Jin Zhang, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in recognition of his outstanding contributions to physics....

Engineers have developed a new approach to a fundamental problem in computer vision: how to program a computer to recognize or categorize what it "sees" in an image or video....

Phillip Crews, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the 2008-09 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences....

Nobuhiko Kobayashi, associate professor of electrical engineering, has been appointed co-director of the Advanced Studies Laboratory, a collaborative research facility jointly administered by UCSC...

In the most comprehensive study of animal evolution ever attempted, an international consortium of scientists plans to assemble a collection of DNA sequences for 10,000 vertebrate species....

Populations of Laysan albatross face severe declines due to widespread lead poisoning of chicks unless comprehensive cleanup measures gain momentum, according to a recent study....

Renowned epidemiologist Dr. Howard Hu will discuss the health impacts of lead toxicity in a free public lecture November 3 at UCSC....

Applied Materials VP Mark Pinto will be keynote speaker on Research Review Day at the Baskin School of Engineering....

Computer scientist Michael Mateas will give a lecture on "Serious Games" on Thursday, October 29....

NHGRI has awarded a $1.1 million grant to support work at UCSC on nanopore technology for analyzing DNA....

“Full Disclosure”--an exhibition opening on October 7 at UCSC’s Sesnon Gallery—is built upon the idea of “failure” as a path to learning. ...

“Full Disclosure”--an exhibition opening on October 7 at UCSC’s Sesnon Gallery—is built upon the idea of “failure” as a path to learning. ...

“Full Disclosure”--an exhibition opening on October 7 at UCSC’s Sesnon Gallery—is built upon the idea of “failure” as a path to learning. ...

Art Ramirez describes the qualities that make the Baskin School of Engineering uniquely positioned to contribute to the technologies of the 21st century....

“UC Santa Cruz Celebrates Pixar”—a week of lectures and film screenings—takes place October 20-23, in downtown Santa Cruz and on the UCSC campus....

Five UCSC faculty members have won NSF CAREER awards in 2009....

Five UCSC faculty members have won NSF CAREER awards in 2009....

UCSC researchers will establish a Cancer Genome Data Analysis Center as part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a $275 million collaborative project led by NIH....

UCSC will host its third annual Founders Day gala dinner at the Cocoanut Grove on Friday, October 23. ...

A UCSC program that provides an academic bridge for community college students has received a $1.1 million grant from the NIH....