UCSC SciCom
@UCSC_SciCom
Followers
2K
Following
5K
Media
381
Statuses
5K
The world's leading science journalism training program.
Santa Cruz, CA
Joined May 2017
Want to know what makes the Science Communication Program at @UCSC so special? Watch this video to find out! https://t.co/462nE7CIkv
2
7
33
@NatGeo Zack Savitsky was awarded the 2023 David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Writing – News for his Science news story documenting how hand magnets can inadvertently destroy billion-year-old data. We're so proud of you both!!
0
0
0
Nadia was awarded the 2023 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Writing- Features for her feature story in @NatGeo on using environments on Earth as analogs for extraterrestrial landscapes where life might be found.
1
0
0
2
1
4
A huge congratulations to the Sci Comm class of 2024!!! You made us so proud and we can't wait to watch your careers flourish!
0
5
30
My team is #hiring a writer (science writer) at @APSphysics! 🎉 The position is remote, but periodic travel is required. The target salary range is $55,552-$64,026 annually. For more details and to apply 👇 https://t.co/vlQvfkjjpE.
#ScienceJobs #SciComm #ScienceWriting
1
8
13
#BaskinEngineering Prof. Camilla Forsberg uncovers a group of blood platelet stem cells that appear with age, contributing to increased blood clotting - a discovery that could improve disease treatment. Learn more https://t.co/QL9C5bO4SF - via @GENbio
genengnews.com
Researchers say findings may "profoundly impact the millions of elderly people at risk of experiencing adverse thrombotic events."
0
3
7
Excellent 'Introduction to Reporting on AI' taught by @_KarenHao & @gabriels_geiger as part of the AI Spotlight Series hosted by the @pulitzercenter. cc @MarinaWalkerG
Tomorrow! Join AI Spotlight Series designers @_KarenHao & @gabriels_geiger at two sessions of the 'Introduction to Reporting on AI' webinar. The first session will start at 10 am EDT for those journalists based in America, Africa, and Europe. Register 👉 https://t.co/cfMXW3r6N3
0
2
9
ANNOUNCEMENT: NASW members, meet the candidates for your 2024-2026 Board of Directors election. Then stay tuned for voting instructions and virtual meet-and-greet event details later this summer: https://t.co/Z6oxK69OwM
0
4
4
We invite you to join us for the 2024 graduating class's final capstone presentations on June 10th from 1:00-5:40 PM Pacific over Zoom. Each student will present on their full year capstone project and answer questions from the audience. Register here: https://t.co/fEnxtE4Obt
0
2
3
Note to journalists: Always archive your online stories (Save Page Now at https://t.co/o889JNeAVJ)
Some 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are not available today, and 8% of pages that existed in 2023 have disappeared. How fleeting is online content?
0
8
11
A bonanza of @ucsc exoplanet science, with a rare double-paper press release! https://t.co/7wy28bNY73 TESS-Keck planet discoveries and the an-depth #JWST look at inflated planet WASP-107b!
news.ucsc.edu
Our understanding of exoplanets, those strange worlds that orbit stars beyond our solar system, is now broader and deeper thanks to separate studies published this week featuring the work of resear...
0
1
23
And @callimcflurry reports on how inbreeding almost tanked an up-and-coming model of Alzheimer’s disease, the Chilean degu. A great read about how genetic analyses and behavioral assays have made the degu a viable model again!
thetransmitter.org
But new genetic analyses and behavioral assays have made the Chilean degu a viable model again, researchers say.
0
1
3
Ever since DALL-E came out, I've been trying to wrap my head around what the new AI implies for our own biological intelligence. Today on From Our Neurons to Yours, @SuryaGanguli and I take a stab at an answer. Take a listen! #neuroscience #ai #podcast
https://t.co/D1ScJNNuDY
neuroscience.stanford.edu
This week, we talk with Surya Ganguli about the neuroscience of AI, and how advances in artificial intelligence could teach us about our own brains.
0
4
9
My sleepy brain and I dive into the world of brain clearance for my latest for @_TheTransmitter. A new study shows that brain clearance slows during sleep and under anesthesia—but glymphatics researchers push back against the methods
thetransmitter.org
Tracers injected directly into mouse brain tissue instead of the cerebrospinal fluid show that brain clearance slows during sleep and under anesthesia, according to a study published last week—but…
0
4
12
A huge congratulations to @LookoutSCruz for their #PulitzerPrize! Well deserved!
Storms 2023: Lookout’s full coverage https://t.co/Tqmw1nKWqK ◀️ Here's the coverage for which Lookout was award a @PulitzerPrizes for breaking news
0
1
3
Alumni movie night was a hit! Here are the films we watched 🧵👇
1
2
9
Look out! @alixoutdoors article and video on local artist Taylor Seamount's cyberpunk vision of Santa Cruz's future is out now in @LookoutSCruz! https://t.co/ShSaSX0tmI
lookout.co
To combat the hopelessness they feel, Taylor Seamount has turned to an environmental art movement called solar punk – a utopian artistic and literary genre that pictures a world where humanity...
0
1
2
Y’all realize we REALLY appreciate it when you take the time to email saying you liked something we did, right? Like, it can make a big difference to our day
1
4
36