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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.
Astrophysicist Douglas Lin remembers Stephen Hawking
April 4, 2018
Astrophysicist Doug Lin wrote some personal reflections on his friendship with the late physicist Stephen Hawking.
2018 Osterbrock Lecture will focus on the role of science in public policy
April 4, 2018
Rush Holt, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, April 19 .
UC Santa Cruz prof and grad student are among honorees at 2018 NEXTies
March 13, 2018
The local awards show will be held at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz on Friday, March 23.
Grant to transform upper floor of Science and Engineering Library
March 8, 2018
A $5 million grant will kick-start the Science and Engineering Library’s transformation and name floor to honor legendary astrophysicist Sandra Faber
UCSC astronomer Alexie Leauthaud wins Sloan Research Fellowship
February 15, 2018
The Sloan Research Fellowships honor early-career scholars whose achievements mark them as among the very best scientific minds working today.
