TuesdayNewsdayVol. 11 - Issue 13 - December 10, 2024 |  |
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Editor's note | | This is the final Tuesday Newsday for 2024. We wish everyone happy holidays and a great new year. You'll see us again (Tuesday) Jan. 7, 2025. |
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 The researchers delivered genes for light-sensitive proteins to hippocampal slices to observe seizure-like neuron activity. |
In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, researchers have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like activity in neurons. Eventually, they hope the technique will replace surgery to remove the brain tissue where seizures originate, providing a less invasive option for patients whose symptoms cannot be controlled with medication. |
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 | In a new study, Heather Welch found that global shipping traffic overlaps with about 92 percent of the habitat for blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales. |
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 | UC Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Aquarium are bridging the gap between research and application of evolutionary resilience concepts for kelp. |
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 | Students in ART 139: Murals and Movements created a mural, titled Danza a la Rebeldía, to honor El Centro’s 30th anniversary. |
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 | UC Santa Cruz was named a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting in recognition of efforts to increase nonpartisan engagement. |
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 | In the quantum realm, scientists confirmed a theory that electrons confined in quantum space would move along common paths. |
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