http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/rss/physical_biological.xml News and Events from the UCSC Campus and local area en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:01:21 GMT http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/rss News Events application jrburns@ucsc.edu (Jim Burns) raknight@ucsc.edu (Rob Knight) 5 http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3387 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT 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.... http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3387 http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3358 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT 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.... http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3358 http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3353 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats.... http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3353 http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3356 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT Phillip Crews, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the 2008-09 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.... http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3356 http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3316 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT 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.... http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3316 http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3322 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT 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.... http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3322 http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3309 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT 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.... http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3309 http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3285 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT <i>Popular Science</i> names Nathaniel J. Dominy one of this year's "Brilliant 10" young scientists and researchers.... http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3285 http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3262 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT Eight years after her last major expedition to Antarctica, biologist Terrie Williams is back on the ice.... http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3262 http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3257 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT “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. ... http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=3257