Doug Kellogg, professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz, has received the 2018–19 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.
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Andrew Fisher, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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Science Communication Master’s Program empowers the next generation of science journalists with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
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Genomes from mountain lions, or pumas, have spawned insights into how to encourage genetic diversification within the striking feline species and boost their health and survival.
Puma concolor – also known as cougars or panthers – were once widespread but are now mainly found in low population densities throughout western North America and much of Central and South America, and many of those are at risk of extinction.
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Prestigious $1.5 million grant will fund Sharma’s research on how environmental effects can be passed down from parents to their offspring.
Prestigious $1.5 million grant will fund Sharma’s research on how environmental effects can be passed down from parents to their offspring.
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Analysis of radio pulses that passed through a galactic halo reveals a surprisingly quiescent halo with very low density and weak magnetic field.
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“The signal from the fast radio burst exposed the nature of the magnetic field around the galaxy and the structure of the halo gas. The study proves a new and transformative technique for exploring the nature of galaxy halos,” said J. Xavier Prochaska, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz and lead author of a paper on the new findings published online September 26 in Science.
Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela is a lead author of the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean & Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, which provides new evidence for the benefits of limiting global warming.
The MacArthur fellowships are awarded annually for exceptional “originality, insight and potential.” Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Alumna Stacy Jupiter is one of them.
Great tits that live near a smelter show personality differences from those living further away.
NPR — Ecology & Environmental Biology alumna Stacy Jupiter realized how dangerous flooding was becoming in her adopted home of Fiji in 2009 when she flew back after a vacation and landed on an island in crisis. “Water was up to the roofs of the houses, and roads were cut off,” says the marine scientist, who directs the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Melanesia Program. Her research soon revealed that this uptick in floods — paired with human land mismanagement — was spreading waterborne diseases.
