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Human pangenome reference will enable more complete and equitable understanding of genomic diversity
UC Santa Cruz scientists, along with a consortium of researchers, have released a draft of the first human pangenome — a new, usable reference for genomics that combines the genetic material of 47 individuals from different ancestral backgrounds to allow for a deeper, more accurate understanding of worldwide genomic diversity.
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How UC research is ensuring a future for 10 iconic animals
Bringing species back — and keeping them away — from the brink.
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Peregrine population flies higher, thanks to UCSC's Predatory Bird Research Group
Peregrine falcon populations crashed in the 1960s as a result of DDT. UC people helped bring them back.
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Leading and learning to save the world
As the leader of CalEPA, alumna Yana Garcia heads California’s fight against the ongoing climate crisis.
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Five student teams embark on tech for social good projects
Students are tackling today’s pressing issues, from solar to education, through technological innovation.
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How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts — instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific
Urban infrastructure was designed to take stormwater out to the ocean quickly. Now, California needs that precious water.
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Serving the new California: 9 ways UC is working to cultivate a university as diverse as the state itself
Find out how UC is making a strategic effort to cultivate a student, staff and faculty community that reflects the state it serves.
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Bering Land Bridge formed surprisingly late during last ice age, study finds
New research shows the Bering Strait remained flooded until around 35,700 years ago, not long before humans began migrating into the Americas.
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Alumna fights for inclusive science and tribal knowledge
Irene Vasquez preserves her Southern Sierra Miwuk heritage while serving as Yosemite National Park’s first-ever Cultural Ecologist.
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Partnership across UC campuses will prepare the next generation of leaders in organic agriculture
A grant of more than $700,000 from the USDA will support a UC collaboration to improve and expand undergraduate education in organic agriculture, with an emphasis on supporting underrepresented students.
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UC claims top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings
Six University of California campuses are among the top 10 public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings, released today (Sept. 12). For the third straight year in a row, the magazine also placed all nine of UC’s undergraduate campuses on its coveted list of the top 100 public and private universities across the country.
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Political parties use gerrymandering to counteract shifting voter preferences in key battleground states
Whichever party controls the redistricting process in the state legislature engineers an 11 percentage point increase in its probability of winning a U.S. House race in the next election — and these advantages often run counter to the will of voters.