Author: Emily Cerf
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‘Parent’ blood cells act as a buffer against the effects of aging
A new study shows cells called multipotent progenitors protect blood cell production and function
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UC Santa Cruz researchers at NASA COFFIES Science Center make breakthrough on solar enigma
Researchers are closer to unraveling a long-standing solar mystery surrounding the extreme thinness of the Sun’s tachocline layer
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More colorful songbirds face higher extinction risk
The bird pet trade seems to account for some, but not all, of this connection
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Partnership with Oxford Nanopore Technologies will support development of RNA liquid biopsy for cancer early detection
The technology screens for cancer, and even abnormal “precancerous” cells, using a simple blood draw.
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Stem cell education platform strengthens students’ identity as scientists
Hispanic and first-generation college students are particularly positively impacted by the Braingeneers group’s technology
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Students create agentic AI at first UC Santa Cruz hackathon with NVIDIA, ASUS
Dedicated students spent 24 hours hacking, and had the opportunity to use cutting-edge AI hardware brought to UC Santa Cruz for the event.
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UCSC team places second in Embedded Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition
The result showcases the campus’s excellence among the cybersecurity community.
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After leading 10 years of growth, Alexander L. Wolf steps down as Dean of Baskin Engineering
Wolf guided the school through a period of major growth among students, faculty, and research funding
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Land-based origins of life explored in UCSC-led special issue of ‘Astrobiology’
The scientists hypothesize that an entire landscape might be implicated in life’s beginning
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Impact Award recipients
The recipients include Richard E. Green, Lifetime Achievement Award; Mike Beck, Innovator of the Year; NeuroSWARM3, developed by the Yanik Lab led by Ahmet A. Yanik, Translation of the Year; and Bud Colligan, Community Changemaker.
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Extended reality experience invites people to act as the hands of AI in the real world
A speculative fiction project, which won the XR Experience Jury Award at SXSW 2026, prompts reflection on the increasing presence of AI
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Engineer to develop secure data center hardware for the public cloud with NSF CAREER award
Yuanchao Xu will lead this research with the support of one of the most prestigious grants in support of early-career faculty