News & Events
April 22, 2022
New global forecasts of marine heatwaves foretell ecological and economic impacts
April 20, 2022
The forecasts could help fishing fleets, ocean managers, and coastal communities anticipate the effects of marine heatwaves.
New study examines ethics of community-engaged research from the perspective of community partners
April 20, 2022
Even the most collaborative research models come with ethical challenges, a new study shows. This highlights the importance of equity-centered approaches.
Watsonville Filipino history digital archive now available for public viewing
April 12, 2022
The Watsonville is in the Heart Digital Archive is now viewable online and features oral history recordings, original documents, photos, and family artifacts highlighting Filipino history in the Pajaro Valley.
2022 PIT-UN Network Challenge funding open for submissions
April 11, 2022
The Public Interest Technology - University Network (PIT-UN) has opened the call for proposals for the 2022 Network Challenge funding opportunity.
First complete, gapless sequence of a human genome reveals hidden regions
March 31, 2022
Parts of the human genome now available to study for the first time are important for understanding genetic diseases, human diversity, and evolution.
Methane could be the first detectable indication of life beyond Earth
March 28, 2022
A new study assesses the planetary context in which the detection of methane in an exoplanet’s atmosphere could be considered a compelling sign of life.
Local pumas don’t sense danger in places where they’re most often killed by humans
March 28, 2022
A new study led by UC Santa Cruz researchers suggests that pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains don’t make accurate assessments of where they are most likely to be killed by humans, especially when it comes to the threat of being killed in retaliation for loss of livestock.
Economics Professor Rob Fairlie testifies before committee in U.S. House of Representatives to share research on Paycheck Protection Program
March 21, 2022
Fairlie testified on his latest research, which showed that changes to the Paycheck Protection Program in 2021 helped to improve racial equity in loan distribution.
UC Santa Cruz lecturer and alumna contributes to IPCC’s 2022 report on global climate change
March 18, 2022
Pam Rittelmeyer, a lecturer in the Department of Environmental Studies and College Nine, is a contributing author on the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Effects of ancient carbon releases suggest possible scenarios for future climate
March 16, 2022
New findings reveal a precursor event before the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, giving scientists a fresh perspective on future global climate scenarios.
Chemical analysis reveals effects of wildfire smoke on grapes and wines
March 11, 2022
A new study provides practical guidelines for using biomarkers to identify ‘smoke taint’ in grapes and wines affected by the smoke from wildfires.
New study confirms bioengineered RSV protein vaccine evokes protective immune response
March 10, 2022
Two UC Santa Cruz researchers just marked a major milestone in their effort to create an effective vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which can cause severe respiratory disease in children and the elderly.
UC Santa Cruz to implement strategic plan for internationalization
March 10, 2022
UC Santa Cruz is advancing comprehensive internationalization to ensure that the members of the campus community are prepared and encouraged to study, teach, conduct research, and work in a global context, and that institutional policies, programs, and initiatives are aligned to achieve this shared goal.
California Sea Grant funds graduate research fellows at UCSC
March 10, 2022
California Sea Grant has awarded funding to four UC Santa Cruz graduate students for marine science research projects that address the agency’s priority themes of resilient coastal communities and economies, sustainable fisheries, and healthy coastal ecosystems.
New responsible data sharing technique will enable better understanding of disease-causing genetic variants
March 9, 2022
Scientists may better understand and test for the genetic variations that cause cancer and other heritable diseases through the application of a novel strategy for securely sharing and analyzing genomic data developed at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute.
Younger Lagoon study tells a tale of two fishes
March 9, 2022
Research at UCSC's Younger Lagoon shows that the state of estuary waters, not competition from another fish species, is the most important predictor of populations of an endangered fish.
Elephant seals’ map sense tells them when to head ‘home’
February 28, 2022
Researchers found that female elephant seals know their distance from the breeding beach and allocate extra time to get back if they have farther to travel.
A slow-motion section of the San Andreas Fault may not be so harmless after all
February 28, 2022
A study of rocks drilled from nearly 2 miles under the surface suggests that the central section of the San Andreas fault has hosted many major earthquakes, including some that could have been fairly recent.
