The future of global sea level rise, the origin of carbon, STEM diversity program honored, Seymour Center director retires, jobs, and more...
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JULY 2020

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This month in science: The future of global sea level rise, the origin of carbon, STEM diversity program honored, Seymour Center director retires, jobs opportunities, and more...

East Antarctic ice sheet George Steinmetz Nat Geo Image Collection

The past can teach us a lot about climate change in the future. New 400,000 year old evidence of glacial retreat from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet suggests ice loss could add 10 to 13 feet (3 to 4 meters) to future global sea level rise.

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UC Santa Cruz marine biologist Ari Friedlaender tagging a blue whale (photo t J Calambokidis

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NGC 7789, also known as Caroline's Rose, is an old open star cluster of the Milky Way, which lies about 8,000 light-years away toward the constellation Cassiopeia. It hosts a few white dwarfs of unusually high mass that were analyzed in this study. (Image credit: Guillaume Seigneuret and NASA)

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The Insight Into Diversity magazine has recognized our STEM Diversity Programs with its 2020 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award! "We have the privilege to work with talented and exceptional students every day," said Yulianna Ortega, director of STEM Diversity Programs, "and each day we are reminded of why diversity equals excellence."

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Photo of Julie Barrett Heffington

RETIREMENT

Photo of Diana Powell

AWARDS & HONORS

HAKAI quoted ecologist Joe Cutler:

Gabon dam development threatens fish habitat

 

KQED featured biologist Barry Sinervo & graduate student Regina Spranger:

These sneaky Ensatina salamanders are heading for a family split

 

NATURE, STAT, and the UCSC Newscenter featured ecologist Marm Kilpatrick:

How deadly is the coronavirus? Scientists are close to an answer
How to fix the Covid-19 dumpster fire in the U.S.
A call for caution and personal responsibility during the pandemic

 

PHYSICS TODAY featured astronomer Raja GuhaThakurta:

Graduate departments move away from GREs

 

SCIENCE quoted ecologist Erika Zavaleta:

During the pandemic, students do field and lab work without leaving home

 

SCIENCE featured marine scientist Michael Beck:

When dikes burst, salt marshes might lessen deadly flooding

 

UCSC NEWSCENTER featured chemist John MacMillan:

UC Santa Cruz leads new NIH research center on botanical dietary supplements

 

VICE quoted astronomer Ryan Foley:

Ripples in spacetime keep revealing bizarre occurrences in space

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