Tag: UC Santa Cruz
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The Academic Minute for 2023.02.13-2023.02.17
The Academic Minute from 2.13 – 2.17 Monday Heather Welch – University of California, Santa Cruz Illuminating Dark Fishing Vessels at Sea Heather Welch is a project scientist at the University of California Santa Cruz, and is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She uses models to understand how the environment drives the…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.08.29-09.02
Academic Minute from 8.29 – 9.02 Monday, August 29th Sasha Dall – University of Exeter Genes As Cues For Development The primary aim of my research is to explore how animals cope with the unexpected opportunities and dangers they face in their day-to-day lives. To this end, I study how animals collect and provide information…
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Peter Weiss, University of California Santa Cruz – Mercury in California’s Fog
Why is there mercury in California’s fog? Peter Weiss, research associate at the University of California Santa Cruz, explains why fog, and not rain, collects mercury from the atmosphere and what that could mean for coastal environments. Peter Weiss-Penzias has been a Researcher in Environmental Toxicology at University of California at Santa Cruz since 2008. …
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.08.29)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.8.29 Monday, August 29th Sasha Dall of the University of Exeter examines why genes are a cue for development. Tuesday, August 30th Peter Weiss of the University of California Santa Cruz details why there is mercury in California’s fog. Wednesday, August 31st Joseph Dwyer of the University of New…