UC Santa Cruz joins Social Science Research Council
February 25, 2022
The campus is now a member of the Social Science Research Council's College and University Fund for the Social Sciences, which will offer new opportunities for UC Santa Cruz to help shape research priorities across the field.
Ocean scientist Claudie Beaulieu wins NSF CAREER Award
February 24, 2022
Claudie Beaulieu, assistant professor of ocean sciences, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support her work using data science to study climate variability and climate change.
A surprising heat source is melting the Greenland Ice Sheet from the bottom up
February 21, 2022
Researchers have observed extremely high rates of melting at the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet, caused by huge quantities of meltwater descending from the surface to the base.
Easy aluminum nanoparticles for rapid, efficient hydrogen generation from water
February 18, 2022
UCSC chemists developed a simple method to make aluminum nanoparticles that split water and generate hydrogen gas rapidly under ambient conditions.
'Abolition. Feminism. Now.' earns national praise
February 17, 2022
The book, authored by Professor Emerita Angela Y. Davis and Associate Professor Gina Dent, is garnering national attention for its pathbreaking examination of abolition and feminism in the 21st century.
Tilting of Earth’s crust governed the flow of ancient megafloods
February 14, 2022
Study provides a new perspective on Washington state’s Channeled Scablands, carved by the Missoula megafloods at the end of the last ice age.
San Lorenzo River was transformed by early logging in the Santa Cruz Mountains
February 11, 2022
The San Lorenzo River cut a deep channel and abandoned its floodplain in the Felton area around the time of intensive clearcutting in the surrounding mountains, according to a study by UCSC researchers.
First nationwide study of scams targeting immigrants shows local social context may help or hinder reporting
February 10, 2022
Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Manuel Pedroza's latest research offers insights that may help improve access to justice for vulnerable communities.
Genome of extinct Steller’s sea cow reveals surprising link to human skin disease
February 9, 2022
Analysis of ancient DNA from sea cow bones finds genes that may have played a role in adaptation to cold marine environment and yields evidence of a long population decline.
Computer scientist Lindsey Kuper wins NSF CAREER award
February 8, 2022
Lindsey Kuper, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has won a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund her lab’s study of distributed systems.
UC Santa Cruz announces ambitious investment to hire 100 additional faculty over decade, part of broader effort to advance student success and research excellence
February 8, 2022
To advance its place as an international leader at the intersection of innovation and social justice, UC Santa Cruz announced today its intention to prioritize faculty hiring by adding 100 additional faculty over the next decade.
'From the Margins: Dante 701 Years Later' to provide critical perspectives on author's work
February 7, 2022
Funded through the Siegfried B. and Elisabeth Mignon Puknat Literary Studies Endowment and presented by The Humanities Institute, the series will include events taking place throughout 2022 to engage with Dante’s work through a much different lens than the usual discussions of his life and work.
Equity gaps in COVID-19 deaths closed for some racial and ethnic groups, widened for others during vaccine rollout in California
February 3, 2022
New research from UC Santa Cruz, Stanford University, and UC San Francisco shows how racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths across California changed as the rollout process for vaccines began.
UCSC researchers study effects of wildfire runoff on steelhead sense of smell
February 2, 2022
The 2020 wildfires offered UCSC researchers a chance to study how the runoff after wildfire affects one of the region’s most iconic fish: steelhead trout.
Climate action planning misses equity opportunities in many California cities
January 31, 2022
A new study led by UC Santa Cruz analyzed 170 climate action plans across California to find out how cities are incorporating equity into their efforts to curb emissions and address climate change impacts.
History professor earns 2021 National Jewish Book Award for look at New York Hasidic Jewish community
January 26, 2022
Nathaniel Deutsch was recently announced as a winner of a 2021 National Jewish Book Award in the category of American Jewish Studies for his recently-published work, A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg. He shares the award with his co-author Michael Casper.
National Endowment for the Arts award to support 'Surge,' an afrofuturism festival
January 20, 2022
Events will take place throughout the academic year, culminating in a month-long festival in May 2022 with live music concerts and dance performances.
