Campus News
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Astronomers discover first Neptune-sized planets outside our solar system
A team of astronomers has announced the discovery of some of the smallest planets yet detected beyond our solar system. The two newly discovered planets represent a new class of extrasolar planets, and their discovery is a significant advance in the quest for such objects. “These are important milestones on our way toward being able…
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Two UCSC graduate students receive grant for marine ecology research
Two graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are among the winners of the 2004 Mia J. Tegner Memorial Research Grants in Marine Environmental History and Historical Marine Ecology. Seth Newsome, a Ph.D. candidate in Earth sciences, and Daniel Monson, a Ph.D. candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology, will use their $5,500 grant…
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UCSC physicist receives award to develop technology for neuroscience
Alan Litke, an adjunct professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received an award from the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience to support an interdisciplinary research project with neurobiologist E. J. Chichilnisky of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego. The McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award will provide…
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$2.4 million grant supports research on coastal ecosystems at UCSC and other Monterey Bay institutions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a grant of more than $2.4 million to support the Center for Integrated Marine Technologies (CIMT), a collaborative partnership led by the University of California, Santa Cruz. The center brings together a diverse group of scientists from six partner institutions around Monterey Bay to study the…
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The Getty Awards Campus Heritage Grant to UC Santa Cruz
Long before the first student ever set foot on campus, the land now home to UC Santa Cruz was the hub of a booming limekiln business that filled ships bound for San Francisco and beyond. Before that, Native Americans known as Costanoans settled the area. Capturing and preserving this colorful history is the goal of…
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UCSC scientist Jonathan Zehr receives major award from Moore Foundation for marine microbiology research
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has selected Jonathan Zehr, professor of ocean sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, to receive more than $4 million over the next five years as a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Investigator in marine science. The award will support Zehr’s groundbreaking research on microorganisms that “fertilize” the…
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New elephant seal sculpture at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center honors Long Marine Lab volunteers
A dramatic new sculpture of northern elephant seals enlivens the entrance to the Seymour Marine Discovery Center in Santa Cruz and has already become a favorite “photo opportunity” for visitors to the center, located at UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory. The exhibit honors the many volunteers who have helped over the years to interpret…
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Emerita psychology professor contributes major planned gift to support history research at UC Santa Cruz library
Psychology professor emerita Melanie J. Mayer has established a $150,000 endowment to benefit history research in Special Collections at the UC Santa Cruz Library. The donation is one of the largest planned gifts in the history of the University Library. The endowment was created in honor of Mayer’s parents, who inspired her appreciation of books…
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UC Santa Cruz acting chancellor leads $1.5 million federal study of math, science programs
Responding to a critical shortage of young people who are interested in math and science, the federal government is investing $1.5 million at the University of California, Santa Cruz, to identify the strengths of programs that encourage underrepresented minorities to pursue careers in biomedical research. The four-year project will be led by Acting Chancellor Martin…
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UCSC seismologist Karen McNally receives University Medal from the National University of Costa Rica
Karen McNally, professor emerita of Earth sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received the University Medal from the National University of Costa Rica. McNally was honored in a ceremony on July 2 for her contributions in helping to establish a modern geophysical observatory in Costa Rica–the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa…