News

January 2003

  • EDITOR’S ADVISORY: Parents may inhibit girls’ interest and performance in science, study says

    Parents are more likely to believe that science is less interesting and more difficult for their daughters than sons, and their beliefs appear to affect children’s interest and performance in science, according to research published in the January issue of Developmental Psychology. The study may help explain why women remain underrepresented in the science and…

  • UC Santa Cruz to present conference on ‘Desire’ in February

    What exactly is the nature of desire? Is it the same in every culture? Has it changed over time? The UC Santa Cruz Center for Cultural Studies will present “Desire: Past, Present, Future,” a two-day conference, February 21-22, at the UCSC campus, to explore these questions and discuss scholarly work that utilizes the concept of…

  • New restaurant coming soon to Quarry Plaza at UC Santa Cruz

    The search for a new restaurant for Quarry Plaza at UC Santa Cruz is over, and the winner is Joe’s Pizza and Subs. Owner Joe Hammana plans to open his UCSC operation within a month. The eclectic menu will range from pizza and hamburgers to vegan dishes and Middle Eastern specialties-and Hammana promises a few…

  • UC Santa Cruz prof named American Psychological Association fellow

    Margarita Azmitia, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been honored by her peers who have elected her a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA). APA fellows are selected for their “exceptional and outstanding contributions to the research, teaching, or practice of psychology” and are recognized for the national…

  • Carnegie grant expands reach of UCSC’s New Teacher Center

    The New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will further expand its reach with a $750,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The funds will enable the New Teacher Center (NTC) to partner with three or four college or university education departments to build a bridge of support for new teachers that reaches…

  • New health sciences major at UC Santa Cruz includes community service and Spanish language requirements

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, has established a new health sciences major designed for students interested in medical careers. Students majoring in health sciences at UCSC will be required to become proficient in Spanish and to do an internship in a community health care setting, in addition to taking the usual science courses required…

  • UC Santa Cruz psychology professor seeks volunteers

    Want to do a good deed and contribute to scientific understanding, too? Researchers in the Psychology Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, need volunteers for a study about thinking and decision making. Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35 or between the ages of 65 and 80. The study takes…

  • Acclaimed author/journalist to speak at UC Santa Cruz

    Award-winning author and journalist Barbara Ehrenreich will present a free public lecture, Thursday, February 13, at 4 p.m. in Kresge Town Hall on the UC Santa Cruz campus. Ehrenreich will address themes raised in her recent best-selling book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. She is the first distinguished visitor to be…

  • Actress/professor to direct award-winning Mexican play at UC Santa Cruz

    Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman, a play by one of Mexico’s most vital modern playwrights, has been a huge success story for Mexican theater. Its premiere production earned seven awards from the Mexican Critics Association in 1994, including Best New Play of the Year, and the show was eventually made into an award-winning…

  • Scientists explain formation of stone circles and other strange patterns in northern regions by simple feedback mechanisms and self-organization

    Perfect circles of stones cover the ground in parts of Alaska and the Norwegian islands of Spitsbergen. Elsewhere in the far north, stones form other striking patterns on the ground: polygons, stripes, islands, and labyrinths. No, pranksters are not at work in these remote areas, nor are aliens, elves, or any other outside forces moving…

  • EDITOR’S ADVISORY: Policy brief outlines appeal of Islamic radicals

    As the United States moves closer to war with Iraq, a leading scholar of the Middle East has published a compelling analysis of the conditions that have given rise to Islamic radicalism. The policy brief, “Explaining the Appeal of Islamic Radicals,” identifies the social, economic, and political factors fueling Islamic radicalism, and critiques the Bush…

  • UC Santa Cruz art exhibition to feature distinctive works by new faculty

    The Sesnon Art Gallery at UC Santa Cruz will kick off the new year with Faculty Works: 2003, an exhibition featuring the distinctive work of three new members of the art faculty. This diverse show, running January 15 through February 15, will include contemporary photography, painting, and installation by Melissa Gwyn, Lewis Watts, and Elliot…

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