Grant supports project to digitize, preserve materials at Biblioteca Amazónica
January 20, 2022
The project will concentrate its efforts on those items within the archives that are unique to the Biblioteca Amazónica and not available elsewhere. One important inclusion will be back issues of three local newspapers — El Eco, La Razón, and El Oriente — that have never been fully digitized before.
Computer engineer Scott Beamer wins NSF CAREER Award
January 14, 2022
Scott Beamer, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the NSF to support his work on verifiable computation.
MaNGA team releases largest-ever collection of 3D maps of nearby galaxies
January 11, 2022
The release of the complete dataset of 10,000 galaxies observed by the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory (MaNGA) project makes MaNGA the largest galaxy survey of its kind.
Simulated image shows how NASA’s Roman could expand on Hubble’s deepest view
January 10, 2022
The Roman Space Telescope will have the power to perform an observation similar to the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, but on a much larger scale.
Astronomers witness the explosive end of a dying star
January 6, 2022
The Young Supernova Experiment transient survey observed a red supergiant during its final 130 days leading up to a supernova explosion.
Impacts of rainy weather on coronavirus outbreaks reveal economic benefits from earlier social distancing
December 22, 2021
Economists at UC Santa Cruz used rainy weather as a natural experiment to understand how communities across the U.S. that started some form of social distancing slightly earlier may have experienced significant economic benefits.
Mirror-image peptides form ‘rippled sheet’ structure predicted in 1953
December 17, 2021
A UCSC team obtained an x-ray ‘snapshot’ of a novel protein structure with potential applications in biomedicine and materials science.
A new way to find genetic variations removes bias from human genotyping
December 16, 2021
Researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute have demonstrated an effective new tool for mapping genetic variants in sequencing data using ‘pangenomics’ instead of a single reference genome .
2021 CITRIS Seed Awards support research at Baskin School of Engineering
December 15, 2021
Two UC Santa Cruz engineers are among the recipients of the 2021 CITRIS Seed Awards from the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS).
Optimizing coastal wetland restoration for carbon capture and storage
December 15, 2021
UCSC leads a large collaborative effort to develop guidelines for maximizing the effectiveness of coastal wetlands as a climate mitigation solution with multiple benefits.
UCSC extramural funding tops $234 million for 2020-21
December 13, 2021
UC Santa Cruz attracted $234.3 million in external funding to the campus in the 2020-21 fiscal year, a 23.5% increase over the previous year.
New study shows plants struggle to keep pace with climate change in human-dominated landscapes
December 6, 2021
A new global-scale analysis found a mismatch between plant phenology and rising temperatures that was more pronounced in the most human-dominated landscapes, especially crop lands.
Karen Tei Yamashita receives 2021 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
December 2, 2021
Yamashita used her acceptance speech, in part, to emphasize the significance of this medal being awarded to an Asian-American writer “especially this year, post-pandemic, having weathered the Twitter absurdity, corruption, and mendacity; the brutality of racial profiling; and the provocation of anti-immigrant, anti-refugee, anti-Muslim, [and] anti-Asian hatred.”
Holiday gifts that challenge gender stereotypes can support children’s development
December 2, 2021
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Campbell Leaper explains the issues with gender stereotypes in children’s toys and shares gift-giving tips that may help counteract the effects.
Uncovering the politics behind a pandemic
November 23, 2021
The latest paper from Politics Professor and Global & Community Health Executive Director Matt Sparke argues that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed, exploited, and exacerbated the vulnerabilities of neoliberal societies around the world.
National award recognizes economics professor’s research for revealing outsized pandemic impacts on minority-owned businesses
November 15, 2021
Economics Professor Robert Fairlie recently received the Bradford-Osborne Research Award for a paper he released in August 2020 that showed minority-owned businesses were affected by pandemic-related closures at higher rates.
UC Santa Cruz joins the University of California Drug Discovery Consortium
November 9, 2021
The UC Drug Discovery Consortium is a cross-campus initiative aimed at building a drug discovery community that actively promotes research translation through industry partnerships.
