Early on Thursday, Dec. 25, severe winds gusting up to 114 miles per hour tore loose half of the shutter on the 140-year old ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers show how vessel-tracking data mirrored tuna roaming beyond their typical territory due to unusually ...

New report examines how insurance policies covering urban forests could be structured and whether it’s feasible ...

Modern biology textbooks assert that only bacteria can take nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert it into a form that is usable for life. Plants that fix nitrogen, such as legumes, do so by ...

A model of the a-Heal wearable device. As a wound heals, it goes through several stages: clotting to stop bleeding, immune system response, scabbing, and scarring. A wearable device called “a-Heal,” ...

The Banana Slug character (shown here with a newly redesigned costume) may very well be the most recognizable image associated with UC Santa Cruz. Walking around the campus, Sammy always runs into ...

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a powerful new computer program called Morpheus that can analyze astronomical image data pixel by pixel to identify and classify all of the galaxies and ...

California sea lion Ronan at UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory. (Photo by Colleen Reichmuth; NOAA/NMFS 23554) Animal research on biomusicality, which looks at whether different species are ...

From amazing research discoveries to high-impact new education and fundraising initiatives, UC Santa Cruz created significant positive change, despite headwinds ...

A new paper summarizing decades of research demonstrates how social media has supported an explosion of diversity in gender and sexuality in America during the 21st Century, and also how these ...

Student Housing West will provide housing for more than 3,000 students following project, finance approvals by the UC Board of Regents ...

One in every 10 people worldwide is impacted by a rare genetic disease but about 50% of them remain undiagnosed despite rapid increases in genetic technology and testing. Even when a person does have ...