2002
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Longtime UCSC historian named provost of UCSC’s Oakes College
Pedro Castillo, a longtime professor at UC Santa Cruz, has been named provost of the campus’s Oakes College. His three-year appointment, which takes effect July 1, was announced today by Lynda Goff, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education at UCSC. Castillo succeeds David Anthony, who has served as provost since 1996. Castillo has been…
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California Energy Commission enlists UC Santa Cruz research group in effort to prevent bird deaths caused by power lines
The California Energy Commission has awarded a $1 million grant to the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) to help solve the problem of bird deaths caused by power lines and other structures used for electricity transmission. Thousands of hawks, eagles, owls, and other birds die each year from electrocution and collisions with power…
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Classics event features newly discovered third century B.C. poems
100 recently discovered Greek poems, written on papyrus recycled as mummy wrappings, will be the topic of the 17th annual Carl M. Deppe Memorial Lecture in Classical Studies. The lecture, on May 23 at 4 p.m. at the Cowell College Provost House, University of California, Santa Cruz, is free and open to the public. The…
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Celebration reading highlights the work of young writers
They’ve polished their prose and published their poems, so now the young authors are ready to share their writing publicly at the Celebration Reading. This event is the annual culmination of the Creative Writing in the Schools program, which places University of California, Santa Cruz, students, trained to teach creative writing workshops, in local secondary…
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George Somero, director of Hopkins Marine Station, to give Sinsheimer Lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Friday, May 24
People usually think of genetic mutations as negative, causing birth defects or leading to diseases like cancer. But mutations can also be beneficial. In fact, they are at the core of evolution, helping organisms to adapt to changes in their surroundings by creating proteins that work slightly differently. This process of molecular evolution will be…
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Rare Satyajit Ray films to screen in Santa Cruz
After showing to sell-out audiences in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles during a major retrospective of Satyajit Ray’s work, The Expedition (Abhijaan, 1962), a newly restored film by the Oscar-winning director, will be at the Del Mar Theatre in Santa Cruz for one show only on May 25. Ray’s son Sandip Ray, and film archivist…
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Researchers shed light on bacterial infection linked to ulcers and stomach cancer
About 40 percent of the U.S. population is infected with a bacterium that can cause stomach inflammation and ulcers and increases the risk of stomach cancer. Although the bacterium, called Helicobacter pylori, was discovered in the 1980s, scientists are just now beginning to understand how it causes infections in the stomach lining. Karen Ottemann, assistant…
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Art in the Arboretum events at UC Santa Cruz
If spring is here, can Art in the Arboretum be far behind? This annual event–to be held May 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.–showcases the literary, visual, and performing arts talent of UC Santa Cruz students and faculty. The world-renowned gardens of the UCSC Arboretum, showing their full spring colors, are the venue for…
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UC Santa Cruz computer scientist wins National Science Foundation grant for research on software engineering
James Whitehead, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. Whitehead will use the grant of $300,000 over five years to support his research on configuration management systems, which help teams of software developers…
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Two UC Santa Cruz astronomers elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Two professors of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz–Douglas Lin and Claire Max–have been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy honors the nation’s most distinguished artists, scientists, and business and political leaders. The selection of Lin and Max brings the number of academy fellows…
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UC Santa Cruz alumnus wins Mellon fellowship in humanistic studies
When David Jacobson starts his Ph.D. studies this fall, he’ll be able to focus more on learning and less on worrying about tuition and expenses, thanks to his 2002 Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies. The prestigious award, which supports exceptionally promising first-year doctoral students preparing for careers in humanities teaching and scholarship, will…