Could this research, produced by Daniel Kim’s UC Santa Cruz lab of eight, lead to earlier detection and treatment for cancer, which kills more than half a million Americans a year?
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Back from the dead: Corpse flower blooms after all at UC Santa Cruz
Tender, loving care from arboretum director Martin Quigley — and an unusually humid Monday — resurrected a bloom that was given up for dead over the weekend.
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‘Our corpse flower is truly a corpse’: Bloom appears off for famous UCSC plant
After a false alarm and warning signs Friday, the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum delivered the news Saturday afternoon that the corpse plant would not bloom after all — to the disappointment of Santa Cruzans who had hoped to get a noseful of the flower’s infamous stench.
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Livestream of corpse flower bloom at UCSC Arboretum
The corpse flower at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum is expected to fully bloom Friday night, and staff said as of early Friday evening, it was already emitting its horrendous stench.
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Corpse flower bloom at UCSC ‘not progressing,’ officials say; timing reset for Saturday afternoon — or later
False alarm: The corpse flower is now predicted to bloom Saturday afternoon, keeping its infamous decaying-meat stench away from enthusiasts for another day. Officials revised the timing after crowds gathered at the UCSC Arboretum on Friday evening, only to witness the plant still in its scrunched-up state.
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Has the UCSC corpse flower bloomed? Not yet, but it’s close
For more than a week, the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum has been informing the public about its corpse flower’s progress, as it’s expected to bloom for the first time since it was planted 10 years ago. On Thursday evening, arboretum director Martin Quigley said it might bloom Saturday or Sunday — unleashing the dreadful smell that gives it its nickname. It typically blooms for about 24 hours before it begins disintegrating.
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Lookout Update: UCSC receives $89 million from state toward Kresge College renewal project, housing
UC Santa Cruz provides on-campus housing for more than half of its undergraduate students and is working to provide more amid the housing crisis via two large projects. One of those — the Kresge College renewal project — will add 600 additional beds.
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Newsom demands that UCLA publicly explain deal to leave the Pac-12
California Gov. Newsom wants UCLA to explain how its Pac-12 exit will benefit all student-athletes and honor its partnership with UC Berkeley, now bracing for a big financial hit.
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‘I said stupid things like ‘Wow’’: Two UCSC astronomers working on the Webb Space Telescope describe joy
UC Santa Cruz Astronomer Emeritus Garth D. Illingworth is one of the original thinkers behind the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope. For UCSC Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Brant Robertson, the promise of the Webb telescope encouraged him to pursue astronomy. Both talked to Lookout about what this moment means for them.
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Gen Z students want better mental health care access on campus
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for mental health services on college campuses, and many schools are struggling to meet the demand.