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ISEE receives presidential award for excellence in STEM mentoring
June 26, 2018
The UC Santa Cruz Institute for Scientist & Engineer Educators has received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
Astronomer Alexie Leauthaud wins DOE Early Career Award
June 25, 2018
The award from DOE's Early Career Research Program supports Leauthaud's research on dark energy.
Dust clouds can explain puzzling features of active galactic nuclei
June 14, 2018
Mysterious features seen in light emitted from active galactic nuclei may be due to partial obscuration by dust clouds, according to new study.
New model explains what we see when a massive black hole devours a star
May 29, 2018
Theoretical astrophysicists have developed a unified model that explains observations of tidal disruption events, when a black hole swallows a disrupted star.
Astrophysicist Jedidah Isler will give annual Mandel Lecture on June 7
May 22, 2018
Award-winning astrophysicist Jedidah Isler will give a free public lecture entitled "Blazars: Nature's particle accelerators" on Thursday, June 7, at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz.
Astronomers find an exoplanet atmosphere free of clouds
May 7, 2018
An international team of astronomers has detected an exoplanet atmosphere that is free of clouds, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the quest to better understand what lies at the outer reaches of our galaxy.
Face recognition for galaxies: Artificial intelligence brings new tools to astronomy
April 23, 2018
A 'deep learning' algorithm trained on images from cosmological simulations has been surprisingly successful at classifying real galaxies in Hubble images.
Lick Observatory expands evening programs for the public this summer
April 16, 2018
Tickets for the popular concert and lecture series and new evening tours on Mount Hamilton go on sale at noon on Wednesday, April 18.
