This month in science:
New analysis raises questions about the nature of our universe; pediatric cancer lab at UC Santa Cruz to accept, test patient samples; Erika Zavaleta honored by the Science Division, and more.
The standard model of how the universe works involves the widely accepted theory that dark energy is a fundamental constant of nature that drives the accelerating expansion of the universe. But a new analysis announced today by the international Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
(DESI) collaboration raises the possibility that this theory may need to be updated.
A desktop app that uses AI to help neuroscience researchers dramatically speed up the painstaking process of identifying mouse-brain samples was developed by Alec Soronow when he was an undergraduate student and launched as part of his master's thesis.
On March 1, UC Santa Cruz hosted a competition for pre-college students organized by the university's Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) College Prep program, part of the campus's Educational Partnership Center.
Dr. Peter Weiss-Penzias is a UCSC researcher who made a discovery of the existence of methylmercury in California coastal fog and stratus clouds. To carry out his research, he has pioneered methods for collecting fog water using active collectors equipped with visibility and wetness sensors. Because of acute water concerns in California, his research is now focused on working with coastal community members to understand how to elevate the practice of fog water harvesting to meet the needs of coastal gardeners and farmers.
