http://news.ucsc.edu/rss/press_releases_page.html?utm_medium=rsshttp://news.ucsc.edu/rss/press_releases_page.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 23 May 2013 19:00:14 -0700Santa CruzTwo decades ago, UCSC film professor B. Ruby Rich coined the term “New Queer Cinema” to describe a new type of film making its debut at film festivals featuring lesbian and gay protagonists. Her latest book offers new thoughts on the topic and also brings together the best of Rich’s writing on the genre.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/rich-lincoln-center.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 21 May 2013 16:20:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/rich-lincoln-center.html?utm_medium=rssThe Global Nuclear Awareness Coalition (GNAC) will hold its first public meeting Thursday, May 23 at UC Santa Cruz. http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/global-nuclear-awareness.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/global-nuclear-awareness.html?utm_medium=rssA new master's degree program in Games and Playable Media is being offered from the UCSC Silicon Valley site in Santa Clara.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/games-ms-degree.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/games-ms-degree.html?utm_medium=rssAn educational forum on academic free speech is scheduled for Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at the Colleges Nine and Ten Multipurpose Room on the UC Santa Cruz campus. It is free and open to the public. http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/free-speech-forum.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/free-speech-forum.html?utm_medium=rssThe capture in downtown Santa Cruz and resettlement of a young male mountain lion is one of the first tests of a new state policy that calls for using non-lethal methods when mountain lions are discovered in populated areas. http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/puma-capture.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 17 May 2013 13:15:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/puma-capture.html?utm_medium=rssUC Santa Cruz will pilot the first annual Middle School Summit on Tuesday, May 21, as part of the Santa Cruz County College Commitment--bringing up to 350 local students to the university campus.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/whittingham-school-summit.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 15 May 2013 13:20:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/whittingham-school-summit.html?utm_medium=rssA major power outage on campus began early in the morning of Sunday, May 12.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/power-outage.html?utm_medium=rssSun, 12 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/power-outage.html?utm_medium=rssMembership signups are now open for the UCSC Farm’s 2013 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program from the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/csa-2013.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 10 May 2013 15:38:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/csa-2013.html?utm_medium=rssUCSC's Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center is sponsoring three public events in the month of May, including a performance co-sponsored by the campus's Rainbow Theater.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/rainbow-theater.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 09 May 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/rainbow-theater.html?utm_medium=rssLauren Brande, (Porter, '11, psychology) won a best abstract award May 3 at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association in Reno.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/brande-research-award.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 08 May 2013 16:27:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/brande-research-award.html?utm_medium=rssThe era is long gone when a romantic breakup meant ripped-up photos and burned love letters. Digital photos and emails can be deleted but what about digital records of a beloved that lurk on Facebook, tumblr, and flicker? http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/digital-breakup.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 08 May 2013 12:15:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/digital-breakup.html?utm_medium=rssA study of mammoth steppe predators suggests dietary flexibility gave wolves and bears an edge over saber-toothed cats and cave lions.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/mammoth-steppe.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 08 May 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/mammoth-steppe.html?utm_medium=rssMichael Nauenberg, professor emeritus of physics at UC Santa Cruz, has been honored with the 2013 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/nauenberg-award.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 08 May 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/nauenberg-award.html?utm_medium=rssAnnual Halliday Lecture addresses the latest findings from the Mars Curiosity Rover and the prospects for finding life on other planetshttp://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/halliday-lecture.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 06 May 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/halliday-lecture.html?utm_medium=rssUCSC history professor and alumna Dana Frank (American Studies, ’78) will speak about human rights in Honduras on May 8 as part of the Stevenson College Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/dana-frank-lecture.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 03 May 2013 17:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/dana-frank-lecture.html?utm_medium=rssThree Environmental Studies doctoral students have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships for 2013.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/nsf-fellowships.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 03 May 2013 15:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/nsf-fellowships.html?utm_medium=rss“Symphony of the Soil,” a feature film that depicts the complex and dynamic nature of this precious resource, will have its Santa Cruz premiere on Saturday, May 11th, 2013, at the Nickelodeon Theater.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/symphony-of-soil.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 02 May 2013 16:35:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/symphony-of-soil.html?utm_medium=rssThe UC Santa Cruz Good Neighbor Initiative Program will present a free Community Arts Festival at Abbott Square--outside the Museum of Art & History in downtown Santa Cruz--on Saturday, May 11, from 12 to 3 p.m. http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/neighbor-arts-festival.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 02 May 2013 14:15:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/neighbor-arts-festival.html?utm_medium=rssUCSC's Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has joined with Ecology Action to host the 26th Annual Santa Cruz County Bike Week, May 3 - 11, 2013. The Bike Week program aims to provide a safe, supportive and festive environment for local commuters to try traveling by bike.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/bike-week.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 02 May 2013 10:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/bike-week.html?utm_medium=rssGraduate students from all five academic divisions at UCSC will present their research on Friday, May 10.http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/graduate-research-symposium.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 02 May 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2013/05/graduate-research-symposium.html?utm_medium=rss