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SUMMARY:The UC Santa Cruz Kraw Lecture Series presents: Unmasking cancer's complete genetic code
DESCRIPTION:In this Kraw lecture\, Angela Brooks will discuss her work on cancer research. \nCurrent cancer research focuses almost entirely on finding errors—mutations—in DNA. This has given us incredible tools like precision oncology\, matching patients with targeted drugs. But cancer cells almost always develop drug resistance\, causing treatments to fail and limiting patient survival. An often-overlooked aspect of cancer genes is the messenger RNA\, which is copied from DNA\, then translated into protein to do the work of the cell. Over 95% of human genes have isoforms\, which are different versions of the RNA message created through a process called RNA splicing. These different messages lead to slightly different proteins\, and we believe our lack of knowledge of different isoforms is a missing cause of treatment failure. \n\nIn-Person Reception: 5:30 p.m.\nLecture: 6–7 p.m.\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-uc-santa-cruz-kraw-lecture-series-presents-unmasking-cancers-complete-genetic-code/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
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SUMMARY:Kraw Lecture: Learning Earth's Biodiversity via Space and eDNA
DESCRIPTION:The California DNA Program (CALeDNA)\, launched from the University of California in 2017\, has been tackling the massive disconnection in scales of measuring nature from satellite-based sensing down to DNA in a gram of soil or water. Through dozens of collaborative projects around the world\, CALeDNA lab scientists have harmonized different ways of observing biodiversity from microbes to plants and mammals. UC Santa Cruz’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, where CALeDNA is headquartered\, now houses over 50\,000 CALeDNA environmental sample collections\, a thriving startup partnership\, and an eDNA service and R&D lab that serves most national and CA state agencies that monitor nature. In this presentation\, Rachel Meyer will demonstrate the challenges of connecting the microscopic to regional scales across all kingdoms of life for two central purposes: monitoring sensitive habitat change and estimating habitat ‘health’.\n \n\n\nIn-Person Reception: 5:30 p.m.\nLecture: 6–7 p.m.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/kraw-lecture-learning-earths-biodiversity-via-space-and-edna/
LOCATION:3175 Bowers Avenue Santa Clara\, CA 95054\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
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SUMMARY:Kraw Lecture: Sensing the Unseen: How Drones and Ground Sensors Reveal the Hidden Air Quality Impact
DESCRIPTION:How can flying robots help us track the air we breathe and the pollutants we can’t see? In this talk\, Assistant Professor Javier González-Rocha  will share how his team uses drones to measure wind patterns and detect airborne pollutants in hard-to-reach places.. \nThese systems help us understand how toxic pollutants and climate emissions move through the atmosphere and affect human health and the environment. From wildfire smoke to methane leaks from dairy farms and oil fields\, these emissions are often poorly monitored—especially in rural or overburdened communities. \nLow-cost\, adaptable drone and ground sensor systems fill this gap. By combining real-time flight data\, environmental measurements\, and advanced modeling\, González-Rocha and his team generate targeted observations that inform air quality assessments and improve emissions tracking. \nThis work sits at the intersection of engineering\, environmental science\, and community collaboration—building tools that empower people and support climate resilience from the ground up. \nIn-Person Reception: 5:30 p.m.\nLecture: 6–7 p.m.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/kraw-lecture-sensing-the-unseen-how-drones-and-ground-sensors-reveal-the-hidden-air-quality-impact/
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SUMMARY:The UC Santa Cruz Kraw Lecture Series presents:  Stars to Soil:  A Journey from the Big Bang to Planet Earth
DESCRIPTION:In this Kraw lecture\, Professor Alexie Leauthaud will present the latest results on the nature of our universe\, including groundbreaking and prize-winning new results on the nature of dark energy. Leauthaud will discuss our current understanding of the basic ingredients of our Universe and will explain why recent results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Collaboration (DESI) collaboration made international headline news earlier this year. She will speculate on what this might mean for the future of our Universe. Zooming into planet Earth\, Professor Leauthaud will then explain why astronomers are increasingly becoming involved in the fight against climate change. She will discuss her own journey in recognizing the predicament of life on this blue planet will conclude with a big picture view of the challenges that lie ahead. \n\nIn-Person Reception: 5:30 p.m.\nLecture: 6–7 p.m.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-uc-santa-cruz-kraw-lecture-series-presents-stars-to-soil-a-journey-from-the-big-bang-to-planet-earth/
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