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We're the transient astronomy group at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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New research results! Postdoc Tiara Hung and team used
Hubble to see a star ripped apart by a supermassive black hole, a “tidal disruption event” that is closest yet discovered. Ultraviolet reveals fast-moving material in these rare events. More: bit.ly/UCSCat2019qiz
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New research results! Postdoc Tiara Hung and team used High Speed Training to view a star ripped apart by a supermassive black hole. This “tidal disruption event” is the closest yet discovered. Ultraviolet reveals fast-moving material in these rare events. More: bit.ly/UCSCat2019qiz UC Santa Cruz

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We've been working on the Young Supernova Experiment (YSE), a new optical time-domain survey on the Pan-STARRS telescopes, for about a year now. YSE just published its survey overview and initial transient discoveries. Read about it here: bit.ly/YSE-PZ

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GIVE TODAY - @UCSC Giving Day crowdfunding campaign helps Gravitational Wave Astrophysics undergraduates get research experience at @Lick Observatory. Visit our project page bit.ly/UCSCGWASTRO to learn how you can help our students.

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TOMORROW Only - @UCSC Giving Day crowdfunding campaign helps undergraduates in the Gravitational Wave Astrophysics program gain research experience at @Lick Observatory. Visit our project page bit.ly/UCSCGWASTRO to learn how you can help our students.

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'Save the date! UC Santa Cruz’s 5th annual Giving Day is Sept 30. My project Gravitational Wave Astrophysics for Undergraduates needs your help to raise funds. give.communityfunded.com/o/university-o…

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Coming Sept. 30 - @UCSC Giving Day crowdfunding campaign helps undergraduates in the Gravitational Wave Astrophysics program gain research experience at @Lick Observatory. Visit our project page to learn how you can help our students.

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My election as a member of 2020 class is an unexpected privilege. While this election honors my accomplishments, it also reflects a much larger collective effort by scores of talented students and collaborators with whom I have worked with.

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The American Astronomical Society just established a new accolade — five luminaries at UC Santa Cruz were named Legacy Fellows. Congrats to Natalie Batalha (@nbatalha), Sandra Faber, Douglas Lin, Claire Max, and Stan Woosley! American Astronomical Society (AAS) sci.ucsc.edu/32u9sBs

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