2016 News Archives
Marine scientist Adina Paytan named 2016 ASLO Fellow
November 28, 2016
Paytan will be honored as a fellow of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO).
New analysis adds support for a subsurface ocean on Pluto
November 16, 2016
A liquid ocean deep beneath Pluto's frozen surface is the best explanation for features revealed by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
Enormous dome in central Andes driven by huge magma body beneath it
October 25, 2016
Magma injected into the crust from below has contributed to the uplift of the spectacular Altiplano-Puna plateau.
New senate faculty further campus expertise across divisions
September 23, 2016
UC Santa Cruz has more than three dozen new senate faculty members joining this academic year, bringing the campus total up to 568.
Anomalous grooves on Martian moon Phobos explained by impacts
August 30, 2016
Planetary scientists explain mysterious grooves on the surface of Mars' moon Phobos.
Seismologist Susan Schwartz elected fellow of the American Geophysical Union
July 27, 2016
Schwartz was honored by the AGU for exceptional contributions to the Earth sciences.
Geophysicist Robert Coe honored by American Geophysical Union
July 21, 2016
The AGU has awarded the John Adam Fleming Medal to Robert Coe, professor emeritus of Earth and planetary sciences.
Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher honored by Geological Society of America
July 07, 2016
Fisher's Recharge Initiative aims to replenish California's depleted groundwater supplies.
Gary Griggs honored by Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
June 03, 2016
Geologist Gary Griggs received the Laura Hecox Naturalist Award from the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.
Shallow slow-motion earthquakes detected offshore of New Zealand
May 05, 2016
Scientists documented slow slip in the shallow portion of an offshore subduction zone for the first time.
Awards recognize top presentations at Graduate Research Symposium
May 02, 2016
Graduate student researchers from across the divisions explained their work to a diverse audience during the symposium.
Percolating ideas
April 25, 2016
Grad student Sarah Beganskas is studying what could become part of the solution to California’s water crisis: collecting storm runoff so it can seep into the ground instead of being diverted to rivers and seas.
Enthusiasm, excitement for discovery drives Grad Slam winner
April 20, 2016
Planetary science student Michael Nayak has opened up new fields of study and planetary data analysis.
Current rate of carbon emissions is unprecedented in past 66 million years
March 21, 2016
New analysis shows that carbon emissions from human activities are moving the Earth's climate system into uncharted territory.
Pluto's varied landscape reveals surprisingly complex geology
March 17, 2016
Pluto's icy surface shows an astonishing variety of landscapes and evidence of active geological processes in images from New Horizons.
UC researchers publish roadmap for successful groundwater governance
March 10, 2016
UC Santa Cruz hydrologist Andrew Fisher coauthored recommendations for forming Groundwater Sustainability Agencies.
Earth scientist James Zachos honored by European Geosciences Union
March 08, 2016
Zachos will receive the 2016 Milutin Milankovic Medal for his groundbreaking contributions to climate science.
Geophysicist's YouTube channel brings science to the people
February 29, 2016
Steven Ward's simulations of tsunamis and other natural disasters have been viewed more than 2 million times.
New analysis shows insect diversity is nothing new
February 02, 2016
An unbiased statistical analysis of insect fossil records finds diversity unchanged over the past 125 million years.
