This month in science:
UC Santa Cruz takes part in an international collaboration to share computing infrastructure with underserved institutions; exploring remote planets and adapting for sea-level rise; NIH awards $7.7 million to Fitnat Yıldız, and more.
UC Santa Cruz removes geographic barriers and reduces costs with widened access to our powerful Biomolecular cryoEM Facility. The new collaboration allows scientists, including those in underserved regions of the world, to collect and process cryo-EM data without investing in multimillion-dollar microscopes or high-powered computing infrastructure.
Inspired by a shared love of learning, alums Roger Koopmann and his late husband, Tom Bullen, established scholarships that give UC Santa Cruz students a chance to pursue research in geological and environmental sciences and study-abroad experiences.
Professor Alexie Leauthaud will present the latest results on the nature of our universe, including groundbreaking and prize-winning new results on the nature of dark energy. Leauthaud will discuss our current understanding of the basic ingredients of our Universe and will explain why recent results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Collaboration (DESI) collaboration made international headline news earlier this year. She will also explain why astronomers are increasingly becoming involved in the fight against climate change.
