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Chemist Jin Zhang elected Fellow of American Physical Society

Nov 18, 2009 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....

Studies show marine reserves can be an effective tool for managing fisheries

Nov 8, 2009 Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats....

Cosmology lectures by Joel Primack and Nancy Abrams now on YouTube

Nov 8, 2009 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....

Chemistry professor Phil Crews receives outstanding faculty award

Nov 8, 2009 Phillip Crews, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the 2008-09 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences....

Legendary "man-eating" lions of Tsavo likely ate about 35 people--not 135, say scientists

Nov 1, 2009 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....

Lead poisoning threatens a vulnerable albatross population

Oct 28, 2009 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....

Researchers to study hidden lakes beneath West Antarctic ice sheet

Oct 21, 2009 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....

Popular Science taps UCSC anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy for "Brilliant 10" issue

Oct 15, 2009 Popular Science names Nathaniel J. Dominy one of this year's "Brilliant 10" young scientists and researchers....

Antarctic expedition studies survival strategies of Weddell seals

Oct 5, 2009 Eight years after her last major expedition to Antarctica, biologist Terrie Williams is back on the ice....

UCSC arts and science faculty collaborate for exhibition at Sesnon Gallery

Oct 5, 2009 “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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