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NSF grant funds program to increase diversity in physics and astronomy
October 1, 2018
The Cal-Bridge program has received a $5 million grant to support Ph.D. pathways at 24 campuses.
Quantum information science on the verge of a technological revolution
September 13, 2018
Theorist Yuan Ping is developing computational methods to guide the design of new materials for quantum computing and other quantum information technologies.
NSF funds powerful new supercomputer for UC Santa Cruz researchers
September 10, 2018
The new high-performance computer system will support research in theoretical astrophysics, climate science, materials science, and other fields.
LHC scientists detect Higgs bosons decaying into bottom quarks
August 28, 2018
UC Santa Cruz physicists made important contributions to the discovery, which confirms the fate of the vast majority of all Higgs bosons produced in the LHC.
Visiting Newton's Atelier before the Principia, 1679-1684
August 9, 2018
A plausible reconstruction of Newton's early development of the fundamental concepts that led to his Principia.
VERITAS supplies critical piece to neutrino discovery puzzle
July 12, 2018
The VERITAS array has confirmed the detection of gamma rays from the vicinity of a supermassive black hole that is potentially the first known astrophysical source of high-energy cosmic neutrinos.
Commencement stories: Benjamin Smithers
June 15, 2018
Benjamin Smithers is a double major in mathematics and physics who is now working on his Ph.D.: an expedition into the world of neutrino physics.
Instruments of good
June 12, 2018
Introductory physics students test their knowledge and get exposure to the wider world in a class project in which they create musical instruments to be donated to kids in need.
Selective neural connections can be reestablished in retina after injury, study finds
May 24, 2018
Circuit repair in the retina of adult ground squirrels can recreate the selective neural connections needed for color vision.
Lightning in the eyewall of a hurricane beamed antimatter toward the ground
May 21, 2018
The first detection of a downward positron beam from a terrestrial gamma-ray flash was captured by an instrument flown through the eyewall of Hurricane Patricia in 2015.
Sue Carter named provost for Rachel Carson College
May 10, 2018
Professor Sue Carter said her vision for Rachel Carson College is to strengthen its role in supporting students as they seek to create a more sustainable future and make it a place for them to gain skills needed for green careers in which they can develop sustainable innovations to preserve the environment.
Face recognition for galaxies: Artificial intelligence brings new tools to astronomy
April 23, 2018
A 'deep learning' algorithm trained on images from cosmological simulations has been surprisingly successful at classifying real galaxies in Hubble images.
UC Santa Cruz honors alumni Thomas Webb and Susanne Hering
April 19, 2018
The Physical and Biological Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize contributions to society by graduate and undergraduate alums.
UC Santa Cruz graduate programs rank among best in nation in U.S. News survey
March 20, 2018
The U.S. News and World Report's 2019 Best Graduate Schools guide evaluates graduate schools in business, education, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, social work, criminology, public affairs, and the sciences.
Novel search strategy advances the hunt for primordial black holes
February 21, 2018
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.
NSF I-Corps pushes discoveries to market
January 3, 2018
Professor Sue Carter testified before congressional leaders on NSF Innovation Corps, which assists scientists and engineers in discovering commercial applications for their research.
Physicist Tesla Jeltema probes the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy
December 11, 2017
Jeltema has a leading role in the Dark Energy Survey, a major international collaboration that is gathering precise measurements of the evolution of cosmic structure.
Physicist Terry Schalk elected 2017 AAAS Fellow
November 20, 2017
Terry Schalk, adjunct professor emeritus of physics, has been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Solar greenhouses generate electricity and grow crops at the same time, UC Santa Cruz study reveals
November 3, 2017
The first crops of tomatoes and cucumbers grown inside electricity-generating solar greenhouses were as healthy as those raised in conventional greenhouses, signaling that "smart" greenhouses hold great promise for dual-use farming and renewable electricity production.
