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2005 Press Releases

December 14, 2005
Astrophysicists detect very high-energy gamma rays from the Milky Way
December 13, 2005
Three to receive top honors from UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association
December 04, 2005
Simulations shed light on Earth's history of magnetic field reversals
December 04, 2005
Unmanned submersible sheds light on an undersea volcano
December 04, 2005
Ancient sediments show influence of southern ocean circulation on climate
December 04, 2005
Soil ecologist investigates the role of plant roots in regulating carbon cycling and reducing global warming
November 29, 2005
Chancellor Denton extends 'comment' period for LRDP's Draft EIR
November 21, 2005
Thar she glows! Seymour Center lights up Ms. Blue for the holidays
November 21, 2005
UC Santa Cruz names associate vice chancellor for development
November 20, 2005
Two UCSC engineering professors named IEEE Fellows
November 20, 2005
$4 million in federal funding secured for two major UCSC research programs
November 16, 2005
Genome sequencing aids investigation of an ancient and mysterious life-form
November 15, 2005
Philanthropist Jack Baskin chosen for Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame
November 13, 2005
Rapidly accelerating glaciers may increase how fast the sea level rises
November 07, 2005
UCSC physicists deliver detector for NASA's GLAST telescope
November 06, 2005
UCSC presents Jack Baskin with achievement award
November 06, 2005
UC Santa Cruz raises $2.7 million for student support
November 01, 2005
Living with the Changing California Coast: Essential reading for coast dwellers from UCSC geologists
October 31, 2005
UCSC and Los Alamos National Laboratory to form partnership for scientific data management
October 31, 2005
UCSC Arboretum will hold Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale on November 19 and 20
October 31, 2005
UC Santa Cruz professor receives $200,000 grant to fund summer institute in Venice, Italy
October 30, 2005
Secretary of State Bruce McPherson speaks at UCSC Nov. 17 at 4 p.m.
October 30, 2005
California's oak woodlands face a new threat: climate change
October 26, 2005
Denice D. Denton to be invested as UCSC's ninth chancellor on Friday, November 4
October 25, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: Two outreach events set for Watsonville Schools to help celebrate the investiture of UC Santa Cruz's new chancellor, Denice D. Denton.
October 24, 2005
Organic rose care demystified in new book by UCSC Garden Manager Orin Martin
October 19, 2005
Kids with access to a home computer are more likely to graduate, digital divide study finds
October 19, 2005
Gas leak causes Hahn evacuation; building open for business first thing Thursday
October 18, 2005
A birdwatcher considers his craft in The Ardent Birder, a new book by UCSC's Todd Newberry
October 18, 2005
UCSC completes Draft EIR related to update of campus's Long-Range Development Plan
October 13, 2005
UCSC Women's Center to celebrate 20th anniversary
October 12, 2005
Fisheries management study focuses on small-scale fishing cooperatives in the Gulf of California
October 12, 2005
Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture to feature 50th anniversary screening of honored film
October 12, 2005
Scholar/performer tapped to lead UCSC programs in North Indian classical music
October 11, 2005
Día de los Muertos ceremony takes place at Santa Cruz museum on October 25
October 06, 2005
Joseph Miller steps down as director of UC Observatories/Lick Observatory after 14 years at the helm
October 06, 2005
International economists gather at UCSC Oct. 14-15 for annual conference
October 05, 2005
ARCS Foundation scholarships support nine outstanding graduate students at UCSC
October 05, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: Campus-community coalition will announce plan to reduce alcohol-related problems caused by students off campus
October 03, 2005
Mystery Spot demonstrates power of perception, UC Santa Cruz psychologist explains
September 29, 2005
Three UCSC professors and two graduate students honored for teaching
September 28, 2005
Faye Crosby receives top honor in social psychology, becoming third UCSC professor to win prestigious Kurt Lewin Award
September 28, 2005
History professor's research questions common assumption of irresolvable conflict between Christians, Muslims, and Jews
September 28, 2005
New analysis puts dark matter back into elliptical galaxies
September 27, 2005
UCSC New Teacher Center director receives national education award
September 27, 2005
UCSC fills Campus Provost position, other senior administrative posts
