TuesdayNewsdayVol. 7 - Issue 29 - April 20, 2021 |  |
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 The early atmospheres of rocky planets are thought to form mostly from gases released from the planet's surface as a result of intense heating. |
UC Santa Cruz researchers heated pristine meteorite samples in a high-temperature furnace and analyzed the gases released. The gases can reveal the initial composition of the atmospheres of rocky exoplanets. |
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 | In a 'Los Angeles Times' op-ed, professor Michael W. Beck writes that mangrove restoration has proved successful in defending coastal areas. |
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 | Founded in 1965, Cowell was UCSC's first residential college. Cowell has focused not on a theme or set of disciplines, but on a motto: 'The Pursuit of Truth in the Company of Friends'. |
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 | Five recipients of this year’s Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Award will be honored during a Zoom-based award ceremony Saturday. |
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 | A live virtual reading of Shakespeare’s 'The Comedy of Errors' this Friday will honor Theater Arts professor Danny Scheie and benefit a scholarship fund. |
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 | Film and digital media professor Irene Lusztig and art professor Elizabeth Stephens are among 184 Guggenheim recipients out of nearly 3,000 applicants. |
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 | Alumni will share hard-won advice in sessions about everything from kombucha-making to the interpretation of dreams during virtual Alumni Week. |
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 | Oxygen in the atmosphere may not be an entirely reliable ‘biosignature,’ but there are ways to distinguish false positives from signs of life. |
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