The quality and quantity of research activities at UC Santa Cruz are reflected in these recent NewsCenter stories, below. The work draws attention from reporters, whose coverage of the campus is showcased in the NewsCenter's In the News section.

• March 21, 2018

  Seismologists introduce new measure of earthquake ruptures

  Seismologists have developed a new measurement of seismic energy release that can be applied to large earthquakes.

• March 20, 2018

  Marine researchers say recent sea star wasting disease epidemic defies prediction

  Some sea star communities on the west coast could recover, but marine scientists still can’t pinpoint the environmental factors behind the unprecedented disease outbreak.

• March 16, 2018

  Soil fungi may help determine the resilience of forests to environmental change, according to UC Santa Cruz study

  A major new study by Kai Zhu reveals that soil fungi could play a significant role in the ability of forests to adapt to environmental change.

• March 15, 2018

  NIH grant funds high-end instrument for shared biomedical research facility

  UC Santa Cruz establishes a Bay Area facility in electron paramagnetic resonance with a $1.5-million grant from NIH's High-End Instrumentation program.

• March 12, 2018

  Four kinds of algal toxins found in San Francisco Bay shellfish

  Researchers monitoring San Francisco Bay for algal toxins have found a surprising array of different toxins in the water and in mussels collected from the bay.

• March 09, 2018

  Antigen study supports new approach to vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus

  RSV causes serious respiratory disease in infants and older adults, but past efforts to develop a vaccine have met with frustration and disappointment.

• March 05, 2018

  Campus receives Mellon Foundation grant to help create new forms of digital publication

  UC Santa Cruz is the lead institution on a $100,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to help build a sustainable system for the digital publication and discovery of historical records.

• February 28, 2018

  Community Studies founder William H. Friedland dies at 94

  William H. “Bill” Friedland, professor emeritus of community studies and sociology at UC Santa Cruz, whose life and career encompassed the major social movements of the 20th century, from labor struggles during and after World War II, to farm worker and youth movements of the 1960s, to the agriculture-food awareness of today, died at his Santa Cruz home Feb. 20 at age 94.

• February 28, 2018

  Fixing damaged ecosystems: How much does restoration help?

  A new meta-analysis of 400 studies that document recovery from large-scale ecosystem disturbances worldwide suggests that while ecosystems can bounce back, they rarely mend completely, with the final stages of recovery being most difficult.

• February 26, 2018

  Tracking data reveal the secret lives of marine animals

  Seals, whales, sharks, turtles, seabirds, and other marine vertebrates show similar patterns of movement in marine environments.

• February 23, 2018

  USDA funds efforts to bring underrepresented students into agriculture

  A unique collaboration between UC Santa Cruz and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is supporting underrepresented students who are interested in agriculture-related fields.

• February 21, 2018

  Novel search strategy advances the hunt for primordial black holes

  Researchers analyzing data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope for evidence of nearby primordial black holes put an upper limit on the number that might be lurking in the vicinity of Earth.

• February 21, 2018

  At the nexus of food, energy, and water: Elliot Campbell bridges the research gap

  Elliott Campbell is an environmental engineer who is drawn to research at the nexus of food, water, and energy.

• February 15, 2018

  UCSC astronomer Alexie Leauthaud wins Sloan Research Fellowship

  The Sloan Research Fellowships honor early-career scholars whose achievements mark them as among the very best scientific minds working today.

• February 14, 2018

  Analysis of major earthquakes supports stress reduction assumptions

  After a major earthquake, the area where the fault slipped a lot is unlikely to slip again, seismologists say, but stress increases in surrounding areas.

• February 13, 2018

  State program funds lung cancer research at UC Santa Cruz

  The California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program has awarded $1.8 million in grants and fellowships to UCSC biomedical researchers.

• February 12, 2018

  Acoustic imaging reveals hidden features of megathrust fault off Costa Rica

  First detailed 3-D images of a megathrust fault show long grooves and other features in the fault surface that are likely to control how it slips in an earthquake.

• February 12, 2018

  Innovative restoration of coral reefs helps protect Caribbean islands

  Study shows direct link between healthy coral reefs and shoreline stability and field-tests an innovative risk-reduction solution that combines engineering with reef restoration.

• February 12, 2018

  UCSC's SlugBot team chosen again to compete in Amazon's Alexa Prize Challenge

  For the second year in a row, a team of computer science students has won sponsorship from Amazon to develop a "socialbot" that can converse with humans.

• February 08, 2018

  Arts professor to premiere film at 2018 Berlin International Film Festival

  UC Santa Cruz film and digital media professor Irene Lusztig will premiere her new film, 'Yours in Sisterhood,' at the 2018 Berlinale, running February 15-25 in Berlin, Germany.