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Evolutionary / Revolutionary: an evening of art, music, science
The University of California, Santa Cruz will present EVOLUTIONARY/REVOLUTIONARY, a remarkable evening of art, science and life, on Saturday, October 15, at the Flint Center in Cupertino. The event will feature Frans Lanting's Life: A Journey Through Time an original multi-media orchestral performance that chronicles the history of life on Earth through the imagery of Frans Lanting and the music of Philip Glass, with Carolyn Kuan conducting Symphony Silicon Valley. More
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UCSC researchers contribute to detailed ovarian cancer analysis
An analysis of genomic changes in ovarian cancer has provided the most comprehensive and integrated view of cancer genes for any cancer type to date. Ovarian serous adenocarcinoma tumors from 500 patients were examined by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network; the analyses are reported in the June 30 issue of Nature. More
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ASL Science Director Kobayashi Featured in SPIE News Video
UCSC electrical engineer Nobuhiko Kobayashi, Science Director of the Advanced Studies Laboratories (ASL), leads a new SPIE news video, "Collaborating on real-world technology challenges -- a tour of the Advanced Studies Laboratory". along with doctoral student Andrew Lohn. More
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Bioinformatics expert David Haussler awarded Oxford's Weldon Memorial Prize
David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has been chosen to receive the 2011 Weldon Memorial Prize given by the University of Oxford. More
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Biomolecular Engineer David Deamer explores how life began in new book, 'First Life'
David Deamer began studying the origin of life in the early 1980s, and his research over the past 30 years has had a major influence on scientific understanding of how life on Earth got started. In his new book, First Life (UC Press, June 2011), Deamer presents a personal history of his work in this field, while also providing an engaging and accessible overview of research into life's beginnings. More
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Student Achievement Week: recognizing excellence
UC Santa Cruz will honor a long list of outstanding scholars, visual artists, performers and researchers during the annual Student Achievement Week festivities from May 28 to June 3. More
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Vaccine expert Phillip Berman named finalist for Health Care Heroes Award
The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal has named UC Santa Cruz vaccine expert Phillip Berman a finalist for the 2011 Health Care Heroes Award in the "Research and Innovation" category. Berman, the Baskin Professor of biomolecular engineering, is a pioneer in the development of vaccines for AIDS and other infectious diseases. More
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Business Design Competition: high-tech test-grading system designers win top prize
A good idea is not enough to win the $10,000 top prize at UC Santa Cruz’s Business Design Competition, managed and co-sponsored by the UCSC Center for Entrepreneurship. More