and David Haussler elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
The recognition is the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.
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White House takes eye off the prize by withdrawing support for medical research
As 2025’s Nobel winners are honored this week, 2009 laureate Carol Greider reasserts the vital role of federal funding in fueling future prize-worthy breakthroughs in health and science
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UC Santa Cruz is the top public research university in the world for highly cited researchers amid strong 2025 list
25 UC Santa Cruz researchers earned a spot on the prestigious annual list.
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Stefania Gori named a 2025 American Physical Society Fellow
Gori’s work helps bridge theory and experiment, deepening understanding of the Higgs boson, the nature of neutrino masses, and the possible particles that make up dark matter
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Animal-behavior researchers named California Academy of Sciences Fellows
Both faculty members described as collaborators aligned with the academy’s mission to ‘regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration’
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Andrew Moore honored for decades of selfless service to ocean sciences community
The Edward A. Flinn III Award recognizes scientists who embody the American Geophysical Union’s motto “unselfish cooperation in research”
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Carol Greider receives American Cancer Society Professor Award
The award includes a grant that will support Greider’s research that advances her Nobel-winning discovery of the DNA caps at the ends of chromosomes called telomeres
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UC Santa Cruz named National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research
The recognition highlights UC Santa Cruz’s research and educational contributions to advancing cybersecurity.
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UC Santa Cruz earns Seal of Excelencia recertification for student-centered approach
UC Santa Cruz is one of 18 colleges and universities to earn the Seal in 2025, reaffirming its place in a group of nearly 50 institutions that are taking responsibility for advancing student success.
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Economics Ph.D. candidate receives grant to study effects of rental control on household finances and labor market mobility
In the face of the increasing cost of living, economic research is uncovering how public policy initiatives are directly and indirectly shaping housing markets.
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Basic virology research important for childhood health to continue with new NIH funding
The Cortez Lab at UC Santa Cruz studies mucosal microbiology and immunology, with research focused on astroviruses