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November 18, 2009
Chemist Jin Zhang elected Fellow of American Physical Society
Jin Zhang, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in recognition of his outstanding contributions to physics....
[More] November 8, 2009
Cosmology lectures by Joel Primack and Nancy Abrams now on YouTube
Joel Primack, professor of physics, and his wife Nancy Abrams gave a series of four public lectures at Yale University in October, and videos of those talks are now available on YouTube....
[More] November 8, 2009
Studies show marine reserves can be an effective tool for managing fisheries
Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats....
[More] November 8, 2009
Chemistry professor Phil Crews receives outstanding faculty award
Phillip Crews, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the 2008-09 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences....
[More] November 1, 2009
Legendary "man-eating" lions of Tsavo likely ate about 35 people--not 135, say scientists
The notorious "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya in 1898 likely consumed about 35 people--far fewer than popular estimates....
[More] October 28, 2009
Lead poisoning threatens a vulnerable albatross population
Populations of Laysan albatross face severe declines due to widespread lead poisoning of chicks unless comprehensive cleanup measures gain momentum, according to a recent study....
[More] October 21, 2009
Researchers to study hidden lakes beneath West Antarctic ice sheet
UCSC researchers will drill through a half-mile of ice to penetrate subglacial Lake Whillans and study hidden processes that govern the dynamics of the West Antarctic ice sheet....
[More] October 15, 2009
Popular Science taps UCSC anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy for "Brilliant 10" issue
Popular Science names Nathaniel J. Dominy one of this year's "Brilliant 10" young scientists and researchers....
[More] October 5, 2009
Antarctic expedition studies survival strategies of Weddell seals
Eight years after her last major expedition to Antarctica, biologist Terrie Williams is back on the ice....
[More] October 5, 2009
UCSC arts and science faculty collaborate for exhibition at Sesnon Gallery
?Full Disclosure?--an exhibition opening on October 7 at UCSC?s Sesnon Gallery?is built upon the idea of ?failure? as a path to learning.
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