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The feeding success and demography of northern elephant seals provides a multi-decadal ecological baseline to assess impacts of a new fishery and environmental change.

Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean

Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that journey to nearby Año Nuevo Natural Reserve. In a new study, Roxanne Beltran finds that seals can essentially act as “smart sensors” for monitoring fish populations in the ocean’s eerily dim “twilight zone.”

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Celebrating alumni love stories

Celebrating alumni love stories

For Valentine’s Day, UC Santa Cruz celebrated 14 alumni who found more than just a degree on campus—they found each other.

Student-run dance showcase begins Feb. 28

Student-run dance showcase begins Feb. 28

Since 1991, students have created a dance showcase, Random with a Purpose. This year's event runs from Feb. 28 to March 9.

Young alumni take over the SFMOMA

Young alumni take over the SFMOMA

Several Arts and Baskin Engineering students and alumni worked together on two separate projects that are part of the same exhibition at the SFMOMA.

New research classifies most at-risk species

New research classifies most at-risk species

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's effect on coastal waters.

Alum rides potential record-breaking wave

Alum rides potential record-breaking wave

Alessandro “Alo” Slebir (College Nine ’23, legal studies) may have made history at Mavericks by surfing a wave estimated at 108 feet.

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