TuesdayNewsdayVol. 4 - Issue 20 - February 20, 2018 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
|
![](/tuesday-newsday/2018/february-20/images/reef-structure-600.jpg) Coastal erosion in Grenville Bay, Grenada, prompted the community to use tires in an effort to protect their homes, left. Structures installed in the bay, right, can help to restore degraded coral reefs. |
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz and the Nature Conservancy have measured the protective role that coral reefs can have on Caribbean islands and have field-tested a solution that reduces coastal risks by combining innovative engineering with restoration ecology. |
|
![Tech incubator offers easy access to Silicon Valley](/2018/02/images/svlink-500px.jpg) | A new UC Santa Cruz program offers campus and other UC entrepreneurs the opportunity to launch their startups from the Silicon Valley Campus. |
|
|
![State program funds UCSC lung cancer research](/tuesday-newsday/2018/february-20/images/tambo-barrett-250.jpg) | The California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program has awarded $1.8 million in grants and fellowships to UC Santa Cruz biomedical researchers. |
|
![SlugBot team in Amazon's Alexa Prize Challenge](/2018/02/images/slugbot-team-2018-450.jpg) | A team of UCSC computer science students has again won sponsorship from Amazon to develop a "socialbot" that can converse with humans. |
|
![Women leaders inspire undergrad at UCDC](/tuesday-newsday/2018/february-20/images/zuniga-pelosi_250.jpg) | For Courtney Zuniga, the sight of powerful women like U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi made a lasting impression during her fall internship in Washington, D.C. |
|
![Aftershocks tend to occur at the edges of big quakes](/tuesday-newsday/2018/february-20/images/plate-diagram-250.jpg) | After a major earthquake, the area where the fault slipped a lot is unlikely to slip again, seismologists say, but stress increases in surrounding areas. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|