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- May 08, 2013
UCSC physicist Michael Nauenberg wins UC distinguished emeriti award
Michael Nauenberg, professor emeritus of physics at UC Santa Cruz, has been honored with the 2013 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award.
- April 18, 2013
Distant blazar is a high-energy astrophysics puzzle
New observations of a blazar show that it is the most distant known source of very high-energy gamma rays.
- March 20, 2013
Physicist Sue Carter to lead APS energy research group
Physicist Sue Carter has been named chair elect of the American Physical Society's group on Energy Research and Applications.
- March 15, 2013
Physics professor creates Scotts Valley science academy
IRIS Academy founder, Dr. Sue Carter, demonstrates a magnetized fluid -- one of the many experiments at the new academy. Staff member and eco-monitor Lara White (left) tends a kale plant in the IRIS Academy's backyard garden as founder Sue carter walks by a lemon tree. A 3D printer that creates objects based on computerized designs is one of many nifty instruments and gadgets inside the newly formed Institute for Renewable Integrated Systems Science Academy in Scotts Valley.
- February 07, 2013
$2.5 million NIH grant supports research on retinal disease
A major grant from the National Eye Institute supports physicist Sasha Sher's research on how the retina heals itself after laser surgery.
- January 31, 2013
UC Santa Cruz link to Salinas strong
The lofty topics of astrophysics and proton research were floated around the room Tuesday at the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Salinas.
- January 22, 2013
Physics Professor and Recent Alumnus produce computer package for Quantum Physics calculations
Professor of Physics Sriram Shastry, and a recent undergraduate major, John G. Wright, have just released a software package named DiracQ, for use in the study of "Quantum Many Body Problems".
- December 14, 2012
The Search for Fundamental Physics: Higgs Bosons and Supersymmetry
A Symposium in Honor of Michael Dine and Howard Haber on the Occasion of their 60th Birthdays
- December 07, 2012
Physicist Tesla Jeltema honored by Silicon Valley Business Journal
Physicist Tesla Jeltema is among 40 accomplished people under the age of 40 recognized this year by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
- November 21, 2012
Robert Johnson Named APS Fellow
Physics Professor Robert Johnson named APS Fellow
- October 29, 2012
Image of hand shows progress toward proton radiography
Researchers developing a new medical imaging technology that uses protons instead of x-rays presented the first proton radiographic image of a hand.
- October 8, 2012
Top 50 Physical Sciences Universities
he Times Higher Education World University Rankings' Physical Sciences table judges world class universities across all of their core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
- July 04, 2012
Search for Higgs boson reveals new particle
Physicists involved in experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have presented evidence of a new particle that may prove to be the long-sought Higgs boson.
- June 14, 2012
Physicist Alexander Sher named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Alexander Sher, assistant professor of physics, will receive $240,000 to support his research on how the retina heals itself after laser surgery.
- May 24, 2012
Ritz Awarded Exellence in Teaching
Eight faculty members from UC Santa Cruz received the 2011-12 Excellence in Teaching Awards during a campus ceremony on Friday, May 18. The awards honor UCSC instructors who have demonstrated exemplary and inspiring teaching.
- April 17, 2012
Physicist Peter Young elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Peter Young, distinguished professor of physics, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies.
- April 17, 2012
Physics undergrad makes the most of research opportunities
Senior physics major Melinda Soares has won honors for her research presentations at two conferences in the past year.
- March 14, 2012
Jason Nielsen joins US ATLAS Management Team
Jason Nielsen, Assistant Professor of Physics and a member of the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, has been appointed to the U.S. ATLAS operations management team.
- March 14, 2012
Homing in on the Higgs Boson
There are encouraging hints that the Higgs boson may have been observed at the Large Hadron Collider.
- February 15, 2012
Physicist Peter Young receives Humboldt Research Award
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has elected physicist Peter Young to receive a Humboldt Research Award.
- January 26, 2012
Mind the Gap
In a paper in Physical Review E, Itay Hen and Peter Young of the University of California, Santa Cruz, show that “slow enough” may be very slow indeed.
- January 13, 2012
Joel Primack and Nancy Abrams honored by Chopra Foundation
Physicist Joel Primack and his wife Nancy Abrams have been chosen to receive the 2012 Spirit of Rustum Roy Award from the Chopra Foundation.
- October 11, 2011
Physicist Bill Atwood awarded Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics
The American Physical Society has awarded the 2012 Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics to physicist William Atwood.
- October 07, 2011
UCSC ranked third in research influence in world university survey
In an analysis of the world's top universities, UCSC ranked third in research influence.
- October 06, 2011
Crab pulsar beams most energetic gamma rays ever detected from a pulsar
Astrophysicists have detected pulsed gamma-ray emission from the Crab pulsar at energies far beyond what current theoretical models of pulsars can explain.
- September 29, 2011
Scientists release most accurate simulation of the universe to date
The Bolshoi supercomputer simulation, the most accurate and detailed large cosmological simulation run to date, gives physicists and astronomers a powerful new tool.
- July 29, 2011
Physicists report progress in understanding high-temperature superconductors
A new theory may explain the unusual properties of high-temperature superconductors, a longstanding unsolved problem for theoretical physicists.
- July 12, 2011
Fermi catalogue update shows 'violent Universe' changes
"It's very important to understand that the gamma-ray sky is not static, it's changing all the time," explained Steven Ritz, SCIPP Director
- June 29, 2011
Dark matter may solve 'radio filaments' mystery
Tim Linden, a graduate student in Physics at UCSC (studying with Stefano Profumo), is quoted by the BBC:
- May 12, 2011
SCIPP researchers apply particle physics expertise to cancer therapy
UCSC physicists are working with medical researchers to develop a new imaging technology to guide proton therapy for cancer treatment.
- April 19, 2011
Three UCSC professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Three UCSC faculty are among 212 leaders in the sciences, arts, humanities, business, public affairs, and nonprofit sector, who have been elected this year as fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- March 24, 2011
New book by Nancy Abrams and Joel Primack finds meaning in the cosmos
A new book by Nancy Abrams and Joel Primack explores the cultural and social implications of the modern scientific understanding of the universe.
- January 21, 2011
Physicist Bill Atwood shares Rossi Prize for work on gamma-ray telescope
The 2011 Bruno Rossi Prize has been awarded to UCSC physicist Bill Atwood, Stanford physicist Peter Michelson, and the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope's Large Area Telescope (LAT) team.