Researchers find whales eat more than expected
November 3, 2021
New estimates of how much whales eat suggest that past culling of the creatures by humans has contributed to broader declines in ecosystem health and productivity.
Biologist Upasna Sharma wins $1.18 million grant from Templeton Foundation
November 3, 2021
New funding will advance Sharma’s research to understand how the effects of environmental stresses can be transmitted from one generation to the next.
Engineer David Lee wins funding for public interest technology program
November 2, 2021
David Lee, assistant professor of computational media, has received funding through the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) for a program to provide community-engaged experiential learning for students.
Survivor salmon that withstand drought and ocean warming provide a lifeline for California Chinook
October 28, 2021
Late migration of outgoing juvenile fish is a crucial life history strategy for survival of spring-run Chinook salmon during drought years.
Data-driven animations of marine mammals combine biology, art, and computation
October 27, 2021
New tools for data visualization can transform data from animal-borne tags into cinematic and informative animations of marine mammal behavior.
Reclaiming Coast Miwok history through Indigenous interpretations of archaeology
October 26, 2021
Assistant Professor of Anthropology Tsim Schneider's latest book gathers and interprets archival and archaeological evidence in new ways that combat the erasure of Indigenous peoples from historical narratives.
As launch of James Webb Space Telescope nears, astronomers anticipate new era of discoveries
October 26, 2021
UCSC astronomers will be among the first to use the powerful new space telescope, and have been involved in the project from the start.
Seagrass restoration study shows rapid recovery of ecosystem functions
October 25, 2021
Restored plots of eelgrass in Elkhorn Slough expanded rapidly, providing improved habitat for fish and invertebrates and other benefits of a healthy ecosystem.
Astronomers witnessed the spectacular death of a star as it happened
October 21, 2021
Observations with multiple telescopes yield new insights into the final stages in the evolution of a massive star before it exploded in a core-collapse supernova.
Long-term study of elephant seal reproduction shows population’s resilience
October 20, 2021
Researchers found that a female elephant seal’s age and experience were more important than ocean conditions in determining the condition of her pup at weaning.
New book shares lessons from history on the case for Senate reform
October 18, 2021
In his new book, Professor of Politics Daniel Wirls uses historical research and modern-day analysis to argue that features of the Senate undermine effective democratic governance and have contributed to the maintenance of white supremacy.
‘Manatee Man' Jamal Galves wins scholarship to study coastal science and policy
October 17, 2021
Biologist Roxanne Beltran wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
October 14, 2021
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has awarded a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering to Roxanne Beltran, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz.
Astrophysicists explain the origin of unusually heavy neutron star binaries
October 8, 2021
Simulations of supernova explosions of massive stars paired with neutron stars can explain puzzling results from gravitational wave observatories.
Scientists assemble a biological clock in a test tube to study how it works
October 7, 2021
The reconstituted biological clock maintains daily cycles for days on end, allowing researchers to study the interactions of its component parts.
Mellon Foundation award to support UC Santa Cruz’s ‘Visualizing Abolition’ initiative
October 5, 2021
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $1,977,000 grant to support 'Visualizing Abolition,' the nation’s most ambitious and sustained art and prison abolition initiative.
Graduate student studying New Orleans' Latin American connections
September 30, 2021
Rafael Delgadillo, a UC Santa Cruz doctoral student in Latin American and Latino Studies, is looking at how New Orleans' colonial foundations set a tone for its distinctiveness within the United States.
Environmental governance expert Sikina Jinnah appointed to Harvard University’s SCoPEx advisory committee
September 29, 2021
Jinnah was appointed to an independent advisory committee that will make governance recommendations for a proposed experiment intended build understanding of the potential efficacy and risks of stratospheric aerosols relevant to solar geoengineering.
Postdoctoral scholars critical in advancing research mission
September 20, 2021
With experience, training, and ideas of their own, postdoctoral scholars play an important role in furthering research at universities.
