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UC Santa Cruz has a current enrollment of about 15,000 students. Undergraduates pursue course work in 60 majors, and graduate students work toward master's degrees, Ph.D. degrees, and graduate certificates in 30 academic fields. Above: Students pass through the Science Hill area of the campus, a picturesque cluster of science buildings, including the award-winning Science & Engineering Library.

Unusual material that contracts when heated gives up secrets

18 November 2004 - University of California, Santa Cruz
A team of researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and other institutions has reported new insights into the atomic interactions underlying the phenomenon of negative thermal expansion.

Researchers guide light through liquids and gases on a chip

28 October 2004 - University of California, Santa Cruz
In a major step forward for optical sensing technology, researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have reported the first demonstration of integrated optical waveguides with liquid cores, a technology that enables light propagation through small volumes of liquids on a chip.