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The Science Division at the University of California, Santa Cruz is a global engine of high-impact science and student research experiences. Take a look at what you can do here, then join us and make your own impact on the world.

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World heat mapResearch will harness AI to better measure, predict climate-change impacts

Photo of brown bearBear DNA study to measure impact of conservation actions on genetic diversity

Photo of Carrie PartchBiochemist Carrie Partch selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator

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Elmer A. Fridley Award in the Physical Sciences

*Undergraduate Research in Science & Technology Awards (URST)*