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.

• April 04, 2019

  Chemist Jevgenij Raskatov honored for peptide research

  The American Peptide Society and the Boulder Peptide Society have both recognized Raskatov for his scientific achievements as an early-career investigator.

• April 03, 2019

  Coral study traces excess nitrogen to Maui wastewater treatment facility

  Nutrient pollution has been blamed for algal blooms and degradation of coral reefs along Maui's west coast.

• March 21, 2019

  UC Santa Cruz showcases new music with 'April in Santa Cruz' festival

  The UCSC Music Department will present the 'April in Santa Cruz Contemporary Music Festival'-- a month-long series of free concerts on campus featuring works by faculty and graduate students, including performances by two internationally known ensembles--April 6-27.

• March 21, 2019

  Study gives new perspective on production of blood cells and immune cells

  Researchers tracked and quantified the production of different kinds of blood cells and immune cells to understand how the body maintains a balanced supply.

• March 21, 2019

  Climate change and drought threaten small mountain streams in the Sierra Nevada

  Aquatic life in small headwater streams is especially vulnerable to the effects of prolonged drought, according to a study of mid-elevation streams in the Sierra Nevada.

• March 21, 2019

  Biologist Daniel Costa appointed director of the Institute of Marine Sciences

  Daniel Costa, distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has been appointed to serve as the next director of the Institute of Marine Sciences, beginning in July 2019.

• March 20, 2019

  Deforestation in Brazil could significantly increase local surface temperatures

  New model quantifies how forests influence reflected sunlight and evapotranspiration, leading to changes in local surface temperature with deforestation.

• March 20, 2019

  New study shows effects on offspring of epigenetic inheritance via sperm

  In experiments with worms, researchers showed that epigenetic marks on sperm chromosomes affect gene expression and development in offspring.

• March 14, 2019

  New anthology of essays about Chicana and Chicano art edited by arts professor Jennifer González

  "Chicano and Chicana Art: A Critical Anthology" offers an overview of the history and theory of Chicano and Chicana art from the 1960s to the mid-2000s.

• March 11, 2019

  Smile Train partners with UC Santa Cruz researchers on speech therapy game

  Designed to support speech therapy for children after reconstructive surgery for cleft lip and cleft palate, SpokeIt uses game play to make speech therapy fun.

• March 01, 2019

  UCSC to bring art/science LASER series downtown for special evening at Rio Theater

  On Tuesday, March 12, the Institute of the Arts and Sciences at UC Santa Cruz will bring its local LASER—now in its sixth year of quarterly talks on campus—downtown for a special evening at the Rio Theater.

• February 27, 2019

  UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute launches brain research project

  UCSC engineers and genomics experts are partnering with UCSF neuroscientists to develop new technology for studying human brain evolution and development.

• February 20, 2019

  Fat bats withstand the effects of white-nose syndrome, study finds

  New findings explain how some populations of little brown bats are persisting, even after initial population declines caused by the debilitating fungal disease.

• February 19, 2019

  Art professor to screen new documentary film at Museum of Modern Art

  UC Santa Cruz art professor and multimedia artist Elizabeth Stephens and her artistic collaborator Annie Sprinkle will present their latest film at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

• February 11, 2019

  Diverse scents of woodland star wildflowers driven by coevolution with pollinators

  Scientists found a surprising diversity of floral scent compounds produced by different species of woodland stars and even by populations of the same species in different locations.

• February 07, 2019

  Novel electrocatalyst outperforms platinum in alkaline hydrogen production

  A ruthenium-based catalyst developed at UC Santa Cruz has potential applications in sustainable hydrogen production for clean energy and in industrial processes.

• January 31, 2019

  Study of brine discharge from desalination plant finds good news and bad news

  Brine discharged from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant raises offshore salinity levels more than permitted, but researchers found no direct local impacts on sea life.

• January 29, 2019

  Why beaked whales return to Navy sonar range despite frequent disturbance

  A new study using underwater robots reveals dense patches of deep-sea squid attract beaked whales to a Navy sonar test range off Southern California.

• January 29, 2019

  MaNGA data release includes detailed maps of thousands of nearby galaxies

  Major data release from Sloan Digital Sky Survey includes galaxy maps, new data access and visualization tools, and a huge 'stellar library'.

• January 18, 2019

  Waves in Saturn's rings give precise measurement of planet's rotation rate

  Saturn's ring system acts as a sensitive seismograph, enabling scientists to measure the giant planet's vibrations and determine its rotation rate.