Celebrating our top stories and awards of 2021
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DECEMBER 2021

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Top stories of the year: In this month's issue of the Impact Report, we are celebrating our top stories (the ones that got the most attention) and major honors from 2021. Thank you to everyone in the science community for continuing to push toward excellence even in the midst of a pandemic and providing us a foundation to start out strong in 2022.

Our Top Stories of the Year

Underwater photo of Northern California bull kelp forest

OCEAN SCIENCES, UCSC NEWSCENTER

Our research on the collapse of Northern California kelp forests was the most viewed news article for campus this year. The story was covered by multiple news outlets including the San Francisco Chronicle, CBS Sacramento, the Associated Press, NPR's Morning Edition, Smithsonian Magazine, and the New York Times.

Composite image of supernova SN 2020fqv
UCSC NEWSCENTER
Submersible pilots studying mammoth tusk

UCSC NEWSCENTER

Artist rendering of James Webb Telescope
UCSC NEWSCENTER
Photo of 3D printed stellar nurseries

UCSC NEWSCENTER

Top Tweets

Ten Honors This Year

Photo of Roxanne Beltran

OCTOBER 14

Photo of J. Xavier Prochaska

FEBRUARY 9

Photo of Jim Estes

APRIL 23

Photo of Erika Zavaleta

OCTOBER 28

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