Focusing on the impact of the environment on health and the social and policy implications of advancing technology

Coevolution and the Organization of Biodiversity
Environmental Toxicology Research
Methylating agents and the treatment of cancer
Center for Stock Assessment Research
Researchers win $2 million grant to study spread of bat-killing fungus
Vaccine expert Phillip Berman named finalist for Health Care Heroes Award
QB3 fellowship furthers research on hollow gold nanospheres for cancer treatment
Gilead grant supports collaborative drug discovery program with UCSC
Fulbright Scholar Program funds prof's environmental work in Chile
$2 million NIH grant funds research on climate change and mosquito-borne disease
Health sciences major awarded Sutter scholarship for medical school
Health sciences student wins $10,000 award to support her work in Nigeria
Health sciences grad awarded Sutter scholarship for medical school
New UCSC training program fosters ethics and justice discourse in science and engineering
AIDS vaccine hailed among "Best of 2009"
Copper could be the culprit in brain disease
Popular Science taps anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy for "Brilliant 10" issue
AIDS vaccine listed in Time Magazine's top ten of 2009 list
UCSC philosophy students win regionals in national 'Ethics Bowl' competition"
Antarctic expedition studies survival strategies of Weddell seals
AIDS vaccine expert encouraged by promising results from clinical trial
$3.5 million NIH grant supports AIDS vaccine research at UC Santa Cruz
Artificial retina project wins R&D 100 Award
Novel light-sensitive compounds show promise for cancer therapy
Groundwater fingered as a source of methylmercury in coastal waters
Haussler and Stuart part of breast cancer "Dream Team"
Study points to disruption of copper regulation as key to prion diseases
Cancer Genomics Browser gives cancer researchers a powerful new tool
Hollow gold nanospheres show promise for biomedical and other applications
Ecology, conservation, and public policy: a vision for the 21st century.
New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion
Findings in marine mammals may hold clues for human brain health
Marc Mangel to chair special committee on seals
UCSC earns high ranking for conservation biology research
Researchers cite limitations of genetic ancestry tests, urge consumer caution
Anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy wins prestigious $625,000 Packard Fellowship
Extra gene copies were enough to make early humans' mouths water
Infectious disease expert to discuss deadly epidemics in public lecture at UCSC on Tuesday, May 22
Agouti protein research offers clues to obesity, diabetes
Computer algorithms for physicians promise better newborn bed-side care
Molecular fingerprinting leads to culprit in condor lead poisoning
High lead concentrations in cocoa may come from industrial, gasoline sources
New book on coevolution by biologist John Thompson
Bacterial infection linked to ulcers and stomach cancer
Cholera research focuses on biofilm formation
Detecting depleted uranium in Gulf War veterans
Environmental toxicology of trace metals
Manganese exposure and Parkinson’s disease