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Cabrillo-UCSC housing units ready to lease
For UCSC Associate Vice Chancellor for Colleges, Housing and Educational Services Laura Arroyo, the significance of the project goes beyond simply adding beds. “We know that students are better able to learn, persist, and thrive when they have a safe, stable, affordable place to live in a community where they feel like they belong,” she…
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How local researchers are turning fog into water
UC Santa Cruz environmental chemist Peter Weiss-Penzias said even a small amount of captured water can matter because it arrives during the dry season. “Even though it’s a small water input, it comes at a time of year when we don’t get any rain at all,” Weiss-Penzias told Axios.
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Two giant warming patterns are brewing in the Pacific and warping US weather
Coastal water levels are already 15cm (5.9in) above mean sea level, says Patrick Barnard, research director of the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at the University of California, Santa Cruz. During this El Niño, that already high sea level will soar further still: to at least 15-30cm (5.9-11.8in) higher than normal, says Barnard. “Every 5-10cm…
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‘A Sacred Place’ to premiere in Dimapur on September 4
Dolly Kikon, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz released a new documentary exploring the spiritual and geological history of a Naga village in Manipur.
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When ocean temperatures increase, so does child malnutrition on land
Katy Seto, an associate professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, called the research important nevertheless. She noted that high-level findings such as these create an opportunity for refining future research. “It is definitely like a first pass at understanding for whom this could be a big problem and what the…
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NASA’s Roman Telescope Leaves Earth to Chart the Stars
Additional coverage in Scientific American.
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Anxiety rings promise stress relief. Experts explain what’s real and what’s hype about the fidget jewelry
Katherine Isbister, PhD, research director of the Social Emotional Technology Lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz, said the effect is real but modest. “When we get people to self-report, they’ll often say that fidgeting with different objects is something they believe helps them calm down or focus,” Isbister said.
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The chips powering AI can take years to design. This startup says AI did it in 2 weeks.
Matthew Guthaus, a computer science and engineering professor at UC Santa Cruz, said that while AI is already good at many parts of chip design, “it can also make silly mistakes and needs close supervision and double-checking.”
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El Teatro Campesino delivers stunning family drama with ‘Mummified Deer’
UC Santa Cruz drama professor Michael Chemers doubles as Doctor Jory absent-mindedly tending to Mama Chu’s medical needs in the present and as her abusive husband Don Güero in flashbacks of the past.
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Tap household savings for growth
Economics Professor Nirvikar Singh argues that households need to be incentivised to increase their long-term savings in financial assets that have the risk-return characteristics they seek.
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Cornell Hopes to Turn Cheating Into Teachable Moment
“Turning cheating into a teachable moment is a valuable, fair move for higher education institutions,” said Greer Murphy, vice president for strategy at the International Center for Academic Integrity and director of UC Santa Cruz’s academic integrity office.
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UC Santa Cruz launches Center for Marine Genomics
UC Santa Cruz, known worldwide for both genomics and marine science research, is now bridging the gap between the two disciplines with its new Center for Marine Genomics. The center, which launched July 1, will bring opportunities for education and collaboration, said UCSC professor and the center’s director, Joanna Kelley.