The 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list includes 18 scientists and engineers at UC Santa Cruz.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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Monday, November 18, 2019This series highlights the achievements of UCSC engineering faculty, alumni, and student researchers whose work best epitomizes our university’s shared values of high-impact research with an uncommon commitment to teaching, social responsibility, and community. -
Monday, November 18, 2019Nature Methods has published “Nanopore native RNA sequencing of a human poly(A) transcriptome,” the results of a multi-university consortium’s investigation into this brand new method of RNA sequencing. -
Tuesday, November 12, 2019Computer scientist Owen Arden will lead the UCSC effort in the Baskin School of Engineering. -
Friday, November 8, 2019Prof. Leila Takayama and Kevin Weatherwax have been discussing ways to streamline the garbled three-way conversation between oceanographers, engineers and the robots and autonomous vehicles prowling beneath the Monterey Bay (and beyond). -
Monday, November 4, 2019When the nonprofit Girls Who Code started a new “College Loops” program last year, students at UC Santa Cruz were quick to establish a branch. -
Wednesday, October 30, 2019UCSC faculty are using the new system for research in astrophysics, climate science, materials science, chemistry, and other fields. -
Monday, October 28, 2019The Next Generation Scholars in Applied Mathematics program will provide students interested in completing a MS degree in Scientific Computing and Applied Mathematics with several important resources. This includes financial support (up to $20,000 in scholarships), personalized academic mentoring and counseling, peer support, and career advising. Applications close on November 25th, 2019. Please see https://sam.soe.ucsc.edu for more information. -
Friday, October 25, 2019Analyzing gene expression in tumor cells from children with cancer is more likely to reveal targets for therapy than analysis of DNA mutations, according to a new study led by UCSC researchers. -
Thursday, October 24, 2019Solving functional differential equations could have an enormous impact, particularly with respect to materials science, condensed-matter physics, and toward improving the accuracy of large-scale simulations such as weather forecasts. -
Friday, October 18, 2019A new approach for studying neural circuits offers advantages over both microelectrodes and fluorescence-based optical techniques that require genetic modifications. -
Friday, October 11, 2019The team of 16 UCSC undergraduates is working to solve a real-world problem while building the skills they will need to be successful researchers. -
Thursday, October 10, 2019By dilating blood vessels, Viagra enhances the mobilization of blood-forming stem cells from the bone marrow so they can be collected from the blood for transplants. -
Tuesday, October 8, 2019An anonymous gift of $8.5 million to UCSC establishes the Healthier World Fund for the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute. -
Tuesday, October 8, 2019I am delighted to announce that an anonymous donor has gifted our Genomics Institute $8.5 million. The pledge will enable our researchers to expand their pioneering work, to continue unraveling evolutionary riddles, and to take aim at the genetic diseases and disorders that affect humankind. -
Tuesday, October 8, 2019Harvey Mudd College’s Colleen Lewis worked with computer science and engineering faculty and graduate student teaching assistants to promote equitable teaching practices. -
Tuesday, September 24, 2019The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute will play a leading role in the ambitious new Human Pangenome Reference Sequence Project. -
Monday, September 23, 2019UC Santa Cruz celebrates the centenary of Jack Baskin, a pivotal donor whose generosity has shaped the university and benefited causes throughout the Monterey Bay area -
Monday, September 23, 2019Fourteen UC Santa Cruz graduate students have received scholarships worth a total of $158,000 from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. -
Thursday, September 19, 2019Applied mathematician Pascale Garaud and physicist David Williams were honored by APS for their exceptional contributions to physics. -
Thursday, September 19, 2019New program to sponsor student research projects and events on the UCSC campus will hold an information session for students on Tuesday, October 1.
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Thursday, September 19, 2019Yohei Rosen, a graduate student in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz and a MD, is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Jack Baskin and Peggy Downes-Baskin Fellowship. -
Wednesday, September 18, 2019CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz is pleased to announce the award recipients of their inaugural Campus Seed Funding Program.
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Monday, September 16, 2019The September 28 conference in Santa Clara focuses on assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired community. -
Tuesday, September 3, 2019The move to 2300 Delaware Ave. coincides with the formal establishment of the Genomics Institute as an Organized Research Unit at UC Santa Cruz.
