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This map illustrates the geography of Beringia, the land bridge that formed between North America and Asia during the last glaciation. Humans crossed Beringia from Asia to North America during the glacial period depicted on this map.

Bering Land Bridge formed surprisingly late during last ice age, study finds

By reconstructing the sea level history of the Bering Strait, scientists found that the strait remained flooded until around 35,700 years ago, not long before humans began migrating into the Americas.

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Cal Teach connects STEM majors with public schools

Cal Teach connects STEM majors with public schools

UCSC's Cal Teach program is one of nine in the UC system, with a goal to recruit and support undergrads in the STEM fields to become K-12 teachers.

Split of Fiji and Vanuatu tied to Samoan seamounts

Split of Fiji and Vanuatu tied to Samoan seamounts

New analyses of volcanic rock samples link the geologic histories of these South Pacific islands to explain their current locations and character.

UCSC earns top three spot at codebreaker challenge

UCSC earns top three spot at codebreaker challenge

Students from more than 440 universities were challenged to expand their reverse engineering and other skills necessary for cybersecurity careers.

Report explores harm reduction strategies

Report explores harm reduction strategies

Carlos Martinez led the needs assessment that identified gaps and barriers to harm reduction services for the Latinx community in San Francisco.

Alum sponsors graduate student fellowships

Alum sponsors graduate student fellowships

Stone Brewing co-founder Steve Wagner has funded summer research fellowships for four humanities graduate students over four years.

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