Division of Physical & Biological Sciences

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•	Center for the Molecular Biology of RNA (RNA Center)
•	Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP)
•	Institute of Marine Sciences & Long Marine Lab
•	MEGAMER
•	Microbiology
•	Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP)
•	STEPS Institute for Innovation In Environmental Research
•	UC Observatories/Lick Observatory
•	UCSC Natural Reserves

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UC Santa Cruz awarded $7.2 million grant for stem cell research center [More]

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May 14 forum on climate change and water will feature UCSC climate scientist Lisa Sloan [More]

Seismologist Thorne Lay elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences [More]

Astronomer Claire Max elected to National Academy of Sciences [More]

Compact galaxies in early universe pack a big punch [More]

Climate scientist Benjamin Santer to speak at UCSC on Thursday, May 8 [More]

Scientists obtain first direct observations of protein-synthesis mechanism [More]

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Division of Physical & Biological Sciences
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Phone: 459-2931
Fax: 459-4161
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