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March 16, 2016
From The Editor
Plus Letters To the Editor One of the complaints I hear most often from locals about Santa Cruz County is that...
July 10, 2013
From DNA to Drug Treatment
UC Santa Cruz research explores the genetic basis for cancer It took more than 10 years for researchers at UC Santa Cruz to compile...
May 21, 2013
Growing Berries Without Bromide
Researchers test a new alternative to a controversial chemical The scarecrows perched in Santa Cruz strawberry fields do little to scare away the birds,...
February 12, 2013
Why Don’t Women Propose?
Despite changing gender roles, one tradition remains It’s hard to keep a secret that involves a dancing flash mob—especially when the group is rehearsing...
February 12, 2013
Cold Feet Brings The Blues
While having cold feet prior to a wedding is thought to be normal, new findings show that doubts often foreshadow divorce. “Premarital doubts are...
January 23, 2013
Gold Rush, Take Two
Is California’s Central Coast prepared for a potential fracking boom? It has only been in recent years that drilling techniques have been developed to...
November 3, 2010
Timber!
New ruling tightens logging regulations by requiring companies to obtain point source permitsThe snake nest of logging roads that curl through the Santa Cruz...
September 1, 2009
Petrel Paradox
A rare sea bird will not be designated endangered The fate of a rare sooty-brown sea bird now hinges on dueling survey techniques. A...