Felicity Schaeffer named Baskin Foundation Presidential Chair for Feminist Studies
September 15, 2021
Felicity Amaya Schaeffer, the new Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Presidential Chair for Feminist Studies, plans to address the most pressing issues of the department’s focus on social justice.
Manel Camps appointed faculty director of UCSC Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development
September 14, 2021
UCSC has appointed Manel Camps, professor of microbiology and environmental toxicology and provost of Crown College, to serve as the director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development.
The writing on the wall: exploring the cultural value of graffiti and street art
September 14, 2021
Doctoral candidate’s research interprets graffiti’s deeper meaning among Latinx and Black urban subcultures in Los Angeles.
Karen Tei Yamashita to receive 2021 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
September 13, 2021
UC Santa Cruz emerita professor of literature Karen Tei Yamashita will be awarded the 2021 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from The National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards.
UC Santa Cruz course tutorial wins national online learning award
September 7, 2021
Three UC Santa Cruz staff members have been honored for creating an online instruction tutorial last year after the campus shut down and suspended in-person teaching because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UCSC signs $3M state contract to deliver a public health data platform for pathogen genomics
September 2, 2021
The one-year, $3 million contract with the California Department of Public Health will galvanize pandemic-related genomic data analysis efforts for the public good.
Astronomers create the first 3D-printed stellar nurseries
September 2, 2021
Researchers can now hold stellar nurseries in their hands thanks to 3D printing, revealing features often obscured in traditional renderings and animations.
When humans disturb marine mammals, it’s hard to know the long-term impact
August 26, 2021
Scientists are developing new tools to determine when short-term changes in behavior caused by human activities have biological significance for protected populations.
DOE grant funds development of new imaging technology to study roots and soil
August 18, 2021
A multidisciplinary collaboration combines expertise in medical imaging technology and the ecology of plant roots to address questions with global implications.
Nearby star-forming region yields clues to the formation of our solar system
August 16, 2021
The Ophiuchus star-forming complex offers an analog for the formation of the solar system, including the sources of elements found in primitive meteorites.
Study takes unprecedented peek into life of 17,000-year-old mammoth
August 12, 2021
An international research team has retraced the astonishing lifetime journey of an Arctic woolly mammoth that roamed the Alaska landscape 17,000 years ago.
Salt marsh resilience compromised by crabs along tidal creek edges
August 9, 2021
A long-term study in Elkhorn Slough revealed the impact of superabundant crabs on salt marsh vegetation and the vulnerability of tidal creek banks to erosion.
Five-year NIH grant supports collaborative research into rejuvenating the aging brain
August 9, 2021
Scientists at UC Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley, and Stanford are working together to discover and treat the causes behind age-associated cognitive decline.
NIH grant funds collaborative research on protein-RNA interactions in cancer
August 3, 2021
Biologist Jeremy Sanford has received major funding from the National Cancer Institute for research on the role of protein-RNA interactions in cancer.
Climate change poses threat to ‘tuna dependent’ Pacific Islands economies
July 30, 2021
Shifting distributions of key tuna species could have serious economic impacts for island nations in the Western and Central Pacific, according to a new paper coauthored by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Katherine Seto.
Dickens Universe celebrates 40th anniversary with ‘A Christmas Carol’
July 22, 2021
This summer, the Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz—the largest multi-campus consortium on Victorian studies in the world—will present the 40th year of the Dickens Universe, a week of intense study and festivities.
Racial and colonial histories offer insights on refugee crisis in ‘The Black Mediterranean’
July 22, 2021
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Camilla Hawthorne coedited a first-of-its-kind new book called "The Black Mediterranean," which examines the African diaspora within the region.
Susana Ruiz awarded ACLS digital grant to develop VR documentary of 2011 Egyptian Uprising
July 20, 2021
UC Santa Cruz assistant film and digital media professor Susana Ruiz has received a 2021 Digital Extension Grant of $150,000 from The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) for her project, Arab Data Bodies: Social Media in Mixed Reality.
History professor wins prize for article on post-Civil War incarceration of African American children
July 16, 2021
Associate professor of history Catherine Jones has been honored with the 2021 Richards Prize for the best article published in The Journal of the Civil War Era in 2020. The journal explores how knowledge of the Civil War era informs our understanding of 21st-century politics and society.
