Month: December 2020
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‘First line of defense’: UCSC’s COVID-19 testing lab ready to relocate, ramp up
Nick Ibarra | Lookout Santa Cruz | December 17, 2020 Already a pillar of testing capacity for both the campus and wider community, UCSC’s COVID-19 testing lab is prepping to grow as it moves into a new home. The UCSC Molecular Diagnostic Lab is expected to move off the main campus to a Westside Santa…
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Study Reveals Networks of Genes Involved in Congenital Heart Disease
The findings could point toward new ways to prevent or treat one of the most common birth defects Gladstone Institutes | December 14, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Over two million babies, children, and adults in the United States are living with congenital heart disease—a range of birth defects affecting the heart’s structure…
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Nature’s 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020
A COVID vaccine developer, an Arctic voyager and a prime minister are some of the people behind the year’s big research stories. 14 DECEMBER 2020 The Nature’s 10 list explores key developments in science this year and some of the people who played important parts in these milestones. Along with their colleagues, these individuals helped…
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Slugs lauded as Hometown Heroes
Slugs lauded as Hometown Heroes Chancellor, faculty, staff and alumni honored at Santa Cruz Works event Marc DesJardins | UCSC | December 02, 2020 UC Santa Cruz is well represented at this year’s Santa Cruz Works Hometown Heroes awards ceremony, with Chancellor Cynthia Larive, a host of faculty and staff members, and numerous alumni slated…