October 2003
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Long Marine Lab research building named in honor of William T. Doyle, founding director of UCSC’s Institute of Marine Sciences
A monthlong celebration of the 25th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory culminated in a ceremony on Saturday, October 25, at which one of the lab’s original research buildings was dedicated in honor of William T. Doyle, professor emeritus of biology and founder and long-term director of UCSC’s Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS).…
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UC Santa Cruz now offers graduate degrees in bioinformatics
The University of California has given formal approval to UC Santa Cruz to begin offering graduate degrees in bioinformatics, an interdisciplinary field that uses information technology and computer science to solve complex problems in biology. UCSC’s Baskin School of Engineering now has programs leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in bioinformatics, in addition to the…
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New evidence of global warming in Earth’s past supports current models for how climate responds to greenhouse gases
SANTA CRUZ, CA–Scientists have filled in a key piece of the global climate picture for a period 55 million years ago that is considered one of the most abrupt and extreme episodes of global warming in Earth’s history. The new results from an analysis of sediment cores from the ocean floor are consistent with theoretical…
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UC Santa Cruz social sciences dean named interim campus provost
Martin M. Chemers has accepted the position of interim campus provost and executive vice chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Tapped by Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood to succeed John B. Simpson, he will step down as dean of the Division of Social Sciences to assume his new post effective December 1, 2003. The appointment…
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Bay Area recruitment consortium announces launch of first northern California web site for jobs in higher education
The search for a job in higher education at Bay Area universities, community colleges, and professional schools is now a lot less labor intensive due to the development of a new web site. The Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)–a group of 18 Bay Area campuses founded in 2000 by UC Santa Cruz–announced today the launch…
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UCSC begins process of updating its long range development plan; first public workshop to take place November 5
UC Santa Cruz is beginning a multiyear effort to update its Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), a revision that is expected to guide the campus’s physical development through the year 2020. The first in what is expected to be a series of public workshops on the LRDP process will be held on the evening of…
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UCSC will host a public forum on electronic voting on Sunday, October 26
Are election districts throughout the country adopting unreliable electronic voting technology in a misguided effort to upgrade their voting systems? This question will be addressed by a panel of speakers at a Forum on Electronic Voting on Sunday, October 26, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The forum will take place from 12:30 to…
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UC Santa Cruz executive vice chancellor tapped for presidency; John B. Simpson to be appointed to the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood announced today (Thursday, October 16) that John B. Simpson will be appointed as president of the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York by the SUNY Regents at their meeting on October 28. “Although John’s appointment means a loss to this campus, it is also a compliment to us all…
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Editor’s Advisory: Bay Area’s Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) to launch first Northern California web site for jobs in higher education
The Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, a group of 18 Bay Area campuses founded in 2000 by UC Santa Cruz, will announce on Tuesday, October 21, the launch of the first higher education job web site in northern California. You are invited to attend What: PRESS CONFERENCE to announce the launch of www.bayareaherc.org — the first…
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Disciple of renowned master musician Ali Akbar Khan to kick off new Indian classical music series at UCSC
Violinist Sisirkana Dhar Chowdhury–a disciple of renowned master musician Ali Akbar Khan for over 30 years–will kick off the UC Santa Cruz Music Department’s 2003-04 Indian Classical Music series with a concert on Saturday, October 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the UCSC Music Center Recital Hall. One of India’s premier performers of Hindustani music, Sisirkana…
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UC Santa Cruz raises more than $500,000 for student scholarships
Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood announced today (Friday, October 10) that proceeds from the Scholarships Benefit Dinner and associated activities have raised more than $500,000. That figure will increase at the October 11 event, when more than 300 attendees will vie for unique items offered in a silent auction. Proceeds will support scholarships, fellowships, internships, and service-learning…