Campus News
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UCSC ranked first for impact of faculty research in space sciences
In a new analysis of scholarly publications from top U.S. universities, the University of California, Santa Cruz, ranked first for the impact of its faculty in the field of space sciences. The findings reaffirm UCSC’s reputation as a center of excellence for research in astronomy and related fields. The analysis was conducted by ISI (founded…
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UC Santa Cruz honors 2003 Irwin Scholars at Sesnon Art Gallery
Julia DeGuzman decided to apply to UC Santa Cruz four years ago during a trip down from Oakland to visit friends on campus. “I saw the Art Department and I thought to myself, this is where I’d like to create my work,” the 21-year-old senior recalled. Apparently, she made the right decision. DeGuzman has been…
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Chemistry students conduct research in Thailand through UC Santa Cruz program
For the past 17 years, chemistry students from around the country have come to the University of California, Santa Cruz, for a summer of intensive research. Last year, the campus expanded its summer research program to another sun-kissed locale: Thailand. The National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsors UCSC’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, which gives…
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UC Santa Cruz linguistics professor elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
UC Santa Cruz linguistics professor Geoffrey K. Pullum has joined Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, journalist Walter Cronkite, philanthropist William Gates Sr., Nobel Prize-winning physicist Donald Glaser, recording industry pioneer Ray Dolby, and Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, as a newly elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The 2003…
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New book on Silicon Valley achievers refutes myth of Superwoman
For the past three decades, women have been told that they can have it all–a high-powered professional career, loving family, and satisfying personal relationship–if only they learn how to properly organize their time. But a new book, coauthored by UC Santa Cruz lecturer Peggy Downes Baskin, reveals that the lives of successful female executives contradict…
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Spring celebration of the arts at UC Santa Cruz on May 18
Jazz, opera, dance, sculpture, 3-D art, literary readings, Latin American songs, and Shakespearean theater will emanate from the tranquil gardens of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum on Sunday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s all part of “Art in the Arboretum,” the annual spring celebration of creativity held on the university campus.…
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Seafloor sediments hold clues to runaway global warming
Scientists from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and other institutions around the world arrived in Rio de Janeiro yesterday after spending two months at sea on the research ship JOIDES Resolution near an ancient submarine mountain chain off Africa, known as the Walvis Ridge. There they studied evidence of a massive release of methane…
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New role for brain chemical found in mammary glands, with implications for breast cancer research
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered a new role for a molecule long associated with brain development: orchestrating the growth of mammary glands during puberty. The findings may have important implications for the development of breast cancer. The molecule, a signaling protein called netrin-1, has been intensively studied for its role…
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Art history professor awarded Fulbright-Hays research grant to study in Africa
Elisabeth L. Cameron, assistant professor of art history, has been honored with a Fulbright-Hays research grant to study African culture for the 2003-04 academic year. She is one of only 33 faculty nationwide to receive this prestigious award. Cameron will travel to Zambia in September to examine the visual culture, gender roles, and power relationships…
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Messages from the early universe shed light on how elements form
New information from a distant corner of the universe may lead to a fuller understanding of how the elements of the periodic table–which make up all the familiar matter in the universe–come to be. A team of astronomers has used light from a powerful quasar to analyze the composition of a young galaxy in unprecedented…