News

March 2002

  • UCSC Ranks eighth in nation in number of graduates serving in Peace Corps

    UCSC may not be one of the nation’s largest campuses, but when it comes to serving in the Peace Corps, it thinks big. UCSC, with an enrollment just over 13,000, ranks eighth in the nation in the number of former students helping around the world in the Peace Corps. The number one university in Peace…

  • UC Santa Cruz scientists star in PBS documentary The Shape of Life

    The Shape of Life, a new television documentary series about the diversity of animal life on Earth, features UC Santa Cruz researchers among the scientists who lead viewers on a dramatic exploration of the animal kingdom. The series premieres Tuesday, April 2, on PBS stations nationwide. John Pearse, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology,…

  • UC Santa Cruz marine biologist Mary Silver honored by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will present one of its highest honors, the Mary Sears Woman Pioneer in Oceanography Award, to Mary Silver, professor of ocean sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Silver is being honored for providing “significant scientific leadership in understanding our marine environment” and for providing “the inspiration and/or…

  • New book reveals conflicted racial identity among white youth

    Teens describe immobilizing guilt, unwanted feelings of racism, and also relief at being white For white youth, coming to terms with being white in an increasingly diverse U.S. society can be a painful and contradictory experience marked by feelings of guilt and privilege, relief and persistent prejudice. In her new book, Shades of White: White…

  • Encore event: Second gopher control workshop scheduled for April 6

    If you offer it, they will come, and come they did to a March workshop on gopher control. So many people came, in fact, that dozens had to be turned away. As a result, the UC Santa Cruz Farm is hosting a second workshop on Saturday, April 6, for gardeners who want to learn the…

  • Hyperspectral imaging tracks local and global impacts on environment

    While studying a large lagoon in Papua New Guinea, meter by meter, Donald Potts decided there had to be a better way to do ecology. A new tuna factory on the lagoon’s shores threatened to drastically change the lagoon before Potts could capture a scant fraction of its initial state. Returning to the University of…

  • Two UCSC students to be honored at UC Day in Sacramento

    Each spring, alumni from the University of California’s nine campuses meet with state lawmakers in Sacramento as part of the annual UC Day legislative conference. At this year’s conference, March 18-19, two UC Santa Cruz students will be honored for work they submitted for the UC Research Poster Competition. Patrice Friedmann and Haivan Ngo will…

  • New findings support ‘Out of Asia’ hypothesis for origin of key groups of modern mammals

    An abrupt episode of global warming and major changes in plant and animal life marked the transition between the Paleocene and Eocene epochs about 55 million years ago. Several groups of mammals, including early primates and modern hooved mammals, made their first appearances in Asia, Europe, and North America around this time. A new study…

  • Calling all kids: Spring break fun on tap at the Seymour Center

    If you’re wondering what to do with your little darlin’s during spring break, look no further than the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, where educators have added new programs and activities for the weeks of March 23-April 7. Keep the kids from bouncing off the walls by enrolling them in fun workshops like “An ROV For…

  • The hilarious, touching and always captivating body-theater of Peru’s Teatro Hugo & Ines

    UC SANTA CRUZ ARTS & LECTURES presents TEATRO HUGO & INES “Short Stories” FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! DETAILS » TWO NIGHTS ONLY: Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11, 2002 at 8pm » UCSC Theater Arts Mainstage » Admission: $23 Adult; $19 Students & Seniors w/ ID; $13 UCSC Students w/ID » UCSC Ticket…

  • Statewide MESA program and UCSC MESA director honored for innovative education programs

    The California Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program, a statewide program with an academic support center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named one of the five most innovative public programs in the country. In addition, the director of the MESA Schools Program at UC Santa Cruz, Antonio Garcia, was honored individually…

  • Learn how to control gophers, on March 16 at the UCSC Farm

    Kids can learn about farm predators during concurrent workshop If those telltale mounds of freshly upturned earth in your garden make you hiss like an agitated house cat, you’ll want to learn the best ways to keep your garden gopher-free during a workshop on Saturday, March 16, at the UC Santa Cruz Farm. Last year…

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