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Astronomy & Astrophysics
201 Interdisciplinary Sciences Building (ISB)
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone: (831) 459-2844
Fax: (831) 459-5265
Email: dept@astro.ucsc.edu
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UCSC earns top ranking for scientific impact of Astronomy research
UC Santa Cruz is the top-ranking university in the country for the quality of its research in astronomy and astrophysics, according to a new analysis of papers published in scientific journals and how often those papers are cited by other scientists. [More]
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Award-winning Astronomy faculty member profiled
Bower Award winner Sandra Faber's research and contributions are discussed in this video by the Franklin Institute.
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Supernova: Seeding Talent in Physics and Astrophysics
to Prepare the Next Generation Workforce in the Bay Area
Adriane Steinacker (Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics) and David Belanger (Department of Physics) have received a five year grant of $600,000 from the National Science Foundation with the goal of creating opportunities for talented but financially needy students to complete a baccalaureate degree in physics or astrophysics, a track that will ensure them high chances of landing a well-paid job with a broad range of choices. [More]
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 Rion Parsons, UCSC Astrophysics graduate, awarded the Steck Family Award for best senior thesis. Rion was chosen for his thesis, "Dense Stellar Systems as Birth Places for Short Gamma-ray Bursts." His faculty adviser is Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics. 06/19/2009 [More]
UCSC Astronomer, Greg Laughlin, was interviewed on NPR's Science Friday and other news outlets... 06/15/09 [More]
Adriane Steinacker, adjunct associate professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, recipient of the 2009 Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity.
06/09/09 [More]
Astronomers at UCSC have developed a new technique to determine the ages of millisecond pulsars. 06/08/09 [More]
"30 Grads in 30 Days: Astronomy Graduate Student Genevieve Graves" -UCSC profiles 30 extraordinary students who have achieved the honor of graduating from UC Santa Cruz, either with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree. 06/01/09 [More]
Graduate Student Javiera Guedes takes top prize at UCSC Graduate Research Symposium. 05/18/09 [More]
Astronomer Sandra Faber was featured in a San Jose Mercury News article about the shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. 05/11/09 [More]
New Lick telescope will help us search for Earthlike neighbors. This week, Astronomer Steve Vogt and his team of University of California-Santa Cruz astronomers are assembling a sensitive new telescope on the summit of Mount Hamilton that will search the skies for any galactic neighbors.
4/23/09 [More]
Largest collection of anomalous white dwarfs observed in new Hubble images. Astronomy Graduate Student Rachel Strickler is co-author of a new report to be published in the July 1, 2009 issue of the Astrophysical Journal.
04/23/09 [More]
California Assembly member Jim Beall (24th District) has named Sandra Faber, University Professor and chair of astronomy and astrophysics, to be recognized as a Woman of the Year in a ceremony at the state capitol. 04/06/09 [More]
Claire Max, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, has been elected a fellow of SPIE, the international optics and photonics society. 04/06/09 [More]
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