News

May 2003

  • UCSC engineer receives major grant to improve engine efficiency using nanotechnology

    Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are leading a collaborative effort to develop new technology that could increase the efficiency of internal combustion engines by converting waste heat into electric current. The project will use nanoscale engineering of materials to develop efficient technology for direct conversion of thermal energy to electric energy. It…

  • Class of 2003’s commencement exercises begin Friday, June 13

    UCSC’s commencement exercises will be held this year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 13-15. Approximately 2,000 (2,009) students are candidates this spring for bachelor of arts, music, or science degrees. Also this spring, 116 students are eligible to receive master of arts or science degrees, and 54 students are candidates for doctorates. A small…

  • Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario for March 16, 2880

    Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario for March 16, 2880

    If an asteroid crashes into the Earth, it is likely to splash down somewhere in the oceans that cover 70 percent of the planet’s surface. Huge tsunami waves, spreading out from the impact site like the ripples from a rock tossed into a pond, would inundate heavily populated coastal areas. A computer simulation of an…

  • UC Santa Cruz celebrates the life of Lionel Cantu on May 30

    The sudden death last year of 36-year-old sociologist Lionel Cantú stunned his family, friends, and colleagues at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who have established a memorial scholarship fund to honor Cantú’s life and work. The first scholarships will be presented during a celebration of Cantu’s life on Friday, May 30. Cantú, an assistant…

  • EDITOR’S ADVISORY: “The Global Information Technology Industry: The Future of China and India”

    Leaders of industry and academia will gather in Silicon Valley on Friday, May 30, to discuss the implications of the growing global movement of information technology. Reporters are invited to attend What:The workshop will focus on the roles of China, India, and Silicon Valley and the opportunities for competition and partnership that accompany global economic…

  • EDITOR’S ADVISORY: Community gathers to celebrate new playground at UCSC Child Care Center

    Members of the campus community will join children, parents, volunteers, and staff to celebrate the dedication of a new playground at a UC Santa Cruz child-care center. What: Photo opportunity to celebrate the dedication of the new playground at the Granary Child Development Center at UC Santa Cruz When: 2:30 – 3 p.m.; Friday, May…

  • UCSC biologist receives lifetime achievement award

    Harry Noller, Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the RNA Society. The award will be presented in July at the society’s annual meeting in Vienna. In a letter to Noller announcing the award, RNA Society president Anita Hopper wrote that…

  • Santa Cruz Film Festival spotlights UCSC faculty on May 30

    The Santa Cruz Film Festival will spotlight works by faculty of the UC Santa Cruz Film and Digital Media Department on Friday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Media Theater on the campus. Admission is $8 general, $7 students. The program will include selected personal films by department chair Chip Lord, Associate Professor Lawrence…

  • UC Santa Cruz botanist explores the fascinating world of plant resins in a comprehensive new book

    From the Stone Age to the present day, people have found a wide range of uses for plant resins and have been fascinated by amber, which is fossilized resin. Plant resins–sticky plant secretions that harden when exposed to air–have been used as medicines, fuels, varnishes, adhesives, and perfume ingredients, to mention just a few examples.…

  • UCSC ranked first for impact of faculty research in space sciences

    In a new analysis of scholarly publications from top U.S. universities, the University of California, Santa Cruz, ranked first for the impact of its faculty in the field of space sciences. The findings reaffirm UCSC’s reputation as a center of excellence for research in astronomy and related fields. The analysis was conducted by ISI (founded…

  • UC Santa Cruz honors 2003 Irwin Scholars at Sesnon Art Gallery

    Julia DeGuzman decided to apply to UC Santa Cruz four years ago during a trip down from Oakland to visit friends on campus. “I saw the Art Department and I thought to myself, this is where I’d like to create my work,” the 21-year-old senior recalled. Apparently, she made the right decision. DeGuzman has been…

  • Chemistry students conduct research in Thailand through UC Santa Cruz program

    For the past 17 years, chemistry students from around the country have come to the University of California, Santa Cruz, for a summer of intensive research. Last year, the campus expanded its summer research program to another sun-kissed locale: Thailand. The National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsors UCSC’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, which gives…

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