2010 News Archives
President Obama nominates alumna Kathryn Sullivan for commerce post
December 03, 2010
President Barack Obama has nominated UCSC alumna Kathryn Sullivan for the post of assistant secretary of commerce.
UCSC researcher teaches young scientists to engage with the public
November 15, 2010
Marine scientist Adina Paytan considers science education and public outreach to be just as important as her research.
New analysis explains formation of bulge on farside of moon
November 11, 2010
A bulge of elevated topography on the farside of the moon may be the result of tidal forces acting early in the moon's history.
Geophysicist Robert Coe earns Outstanding Faculty Award
November 04, 2010
Robert Coe, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, has received the Outstanding Faculty Award for 2009-10 from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.
Not one, but two great earthquakes caused 2009 Samoa-Tonga tsunami disaster
August 18, 2010
Scientists studying the massive earthquake that struck the South Pacific on September 29, 2009, have found that it actually involved two great earthquakes...
Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk elected fellow of Geological Society of America
July 06, 2010
Slawek Tulaczyk, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, has been elected a fellow of the Geological Society of America.
Gary Griggs elected a fellow of the California Academy of Sciences
June 1, 2010
Griggs joined the UCSC faculty in 1968. His research and teaching have focused on the coast of California, including coastal processes, hazards, and coastal engineering.
Atmospheric scientist Patrick Chuang wins Teaching Excellence Award
May 03, 2010
The Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association has awarded a 2010 Teaching Excellence Award to atmospheric scientist Patrick Chuang.
Earth and planetary scientist Gary Glatzmaier elected to National Academy of Sciences
April 27, 2010
Gary Glatzmaier, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his excellence in original scientific research.
Earth sciences program ranked 13th in U.S. News grad school survey
April 23, 2010
The graduate program in Earth sciences at UCSC was ranked 13th in a survey of U.S. doctoral programs in the sciences published by U.S. News and World Report.
Gary Glatzmaier elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 19, 2010
Glatzmaier is a leading authority on the Earth's magnetic field and the geodynamo in Earth's core that maintains it. He develops sophisticated computer models to simulate and study the structure and dynamics of the interiors of planets and stars.
EPS graduate and undergraduate students receive highly competitive fellowships from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and Consortium for Ocean Leadership
April 15, 2010
EPS graduate and undergreaduate students were successful this spring in winning highly competitive fellowships to support their Ph.D. research.
UCSC researcher contributes to major hominid fossil find in South Africa
April 08, 2010
Researchers in South Africa have discovered two remarkably well-preserved fossil skeletons of an ancient human ancestor dating to almost 2 million years ago.
Researchers to explore hidden world of life beneath seafloor
March 09, 2010
A new science and technology center will coordinate the efforts of scientists to explore the "deep biosphere" beneath the ocean floor.
Seymour Center honors alumna Kathryn Sullivan with Global Oceans Award
March 07, 2010
The Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory will honor former astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan at the Global Oceans Awards Gala.
UCSC ranked among top 20 worldwide in geosciences
February 07, 2010
In a recent survey of the top institutions in geosciences, UCSC ranked 18th in the world.
Study by Francis Nimmo uses Cassini data to understand internal dynamics of Enceladus
January 10, 2010
"Cassini appears to have caught Enceladus in the middle of a burp," said Francis Nimmo, a planetary scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a co-author of the new paper in Nature Geoscience.
