2007  Awards and Honors

Literature professor Sharon Kinoshita receives MLA prize

Computer security expert Martín Abadi garners Outstanding Innovation Award

Martín Abadi, professor of computer science, has received the SIGSAC Outstanding Innovations Award from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Geophysicist Robert Coe honored by American Geophysical Union

Robert Coe, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, was selected by the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism section to receive the 2007 William Gilbert Award.

Undergraduate wins biomedical research award for minority students

Milana PeBenito, an undergraduate senior at UC Santa Cruz, received a presentation award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.

Environmental studies presents two student awards

The year wrapped up happily for two undergraduates in environmental studies, who received awards that were announced December 12.

John Mock elected to council of Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

Ellen Moir honored by SF philanthropy group

Ellen Moir, director of the UCSC New Teacher Center (NTC), has received a Full Impact Award for exemplary leadership in education from the Full Circle Fund, a San Francisco-based philanthropy organization.

Alumnus Victor Davis Hanson receives National Humanities Medal

UCSC Summer Session wins awards

UCSC Summer Session recently won two awards at the 2007 Western Association of Summer Session Administrators (WASSA) conference held in Maui, Hawaii.

Pettigrew honored for lifetime achievement

Thomas Pettigrew, research professor of social psychology, has been selected by the International Academy of Intercultural Research (IAIR) to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the group's sixth biennial conference in Honolulu in August 2009.

Chemistry Professor Anthony Fink wins Outstanding Faculty Award

UCSC's Division of Physical and Biological Sciences has awarded its highest honor, the Outstanding Faculty Award, to Anthony Fink, professor of chemistry and biochemistry.

UCSC astronomer Sandra Faber and chemist Jin Zhang elected 2007 AAAS Fellows

Two UCSC scientists--Sandra Faber, University Professor and chair of astronomy and astrophysics, and Jin Zhang, professor of chemistry and biochemistry--have been honored as 2007 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Lincoln Taiz named Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists

Lincoln Taiz, professor emeritus of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB).

UCSC senior named women's rugby All-American

UCSC senior Amara Reddick has been named a Women's Collegiate All-American for the 2006-07 academic year by USA Rugby.

UCSC alumna receives award from Academy of American Poets

Kamieniecki receives book award for Corporate America and Environmental Policy

Sheldon Kamieniecki, dean of the Division of Social Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, has received the 2007 Lynton Keith Caldwell Award for his book <i>Corporate America and Environmental Policy: How Often Does Business Get Its Way?</i>

OPERS staff member Kevin Givens honored for contributions to sport

Kevin ("Skippy") Givens, OPERS intramural and sports club director, recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Freestyle Frisbee Players Association.

UCSC librarian recognized by Special Libraries Association

UC Santa Cruz biologist Hinrich Boeger named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences

The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Hinrich Boeger, assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.

UCSC graduate awarded $10,000 for best American thesis on modern India

Friends of UCSC Library contest winners honored

Francis Nimmo awarded Urey Prize in Planetary Science

The Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society has awarded the 2007 Harold C. Urey Prize in Planetary Science to Francis Nimmo, associate professor of Earth and planetary sciences.

Winners of Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity announced

Two professors, two staff members, and the Center for the Mathematics Education of Latino/as have been selected as winners of the 2007 Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity.

Computer scientist Phokion Kolaitis elected to Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

Phokion Kolaitis, professor of computer science at UC Santa Cruz, has been elected a Foreign Member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters in recognition of his "outstanding academic merits."

Assistant philosophy professor awarded President's Research Fellowship

UCSC biologist Robert Edgar elected to National Academy of Sciences

Robert Edgar, professor emeritus of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished achievements in original research.

UC Santa Cruz professor honored in 11th annual Webby Awards

Phillip Berman appointed to Baskin Endowed Chair in Biomolecular Engineering

UC Santa Cruz has appointed Phillip Berman, professor and chair of biomolecular engineering, to the Jack Baskin Endowed Chair in Biomolecular Engineering.

David Draper named Fellow of the American Statistical Association

The American Statistical Association (ASA) has selected David Draper, professor and chair of applied mathematics and statistics, as a 2007 Fellow of the ASA.

Dickson Emeriti Professorship awarded to Harold Widom

Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics, has been awarded this year's Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship.

Two UC Santa Cruz humanities professors awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

Pioneering sociologist William Friedland receives emeriti faculty award from UC Santa Cruz

Sociologist William H. Friedland may be best known for his critique of mechanized tomato harvesting, but he's been a thorn in the side of corporate agriculture for almost half a century.

UCSC engineer Claire Gu honored by International Society for Optical Engineering

Claire Gu, professor of electrical engineering at UCSC, has been elected a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE).

UCSC molecular biologist Harry Noller wins 2007 Gairdner Award

Harry Noller, the Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at UC Santa Cruz, is among the five winners of the 2007 Gairdner International Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in biomedical science.

Student-led mock trial team makes it to nationals

In only its third year, the UCSC mock trial team made it to the semifinal round of the national college mock trial championship, facing off against powerhouse teams from Yale, the University of Pittsburgh, and Loyola University Chicago.

Judge Kelvin Filer accepts Distinguished Social Sciences Alumni Award

Compton Superior Court Judge Kelvin Filer (B.A. politics, 1977) made a whirlwind visit to campus last week to accept the second Distinguished Social Sciences Alumni Award, meet with students, and field questions from aspiring attorneys during a legal stud

Compton Superior Court Judge Kelvin D. Filer speaks March 12 at UC Santa Cruz

As a Superior Court Judge in the Southern California city of Compton, Kelvin D. Filer sees more than his share of cases involving murder, drugs, and gang violence. As a product of the same neighborhood, Filer is a powerful role model who has devoted himse

UCSC ranked first in nation for research impact in physics

In a new analysis of research publications from top U.S. universities, the University of California, Santa Cruz, ranked first for the impact of its faculty in the field of physics and fifth in the field of space sciences.

UC Santa Cruz film scholar B. Ruby Rich chairs panel at Sundance Film Festival

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Film scholar B. Ruby Rich will chair a panel discussion at the Sundance Film Festival about how the counterculture has changed since the 1960s.

UC Santa Cruz honored during Ecological Farming Conference Jan. 24-27

SANTA CRUZ, CA--The contributions of UC Santa Cruz to sustainable agriculture will be in the spotlight during this year's Ecological Farming Conference, with a focus on the 40th anniversary of the campus's pathbreaking Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticu

UCSC engineering dean Steve Kang awarded Chang-Lin Tien Education Leadership Award

The Asian Pacific Fund today announced the recipients of its first annual Chang-Lin Tien Education Leadership Awards, recognizing Sung-Mo "Steve" Kang, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Belle W. Y. W

American Mathematical Society honors Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics

Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will share the 2007 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics with UC Davis professor of mathematics Craig Tracy.