September 26, 2005
Fall Plant Sale at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum on Saturday, October 8, features Australian fuchsias and South African featherheads
September 26, 2005
Skewed system facilitates death sentences and undermines fairness of capital punishment, says author of new book Death by Design
September 21, 2005
UCSC Professor David Haussler to receive Carnegie Mellon's Dickson Prize
September 21, 2005
UCSC Humanities Division offers new seminars for local schoolteachers
September 21, 2005
UC Santa Cruz to present conference on body modification Oct. 14-16
September 20, 2005
Fall lecture series at the Seymour Center will focus on sustainable fisheries
September 20, 2005
Economics Department at UC Santa Cruz ranked ninth in world in international finance
September 19, 2005
Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group funds cancer research at UC Santa Cruz
September 19, 2005
Campus raises record $35.3 million in private gifts last year
September 19, 2005
UCSC professor Lucinda Pease-Alvarez joins innovative teacher-prep effort
September 16, 2005
Campus lot reserved for people purchasing a parking permit
September 16, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: UC Santa Cruz's new year getting under way
September 15, 2005
UC Santa Cruz will get training grants from California stem cell institute
September 14, 2005
UCSC swim team prepares for 12-hour swim across Monterey Bay on Sept. 30
September 12, 2005
Annual Harvest Festival at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, October 8
September 09, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSC faculty available to discuss aspects of Katrina aftermath
September 08, 2005
Three universities collaborate to offer new doctorate for professional educators
September 07, 2005
UCSC team to share environmental justice expertise with state air board
September 01, 2005
UCSC and Santa Cruz Cultural Council to collaborate on arts project with NEA grant
August 29, 2005
UC Santa Cruz launching online job application system
August 24, 2005
UC Santa Cruz physicists describe a new mechanism for metallic magnetism
August 18, 2005
UCSC instructor links writing to democracy in Higher Education Exchange interview
August 11, 2005
New research unveils complex mechanisms that control cell growth and division
August 09, 2005
New 'Outspoken Speakers' series featured in Arts & Lectures 2005-06 season
August 08, 2005
UCSC Professor Emeritus William Friedland honored for lifetime achievement
August 08, 2005
UC Santa Cruz researchers awarded grant to develop faster, cheaper DNA sequencing
August 08, 2005
UC Santa Cruz dream expert featured on Discovery Channel series
August 05, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: Conference participants will meet with reporters on Friday, August 12, to discuss new developments in research on galaxies and cosmology
July 18, 2005
Weeklong astronomy conference honoring UC Santa Cruz professors will feature a public lecture on Tuesday, August 9
July 14, 2005
Moore Foundation gives UC Santa Cruz a $2.2 million grant for marine microbiology research facility
July 08, 2005
UCSC desalination project will give cities the tools they need to weigh the environmental and economic pros and cons
July 01, 2005
Mount Hamilton not recommended for viewing Deep Impact
June 30, 2005
Discovery of planet with a massive core lends support to a planet formation theory
June 28, 2005
Department of Energy grants fund work on new hydrogen fuel technologies at UCSC
June 24, 2005
Voice-operated computer system developed under UC contract with NASA scheduled for space station demonstration
June 23, 2005
UC Santa Cruz biologist receives Fulbright Scholar award
June 23, 2005
New findings show persistent El Niño-like conditions during past global warming
June 22, 2005
UCSC takes over operation of NASA Ames Airborne Sensor Facility
June 22, 2005
UCSC library announces publication of oral history, exhibit, and reception celebrating Cowell Press
June 13, 2005
Astronomers discover the most Earthlike planet yet outside the solar system
June 09, 2005
Long Marine Lab's annual 'Whale of an Auction' set for Friday, June 17
June 09, 2005
New findings show a slow recovery from extreme global warming episode 55 million years ago
June 09, 2005
UC Santa Cruz hosting 'green' campus conference
June 06, 2005
Exploding star left no visible core
June 01, 2005
Patented technology captures carbon dioxide from power plants
May 31, 2005
UCSC engineering dean Steve Kang wins 2005 Van Valkenburg Award
May 31, 2005
STEPS Institute at UC Santa Cruz awards student fellowships and grants
May 31, 2005
Internationally renowned Dickens Project celebrates 25th year at UCSC
