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🌍 Emily Brodsky, an earth and planetary sciences professor at UC Santa Cruz, is unlocking the secrets behind earthquakes.
A world-renowned expert on the mechanics behind seismic shifts, Brodsky’s research delves into the triggers and forces at play during seismic events, providing insights into the processes inside fault zones during a slip.
Watch: https://youtu.be/QQQM67wuiy0
24 in 2024! We've got 24 scientists and engineers from UC Santa Cruz who have earned a spot on the 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list, recently unveiled by Clarivate.
This prestigious list acknowledges researchers globally whose papers rank in the top 1% by citations for their respective fields and year of publication, highlighting their substantial influence in the research community.
See who made the list: https://bit.ly/3Zm1qd8
In a notable recognition of scholarly achievement, 24 scientists and engineers from UC Santa Cruz have earned a spot on the 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list, recently unveiled by Clarivate.
Making scientific breakthroughs over here! Researchers from our Braingeneers at USCS, UCSF, and UC Berkeley have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like activity in neurons in what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy.
They hope the technique will replace surgery to remove the brain tissue where seizures originate, providing a less invasive option for those whose symptoms cannot be controlled with medication.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Od7Qoo
Take a look at the three “Red Monsters,” captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
An international team of astronomers—led by the University of Genova and UCSC's Garth Illingworth—identified these three ultra-massive galaxies as already present within the first billion years after the Big Bang.
This discovery is challenging current models of galaxy formation.
Find out why: https://bit.ly/3ACMVIo
An international team of astronomers has identified three ultra-massive galaxies—each nearly as massive as the Milky Way—already in place within the first billion years after the Big Bang. The discovery is surprising because it indicates that the formation of stars in the early Universe was far more efficient than previously thought, challenging current models of galaxy formation.
UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat.
This discovery has the potential to make alternative fuel sources much more appealing to the nation's massive industrial sectors, which are the backbone of its economy.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Cjyolf
UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. This discovery has the potential to make the alternative fuel source much more appealing to the massive industrial sectors that are the backbone of the nation’s economy.
For the first time a team, including several UCSC scientists, has directly measured the behavioral responses of some of the most common marine mammals to military sonar.
The finding that surprised them most was that these animals were sensitive to the sounds at much lower levels than previously predicted.
The researchers then determined the types and likelihood of responses to known sonar exposures, which revealed unexpected behaviors.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3UtMx5G
For the first time ever, a team including several UC Santa Cruz scientists have directly measured the behavioral responses of some of the most common marine mammals to military sonar. And the finding that surprised them most was that these animals were sensitive to the sounds at much lower levels than previously predicted.
Citizen scientists show up to help create new mapping techniques to empower bird conservation in Colombia!
UCSC's Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela and a team of Columbian researchers have introduced a transformative approach to mapping bird species distribution across Colombia, harnessing community science data and innovative modeling techniques.
These new sophisticated bird range and habitat maps will support conservation efforts for threatened species.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3AdmZ5S
Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, assistant professor of environmental studies, and a team of Colombian researchers have introduced a transformative approach to mapping bird species distribution across Colombia, harnessing community science data and innovative modeling techniques.
Along coastal California, the possibility of earthquakes and landslides are commonly prefaced by the phrase “not if, but when.”
This precarious reality is now a bit more predictable thanks to researchers at UCSC and The University of Texas at Austin, who found that conditions known to cause slip along fault lines deep underground also lead to landslides above.
This new study advances our understanding of tectonic-plate dynamics.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3zQxWdC
Along coastal California, the possibility of earthquakes and landslides are commonly prefaced by the phrase, “not if, but when.” This precarious reality is now a bit more predictable thanks to researchers at UC Santa Cruz and The University of Texas at Austin, who found that conditions known to cause slip along fault lines deep underground also lead to landslides above.
UC Santa Cruz's Environmental Studies Professor Sikina Jinnah co-authored a new NASEM report outlining a national research agenda for atmospheric methane removal.
With methane's potent role in climate change, the report calls for urgent research into technologies that remove methane from the atmosphere, assessing their social, technical, and environmental impacts, while emphasizing that emissions reduction remains critical.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4dFF7TB
Environmental Studies Professor Sikina Jinnah was a co-author on a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) that recommends a national research agenda for atmospheric methane removal technologies and assesses potential atmospheric removal tools.
Will AI tools revolutionize public health?
UC Santa Cruz's Lucia Vitale examines the dual promises and concerns of AI in healthcare.
While AI could improve diagnostics and resource management, it also raises privacy, bias, and equity issues.
Vitale warns that focusing on AI might distract from deeper public health issues.
Read more on her study: https://bit.ly/47YV3z4
