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Images show the growth of juvenile kelp plants on ‘green gravel’ in the laboratory.

Graduate student's kelp restoration project is a finalist in national LaunchPad pitch competition

Coastal Science & Policy Program graduate student Andrea Paz-Lacavex leads a multidisciplinary effort to deploy an innovative kelp restoration technique called 'green gravel' in Baja California. Her project is one of five national finalists—and the only startup with an environmental focus—in the 2022 Blackstone LaunchPad Pitch Competition.

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UCSC, Amazon partner to propel genomics research

UCSC, Amazon partner to propel genomics research

The UCSC Genomics Institute's 'Dockstore' will work with Amazon Web Services to allow researchers to quickly execute bioinformatics pipelines.

Book challenging Western notions of Sharia lauded

Book challenging Western notions of Sharia lauded

Politics Professor Mark Fathi Massoud's latest book on Sharia in Somalia has earned him book awards and speaking engagements around the globe.

Fellowship opens doors for Humanities students

Fellowship opens doors for Humanities students

Ronald Gunna (Porter '23) is the first recipient of the paid fellowship at the American Prospect magazine started by a donor for UCSC Humanities students.

Onyx: Black faculty and staff association founded

Onyx: Black faculty and staff association founded

After a year of efforts, UCSC’s Black faculty and staff affinity group, 'Onyx', became the campus's first official ethnic affinity association on March 22.

MFAs present thought-provoking works of art

MFAs present thought-provoking works of art

The UC Santa Cruz Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) MFA program presents unforgetting, the culminating exhibition of its 2022 MFA cohort.

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