TuesdayNewsdayVol. 4 - Issue 5 - June 27, 2024 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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![](/tuesday-newsday/2017/october-17/images/neutron-stars-600.jpg) A small team of UC Santa Cruz astronomers was the first to observe the light from the violent merger of two neutron stars. |
Using the small Swope Telescope in Chile, the UC Santa Cruz team made the first-ever observations of a visible event linked to the detection of gravitational waves. The stunning find is already helping astronomers resolve a heated debate about the cosmic origins of gold and silver. |
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![California’s coastal protection on the edge](/tuesday-newsday/2017/october-17/images/griggs-lester-250.jpg) | Writing in "The Conversation," professor Gary Griggs and researcher Charles Lester look at challenges facing the state's 50 years of coastal management. |
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![UCSC-led team sheds light on Easter Island mysteries](/tuesday-newsday/2017/october-17/images/fehren-schmitz-moai_250.jpg) | New paleogenomic research rules out the likelihood Easter Island inhabitants intermixed with South Americans before the arrival of Europeans in 1722. |
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![Pacific Rim Music Festival hosts historic collaboration](/tuesday-newsday/2017/october-17/images/aeri-ji_08_250.jpg) | Five free public concerts of traditional Korean music and 40 world premieres will be offered, featuring the Korean National Gugak Center's orchestra. |
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![UCSC wins $10.5 million college-preparation grant](/tuesday-newsday/2017/october-17/images/grant-epc-250.jpg) | Funding will help the Educational Partnership Center improve high school graduation and college enrollment rates for low-income, first-generation students. |
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