Every day, UC Santa Cruz scientists are redefining
our understanding of the world in which we live -- working to meet, in the words
of the UC Regents, "the societal and community needs of the State of California,
and its people, and the health and well-being of all mankind."
UCSC is a young campus, founded in the years after
the discovery of DNA, the launch of Sputnik, and the publication of Silent Spring.
Our youth has allowed us to approach the sciences in a new way, avoiding high
barriers between the traditional disciplines. We strive instead for truly multidisciplinary
approaches to today's most challenging problems in human health, the environment,
and advanced .... [More]
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14 Fellows of the American Academy of
Arts & Sciences
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14 Fellows of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science
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11 Members of the National Academy
of Sciences or the Institute of Medicine
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3 Members of the American Philosophical Society
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1st: national ranking for impact of
research in space sciences
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2nd: world ranking for impact of research
in physical science
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3 Faculty members ranked among Discover's
top 50 women in science
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4 faculty members the most highly cited
researchers in their fields, according to
the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)
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Spotlight On ....
Molecular Cell & Developmental
Biology
Researchers
in UCSC Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology are focused
on understanding the basic building blocks of life and the molecular foundations
of human health and disease. [More]
Ocean Sciences
The
Ocean Sciences
faculty pursues biological oceanography, marine microbial ecology, chemical
oceanography, marine biogeochemistry, paleoceanography and paleoclimatology,
physical oceanography and climatology, and biological-physical modeling of the
marine environment. Strengths include talented and collegial faculty, productive
on- and-off campus collaborations, and outstanding research facilities. The
department also empasizes undergraduate and graduate training. [More]
Microbiology & Environmental
Toxicology
The
Dept. of Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology examines environmental
poisons and pathogens that harm humans and other living things. Working within
the collaborative environment of UCSC, we use a systems-based approach
in both research & training, seeking to understand the broad principles
of toxicity and pathogenicity... [More]
