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Extensional faults on the surface of Pluto (shown by arrows) indicate expansion of the dwarf planet’s icy crust, attributed to the freezing of a subsurface ocean.

Pluto's hot start, cold finish

A new study by UC Santa Cruz researchers suggests that Pluto and other large Kuiper belt objects started out with liquid oceans which have been slowly freezing over time.

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UC Santa Cruz Minute

Wander through Cowell College and enjoy the lush greenery, Humanities 1, and the view of Monterey Bay from the East Field.

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Be not dismayed when feeling helpless today

Be not dismayed when feeling helpless today

These are dire and dangerous times, writes professor emeritus John Brown Childs in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. But there is much that is positive now, too.

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SocDoc graduate films can be viewed online

SocDoc graduate films can be viewed online

UC Santa Cruz presents the premiere of thesis documentary films by nine graduating social documentation M.F.A. students online through Aug. 31.

Building bridges out of prison walls

Building bridges out of prison walls

Student Alyssa Tamboura began a student-run, volunteer program called Walls to Bridges that mediates meetings between those jailed and their families.

UCSC collaborates with Santa Cruz Shakespeare

UCSC collaborates with Santa Cruz Shakespeare

The Humanities Institute and Shakespeare Workshop are joining forces to present their first virtual Shakespeare Summer Series.

$125 million commitment to UC faculty research

$125 million commitment to UC faculty research

Associate professors Mark Massoud and Rebecca Covarrubias are past UCSC recipients of research support from the Hellman Fellows Program.

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