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The Genomics Institute at UC Santa Cruz works with St. Baldrick’s Foundation to raise funds to support cancer research, including through the annual Brave the Shave events.

St. Baldrick’s Foundation grant will expand pediatric cancer research at UC Santa Cruz

A new $100,000 grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation will provide the Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative funding to expand efforts to study rare pediatric cancers. With the new grant, Treehouse researchers will continue to build out their database with data from 25 studies on pediatric sarcomas and work to make their database more accessible.

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DNA analysis offers insight into Inca society

DNA analysis offers insight into Inca society

DNA evidence suggests that Machu Picchu was once a diverse community, where servants intermixed across a wide variety of ancestral backgrounds.

UCSC students reach Google competition top 10

UCSC students reach Google competition top 10

SlugLoop, an innovative real-time bus tracking app developed by four Baskin Engineering students, has reached the Google Solution Challenge top 10.

Alum chairs LA Japanese American National Museum

Alum chairs LA Japanese American National Museum

Having his passion for public service sparked at UCSC, Bill Fujioka hopes to encourage and enlighten students working towards his same path.

Engineering faculty take on climate resilience projects

Engineering faculty take on climate resilience projects

Engineering professors are leading three major projects to address climate crisis issues with funding from UCSC’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience.

Return to the Redwoods celebrates alums

Return to the Redwoods celebrates alums

All UCSC alumni, friends and family are invited back to campus for a three day, two night immersive Banana Slug experience, Return to the Redwoods.

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