Haziness of exoplanet atmospheres depends on properties of aerosol particles
July 12, 2021
A laboratory study of haze particles produced under different conditions helps explain why some exoplanets may be obscured by hazy atmospheres.
$2 million grant revamps Chemical Screening Center
July 12, 2021
A new NIH grant will facilitate more efficient and accessible biomedical research.
Model reveals interactions between rivers and fault lines
July 8, 2021
Researchers created a model that uses the movement at fault lines to understand river flow and vice versa.
Library’s new Community Archiving Program to broaden scope of Regional History Project
July 6, 2021
The University Library has announced the establishment of a new Community Archiving Program that will build on the foundation of its decades-old Regional History Project.
Unusual currents explain mysterious red crab strandings
July 2, 2021
New findings suggest that abnormal ocean currents cause the occasional appearance of pelagic red crabs outside their native range.
Martian south polar cap composition focus of new study
June 29, 2021
A team of scientists have determined that Mars’ south polar ice sheet may be made of clays, metal-bearing minerals, or saline ice.
Jonathan Fortney garners Simons Investigator in Astrophysics award
June 29, 2021
The $500,000 award from the Simons Foundation will support Fortney’s research on planetary atmospheres.
Cosmic dawn occurred 250 to 350 million years after Big Bang
June 24, 2021
Cosmic dawn, when stars formed for the first time, occurred 250 million to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to a new study.
Tracking data show how the quiet of pandemic-era lockdowns allowed pumas to venture closer to urban areas
June 23, 2021
During regional shelter-in-place orders, declining levels of human mobility emboldened local pumas to use habitats they would normally avoid out of fear of humans.
Nathaniel Deutsch’s ‘A Fortress in Brooklyn’ reveals provocative counter-history of American Jewry
June 22, 2021
A new book by UC Santa Cruz history professor Nathaniel Deutsch details how a group of determined Holocaust survivors survived in one of the roughest parts of New York City—reshaping the urban landscape of postwar Brooklyn.
New study shows how loss of drought-sensitive species could affect health of California grasslands
June 21, 2021
At a grassland site near San Jose, scientists studied experimental research plots to determine what might happen if the plants that ecologists expect to be hit hardest by drought actually disappeared.
Hydrologist Margaret Zimmer wins NSF CAREER Award
June 16, 2021
Margaret Zimmer, assistant professor of Earth and planetary sciences, has received an award from the National Science Foundation to support her research on the role of Earth’s subsurface in regulating the water cycle.
Research partnership will highlight STEM learning in local community garden
June 9, 2021
A grant from the Spencer Foundation will help UC Santa Cruz researchers document the many types of STEM learning taking place in a Latinx immigrant-led community garden in Watsonville.
Doctoral student wins Ford Foundation fellowship for work on gender, race, and policing
June 9, 2021
Uriel Serrano recently won a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship to support his research on how gender ideologies are formed in relation to carceral violence.
Axions could be the fossil of the universe researchers have been waiting for
June 7, 2021
A new study suggests finding the hypothetical particles known as axions could mean finding out for the first time what happened in the universe a second after the Big Bang.
Snowflake morays can feed on land, swallow prey without water
June 7, 2021
While most fish need water to feed, the unique anatomy of moray eels gives snowflake morays the ability to grab and swallow prey on land.
Dead zones formed repeatedly in North Pacific during warm climates, study finds
June 2, 2021
Over the past 1.2 million years, marine life was repeatedly extinguished in low-oxygen ‘dead zones’ in the North Pacific Ocean during warm interglacial climates.
Somalia’s fight for God-given rights
May 26, 2021
The latest book from Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud challenges Western notions of Islam and secular law-making by revealing how Somali Muslims have embraced Sharia as a force for progress and liberation.
Non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog reverses effects of stress in mouse study
May 25, 2021
Free of toxic and hallucinogenic side effects, ibogaine-inspired tabernanthalog shows promise as a potential treatment for the detrimental effects of stress on the brain.