UCSC scientists discuss how the mRNA vaccine works
By James McGirkBaskin School of Engineering December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA “If there is a silver lining to this pandemic it’s that we’ve had a..
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New serological assay provides rapid, accurate testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
(Contributed) December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: UCSC professors Rebecca DuBois, right, and Jacqueline Kimmey are part of a team of researchers..
Marine mammals’ adaptations to low oxygen offer new perspective on COVID-19
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (PHoto: Beau Richter, head trainer for the Marine Mammal Physiology Project at UCSC’s..
Robotic etiquette: Engineering improved human-robot interaction
(Source: Inquiry, UCSC Research Magazine) December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Associate professor of computational media Leila Takayama works in..
UCSC iGEM team wins gold, nominated for best environmental project
By Rose MiyatsuUC Santa Cruz December 1, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Covid-19 and wildfires made lab work especially challenging for the students..
UCSC HCI Lab seeks to interview community members in Creative EDG2’s pursuit to provide students with real-world experiential learning
By Amelia Wang, Graduate Student, Baskin School of Engineering, UCSC, and David Lee, Assistant Professor, Computational Media, Faculty Director, Tech4Good Lab,..
Radioactive elements may be crucial to the habitability of rocky planets
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz November 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: These illustrations show three versions of a rocky planet with different..
New genome alignment tool empowers large-scale studies of vertebrate evolution
November 12, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz (Image above: Comparative genomics sheds new light on the diversity of birds and other..
Wildfire brings destruction and opportunity to researcher’s field site
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz November 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Hydrologist Margaret Zimmer’s research team performed a post-fire assessment of..
Novel technique spotlights neuronal uptake of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz November 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Confocal microscope images of cells with and without the cellular prion protein,..