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One additional year in the ocean makes a big difference in the size of salmon. The top salmon above spent three years at sea, the other two years.

Alaska’s salmon are returning smaller to spawn

A comprehensive study of four salmon species across all regions of Alaska by researchers at UC Santa Cruz and the University of Alaska Fairbanks finds salmon are returning younger and smaller to spawn in rivers than in the past.

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Antiracist efforts must be ongoing, ever-improving

Antiracist efforts must be ongoing, ever-improving

By Teresa Maria Linda Scholz, Chief Diversity Officer, and Jody Greene, Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning

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Wildfires, COVID-19: Life as we knew it has disappeared

Wildfires, COVID-19: Life as we knew it has disappeared

Writing in 'The Guardian,' Professor Emerita Dana Frank recounts wearing full PPE for a final visit to her mom and a quarantine at home during an inferno.

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Campus successes tied to Principles of Community

Campus successes tied to Principles of Community

While adapting to a global pandemic and responding to a massive wildfire, UC Santa Cruz has achieved some historic success.

Election series looks at critical moment in time

Election series looks at critical moment in time

Faculty members, policy advocates, and community organizers plan to provide insights into the major issues facing society and how we arrived at this moment.

Historian awarded grant for research on early slavery

Historian awarded grant for research on early slavery

Gregory O’Malley will write a biography of an enslaved man born in 1743 whose pursuit of freedom intersected with major events of the Revolutionary Era.

New observations of black hole devouring a star

New observations of black hole devouring a star

The first clear confirmation of accretion disk formation in a tidal disruption event without X-ray emissions supports theoretical predictions.

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