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

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  UC Santa Cruz biologist Harry Noller wins $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

  From antibiotics to the origins of life, Noller's findings on the protein factories of all cells have broad implications.

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  Feminist studies professor Karen Barad receives multiple honors in Europe

  Karen Barad--professor of feminist studies, philosophy, and history of consciousness at UC Santa Cruz--also happens to have a Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics and quantum field theory...

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  Using memory to foster well-being

  Psychology Ph.D. Artie Konrad has found his dream job at Facebook, where he is a user experience researcher on the On This Day project.

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  Structure of human astrovirus could lead to antiviral therapies, vaccines

  Research led by structural biologist Rebecca DuBois is laying the foundation for new antiviral therapies and vaccines for human astroviruses.

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  New analysis adds support for a subsurface ocean on Pluto

  A liquid ocean deep beneath Pluto's frozen surface is the best explanation for features revealed by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.

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  At Long Marine Lab, scientists and marine mammals are partners in research

  Marine mammals reveal hidden aspects of their biology to scientists working to understand the challenges facing wild populations

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  New initiative launches with $1 million Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarships

  Applications for the $1,500 undergraduate research scholarships are now open until Nov. 30. Fifty scholarships will be awarded to students in any discipline.

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  Hispanic-Serving Institutions grant offers opportunities for Latino students to transfer to UCSC

  Cultivamos Excelencia is meant to motivate and retain Hispanic/Latino and other high-need students at San Jose City College to complete their bachelor’s degrees at UC Santa Cruz.

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  UC Santa Cruz advances in U.S. News and World Report's global rankings

  The campus has continued to increase its ranking, now tied at No. 27, even as the number of universities reviewed has expanded

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  Five questions with UC Santa Cruz humanities dean Tyler Stovall

  Tyler Stovall became dean of the UC Santa Cruz Humanities Division in 2015. Now beginning his second full academic year as dean, we sat down with Dean Stovall to discuss the state of the humanities at UC Santa Cruz and beyond.

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  Pedestrians may run rampant in a world of self-driving cars

  Imagine an urban neighborhood where most of the cars drive themselves. What would it be like to be a pedestrian? Actually, pretty good, according to Adam Millard-Ball, assistant professor of environmental studies at UC Santa Cruz. In fact, pedestrians might end up with the run of the place.

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  Toxins from freshwater algae found in San Francisco Bay shellfish

  Study shows toxins from freshwater algal blooms can also contaminate coastal waters and marine shellfish.

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  Coastal wetlands save hundreds of millions of dollars in flood damages during hurricanes

  Study led by UCSC researchers finds wetlands prevented more than $600 million in property losses during Hurricane Sandy.

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  Enormous dome in central Andes driven by huge magma body beneath it

  Magma injected into the crust from below has contributed to the uplift of the spectacular Altiplano-Puna plateau.

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  High-tech sensors monitor ecosystems in climate change research program

  UC Santa Cruz scientists lead a UC-wide consortium using the Natural Reserve System as a climate impacts laboratory.

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  UC Santa Cruz project wins U.S. agriculture grant to diversify food studies

  A $275,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help Colleges Nine and Ten at UC Santa Cruz expand projects in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties to promote food security and food justice among predominantly Spanish-speaking, farmworker families.

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  Anger as a tool for change: The role of rage and hostility in politics

  "A free society is a passionate society,” UC Santa Cruz politics professor Daniel Wirls observed during 'Anger in Politics: From the Bard to the Donald,' the latest in the Institute for Humanities “Questions that Matter” lecture series.

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  Theater Arts professor Ted Warburton wins national dance award

  Edward (Ted) Warburton, professor of dance and associate dean of the arts at UC Santa Cruz, is the recipient of the National Dance Education Organization’s 2016 Outstanding Dance Researcher Award.

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  Community gathers to strengthen public dialogue about Santa Cruz’s housing crises

  New research by UC Santa Cruz sociology professors Miriam Greenberg and Steve McKay highlights housing issues

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  Astronomer Ryan Foley wins prestigious Packard Fellowship

  Foley is the 12th UCSC faculty member, and fifth UCSC astronomer, to receive a Packard Fellowship.