March 2005
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High profile alumni guests introduce UCSC students to real life in Hollywood
Ever wondered what it’s really like to work in the entertainment industry? For the past eight years, students at UC Santa Cruz have flocked to a popular class taught by television consultant and UCSC alumnus Loren Steck for an inside look at the realities of an actual career in Hollywood. Titled Working in TV and…
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Study shows introduced foxes transformed vegetation on Aleutian Islands from lush grassland to tundra
Huge colonies of seabirds accustomed to nesting on islands free of predators began disappearing when fur traders started introducing foxes onto islands in the Aleutian archipelago in the 18th century. The ground-nesting birds made easy meals for the foxes. A study published this week in the journal Science now shows that the effects of the…
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UC Santa Cruz to offer computer game design as a new track for computer science students
The development of interactive computer video games has become a multi-billion-dollar industry that caters to the legions of gaming enthusiasts with a steady output of new games featuring ever greater levels of technical sophistication. For students whose interest in games goes beyond merely playing them, the University of California, Santa Cruz, now offers the opportunity…
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National Public Radio science correspondent Richard Harris to speak at UCSC on Wednesday, April 6
Award-winning journalist Richard Harris, science correspondent for National Public Radio, will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Wednesday, April 6, as part of a distinguished lecturer series. Harris, a UCSC alumnus, will give a talk entitled “Telling Tales Out of School: How One Reporter Cracks the World of Science.” The event, which is free and…
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UCSC engineering dean Steve Kang appointed to blue ribbon panel on nanotechnology
Steve Kang, dean of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been appointed to the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Nanotechnology (BRTFN), a joint federal-state venture to benefit Silicon Valley and promote California as the premier center for nanotechnology research, development, and commercialization. The BRTFN is cochaired by…
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UC Santa Cruz exceeds $50 million goal for Cornerstone Campaign
UC Santa Cruz has surpassed the $50 million goal for its first-ever campuswide fundraising effort, Chancellor Denice D. Denton announced Wednesday at the March meeting of the UC Regents in Los Angeles. Listen to Chancellor Denton’s presentation to the Board of Regents and view her PowerPoint presentation. As of March 14, Denton said, the campus…
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Friends of Long Marine Lab will honor photographer Frans Lanting with Global Oceans Award
The Friends of Long Marine Lab will present a Global Oceans Award to renowned nature photographer and conservationist Frans Lanting at the group’s annual Gourmet Dinner benefit event on Sunday, March 20. The award recognizes Lanting for his outstanding contributions to public awareness of the natural environment. Awards will also be presented to two promising…
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Survey finds silver contamination in North Pacific waters, probably from industrial emissions in Asia
The highest levels of silver contamination ever observed in the open ocean turned up in samples collected during a survey of the North Pacific in 2002. Researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, measured silver concentrations 50 times greater than the natural background level. Though still well below levels that would be toxic to…
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UC Santa Cruz Presents Pacific Rim Music Festival featuring artists from 12 countries in nine concerts: April 29 to May 7
Thirty composers, 15 ensembles, and over 100 performers will be featured in the 2005 Pacific Rim Music Festival–a nine-day international celebration that will be presented by the UC Santa Cruz Music Department from April 29 to May 7. Highlights of the festival include a celebration of composer Terry Riley’s 70th birthday featuring the Kronos Quartet…
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New chair of Philosophy Department stresses interdisciplinary links between philosophy and science
While teaching at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in the late 1990s, Paul Roth cofounded an annual roundtable on the philosophy of social science that reflects his avid interest in the interrelationships of social science and philosophy. Now in its seventh year, the event has become a thriving institution featuring frequent guest speakers from Europe…