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The coral reef fish in the study feed on algae in shallow reef flats, where they are vulnerable to predators such as moray eels and reef sharks. (Photo by Stella Hein)

Simple rules, quick escape

A new study led by researchers at UC Santa Cruz and NOAA Fisheries used a clever experimental design to record and analyze escape responses in coral reef fish.

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Showcasing campus sustainability

Showcasing campus sustainability

The campus is in the midst of collecting information for our 2019 report to the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS).

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New opportunities within Beyond Compliance

New opportunities within Beyond Compliance

Faculty members have two new opportunities to help eliminate sexual harassment and sexual violence on campus.

From asexuality to heteroflexibility

From asexuality to heteroflexibility

Noting a "quiet revolution" in the diversity of intimate relationships, a leading scholar says the scale and pace of this social transformation warrants a "reboot" of relationship studies.

Prof offers true love, dreams of escape

Prof offers true love, dreams of escape

The latest book by literature professor Micah Perks is a unique anthology of her short stories that sometimes reads like a novel.

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