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Physicist Anthony Aguirre goes deep in 'Cosmological Koans' book
June 11, 2019
In his new book, physicist Anthony Aguirre explores deep questions about the nature of reality, using an approach inspired by Zen koans to take the reader on a thought-provoking tour of the cosmos and the core ideas of modern physics.
Physicist Michael Dine joins panel on string theory at World Science Festival
May 24, 2019
Michael Dine, a professor of physics at UC Santa Cruz, will take part in the World Science Festival now under way in New York City.
First Faculty Ethics Bowl at UC Santa Cruz to focus on the future
May 10, 2019
What role should thinking about the far future—1,000 years ahead and beyond—play in research on campus? That’s the key question that will be discussed at "Ethics and the Far Future"--the first UC Santa Cruz Faculty Ethics Bowl.
Two UC Santa Cruz professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences
May 2, 2019
Physicist Michael Dine and biologist Susan Strome were elected to the NAS in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Graduation Reception 2019
March 18, 2019
'Fusion' exhibit a collision of art, physics
March 1, 2019
Conceived by UC Santa Cruz physics lecturer Stephanie Bailey, the show features work created by 17 pairs of artists and physics graduate students.
Jake Pasner Written About in Symmetry Magazine
February 8, 2019
Our very own Jake Pasner had an article written about his life outside of Physics.
Sriram Shastry Mentioned in Quanta Magazine
January 28, 2019
One of our very own, Professor Sriram Shastry was quoted in a recent article published by Quanta Magazine.
Scientists to inaugurate a new type of gamma ray telescope at Whipple Observatory
January 16, 2019
The prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (pSCT) is designed as a pathfinder telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array.
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.
