Pradip Mascharak named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Pradip Mascharak, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
UC Santa Cruz scientists to provide rapid COVID-19 testing by end of month
While doctors and nurses treat COVID-19 patients on the front lines, behind the scenes scientists are working hard in their labs to come up with ways to battle the pandemic. A team of UC Santa Cruz scientists are targeting high capacity coronavirus diagnostic testing with 24-hour turnaround that will meet the needs of community in the County of Santa Cruz.
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Biologist Upasna Sharma wins NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Prestigious $1.5 million grant will fund Sharma’s research on how environmental effects can be passed down from parents to their offspring.
Galaxy found to float in a tranquil sea of halo gas
“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.
New IPCC climate report describes escalating impacts on oceans, ice, and snow
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.
Heavy metal exposure changes songbird behavior
Great tits that live near a smelter show personality differences from those living further away.
Tuna study spearheads changes in dining halls
KAZU — UC Santa Cruz is warning students about the dangers of eating too much tuna following a university study. The study started with one professor, Myra Finkelstein, questioning her students’ tuna-rich diets. Tuna consumption among her students became a concern when she found out how much they claimed to be eating every week.
These little organisms are saving the coastlines from monster storms. Be nice to them…
CNN — Ocean scientist Michael Beck wrote an opinion article for CNN about the importance of coral reefs and wetlands in protecting coastlines from storms.
Marine plastic pollution hides a neurological toxicant in our food
PhysOrg — “The concentration of mercury in the surface level of the ocean is probably three or four times higher today than it was 500 years ago,” said Dr. Carl Lamborg, an associate professor from the Department of Ocean Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Physicist Joel Primack honored with Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize from American Physical Society
UCSC Newscenter — The 2020 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize recognizes Primack for his outstanding contributions to physics and cosmology.
Santa Cruz County’s New Wave of Climate Controversy
Goodtimes — This fall, Santa Cruz County could become one of the first local governments in the country to take decisive action on sea-level rise by altering permitting rules for residents who want to build seawalls or other forms of armoring around valuable coastal real estate. Who will benefit from plans to armor the coast, adapt West Cliff and more?
New study traces Io's volcanic tides
PhysOrg — “The magma in Io’s crust takes time to flow,” said Francis Nimmo, a geophysicist at the University of California Santa Cruz and co-author on the new paper. “If you squeeze and stretch the crust rapidly, nothing happens; but if you squeeze and stretch it more slowly, the magma has time to move far enough to fill a volcanic conduit, causing an eruption. It’s similar to the way you can run on wet sand, but if you walk slowly your feet sink.”