2013 News
April 17, 2025
Astrophysicists launch ambitious assessment of galaxy formation simulations
December 10, 2013
UCSC leads international collaboration to compare computer simulations of galaxy formation and evolution
UCSC internships for high school students yield success in science contests
October 31, 2013
A summer internship program for high school students has consistently produced successful entries in nationwide science competitions.
UCSC astrophysicist Charlie Conroy wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
October 17, 2013
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has awarded a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering to astrophysicist Charlie Conroy.
Astronomers find most distant gravitational lens
October 17, 2013
Discovery of the most distant gravitational lens allows direct measurement of the mass of a distant galaxy, but also poses a mystery
UCSC astronomers featured in new book about planet hunters
October 15, 2013
Several UCSC astronomers feature prominently in a new book about the search for habitable planets beyond our solar system.
Astronomers observe distant galaxy powered by primordial cosmic fuel
October 02, 2013
Astronomers have detected cold streams of primordial hydrogen gas left over from the big bang fueling a distant star-forming galaxy.
Astronomers find patchy clouds on exotic world
September 30, 2013
Astronomers have created the first cloud map of a planet beyond our solar system, a sizzling, Jupiter-like world known as Kepler-7b.
Royal Astronomical Society honors astronomer Sandra Faber
August 06, 2013
The Royal Astronomical Society has awarded astronomer Sandra Faber an Honorary Fellowship of the RAS.
UCSC acquires powerful new astrophysics supercomputer system
July 31, 2013
State-of-the-art computer systems have been instrumental in making UCSC one of the world's leading centers for computational astrophysics and planetary science.
Scientific authorities sign TMT master agreement
July 29, 2013
The scientific authorities of the Thiry Meter Telescope partners have signed a master agreement defining the project goals and establishing a governance structure.
Campus honors 'best of the best' with year-end teaching awards
July 09, 2013
Seven faculty members from UCSC received the 2012-13 Excellence in Teaching Awards during a recent campus ceremony.
Astronomers detect three planets in habitable zone of nearby star
June 25, 2013
A new study reveals a record-breaking three super-Earths orbiting in the "habitable zone" of a nearby star.
High school student's work in UCSC lab earns Intel Science Fair prize
June 21, 2013
Eesha Khare, a student at Lynbrook High School in San Jose, won a $50,000 science fair prize for work carried out in Yat Li's chemistry lab.
Congressman Farr honors Sandy Faber at Senate meeting
May 31, 2013
U.S. Congressman Sam Farr paid a surprise visit to the May 29 meeting of UCSC's Academic Senate in order to pay tribute to astronomer Sandra Faber.
Lick Observatory celebrates 125 years of innovation
May 24, 2013
Lick Observatory and its 125th anniversary recently featured in the San Jose Mercury.
Astrophysics internships bring community college students to UCSC
April 29, 2013
The astrophysics program is reaching out to community college students through a new summer internship program.
Stellar motions in outer halo shed new light on Milky Way evolution
February 21, 2013
For the first time, astronomers have measured the sideways motions of stars in the outer halo of the Milky Way, yielding clues to our galaxy's remote past.
UCSC astrophysicist Charlie Conroy wins Sloan Research Fellowship
February 14, 2013
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship to Charlie Conroy, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics.
Rare explosion may have created galaxy's youngest black hole
February 13, 2013
New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest a highly distorted supernova remnant may contain the most recent black hole formed in the Milky Way galaxy.
Astronomer Sandra Faber honored in White House ceremony
February 01, 2013
President Barack Obama presented astronomer Sandra Faber with the National Medal of Science in a White House ceremony on Friday.
Astronomer Mark Krumholz awarded AAS Warner Prize
January 23, 2013
Astronomer Mark Krumholz has been chosen to receive the 2013 Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy.
January 23, 2013
