University of California Observatories
Announcement
Tickets Still Available for Lick Observatory's 2013 Summer Visitor Program celebrating the Great Lick Refractor's 125th anniversary! The public is invited to observe through the Great Refractor and the Nickel Reflecting Telescope at the Friday Night Visitors Program (FNVP) and the Music of the Spheres concert series (MOS). Tickets on sale now!
[Buy tickets for FNVP] [Buy tickets for MOS]
UC Astronomy in the News
San Jose Merc's Top Story: Lick Observatory
UCI: Fragile Mega-Galaxy is Missing Link in History of Cosmos
Lick Observatory Featured in History Channel's Science Behind Star Trek video (video link)
Does Antimatter Fall Up or Down?
Forbes Magazine Cites James Lick as All-Time Top Donor to Space Science (pdf)
Distant Blazar is High-Energy Astrophysics Puzzle
TMT Site Approved by Hawaiian Board of Land & Natural Resources
Keck Observatory Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Astronomers Detect Water Vapor on Distant Planet
Naveen Reddy Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
Stellar Motions in Outer Halo Shed New Light on Milky Way Evolution
Charlie Conroy Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
Mark Krumholz Awarded AAS Warner Prize
UCO Professors Featured in New Weather Channel series
Prizes & Awards Won By UC Astronomers
UCO Portfolio Review Group Reports Now Available:
The University of California has engaged a Portfolio Review Group to review and advise on systemwide research funding. In response, UCO has represented itself with two reports, one on Keck Observatory and one on UCO itself. These reports and related materials show the full scope of the mission and work of UCO.
[View Reports and Relevant Supplementary Documents]
Take a Visual Tour: Picture Book of UCO Facilities
The University of California Observatories (UCO) is a University of California Multicampus Research Unit with headquarters at the Santa Cruz campus. Learn more about UC Observatories.
Featured Stories & Links
San Jose Mercury Features Lick Observatory on Front Page: Staff journalist takes a tour in honor of Lick's 125th year of pioneering explorations of the night sky. [Read article] [Take Photo Tour]
Lick Observatory and the Science Behind Star Trek: The History Channel interviews UC Berkeley professors Alex Filippenko and Geoff Marcy and features footage of Lick Observatory. Tune in for this exploration of the science of space travel, extrasolar planets, and warp drive. "Fascinating," according to Spock fans. [View Star Trek Secrets of the Universe]
Lick and Keck Observatories Cited on Smithsonian's List of World's Greatest Science Labs [See List and Commentary]
President Obama presented UCO Director Sandra Faber with the National Medal of Science, one of the highest honors bestowed by the US Government. The National Medal of Science honors individuals "deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in [...] the sciences." [View Ceremony Video or Transcript] [View Ceremony Images] [Read Press Release]