May 27, 2005
Class of 2005's commencement exercises begin Friday, June 10
May 27, 2005
Week of celebration showcases student achievement at UC Santa Cruz
May 25, 2005
UC Santa Cruz engineering students develop a coral reef monitoring system
May 25, 2005
Fresh organic flowers and produce available at UCSC Farm Cart beginning June 7
May 23, 2005
Professor Alan Richards to discuss Mideast at Foundation Forum June 2
May 20, 2005
Seismologists publish detailed analysis of the great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake
May 18, 2005
Twelve community college students receive $20,000 scholarships to UC Santa Cruz
May 17, 2005
UC Santa Cruz dedicates new Laboratory for Adaptive Optics facilities
May 16, 2005
Astronomical Society of the Pacific awards highest honor to UC Santa Cruz astronomer Robert Kraft
May 13, 2005
New book by literature professor melds criticism, poetry and fiction
May 11, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: Dedication of the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics at UCSC on May 17
May 09, 2005
Music and stargazing entice summer visitors to Mt. Hamilton's Lick Observatory
May 09, 2005
UC College Prep Online expands to operate online charter schools
May 05, 2005
UCSC Regional History Project announces publication of 'behind-the scenes' look at library's Special Collections
May 04, 2005
African Americans making their mark in music and the arts but equality remains elusive, sociologist reports
May 04, 2005
Lacking a decent meal, killer whales reach for the popcorn
May 03, 2005
UC Santa Cruz scholar warns against mixing religion and foreign policy
April 28, 2005
UC Santa Cruz sponsors first 'good neighbor' community forum May 12
April 28, 2005
Former chancellor, environmentalist are elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 28, 2005
Are Santa Cruz beaches destined to shrink?
April 22, 2005
Cutting-edge dance/theater collaboration occurs between UC Santa Cruz and New York University
April 19, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: Reporters invited to cover a landmark meeting of members of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)
April 18, 2005
Computer scientist Darrell Long appointed to the Kumar Malavalli Endowed Chair in Storage Systems
April 18, 2005
UC Santa Cruz New Teacher Center gets $300,000 from Goldman Sachs Foundation
April 18, 2005
Raspberries, beans, and peas headline this year's UCSC Farm Spring Plant Sale April 30-May 1
April 18, 2005
$1.8 million NSF grant funds UCSC prof's research on science learning in museums
April 15, 2005
UCSC presents Women of Color Film Festival on April 22-24
April 13, 2005
Biologist Melissa Jurica earns prestigious grant from Searle Scholars Program
April 13, 2005
UC Santa Cruz offers alternatives to planned "Tent University"
April 13, 2005
UCSC kicks off Arboretum Music Series at new amphitheater beginning April 21
April 12, 2005
Living Writers series brings guest authors/poets into UC Santa Cruz classes
April 07, 2005
UC Santa Cruz celebrates 40th anniversary with exhibit of early years at Cowell College
April 04, 2005
UCSC Arboretum has something for every garden at the annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 16
April 04, 2005
UCSC to lead ambitious multidisciplinary research project on wireless communication networks
April 04, 2005
Ecologist Erika Zavaleta receives prestigious Mellon Foundation grant
March 31, 2005
Jewish Studies Program to host lecture by winner of 2005 Koret history book prize
March 31, 2005
Sesnon Gallery features innovative exhibit by three new art faculty
March 29, 2005
High profile alumni guests introduce UCSC students to real life in Hollywood
March 27, 2005
Harlem activist Geoffrey Canada to speak at UCSC on April 12
March 23, 2005
Study shows introduced foxes transformed vegetation on Aleutian Islands from lush grassland to tundra
March 21, 2005
UC Santa Cruz to offer computer game design as a new track for computer science students
March 20, 2005
National Public Radio science correspondent Richard Harris to speak at UCSC on Wednesday, April 6
March 20, 2005
New Teacher Center wins $1.5 million contract to participate in federal study of support programs
March 15, 2005
UC Santa Cruz exceeds $50 million goal for Cornerstone Campaign
March 15, 2005
UCSC engineering dean Steve Kang appointed to blue ribbon panel on nanotechnology
March 13, 2005
Survey finds silver contamination in North Pacific waters, probably from industrial emissions in Asia
March 13, 2005
Friends of Long Marine Lab will honor photographer Frans Lanting with Global Oceans Award
March 10, 2005
UC Santa Cruz Presents Pacific Rim Music Festival featuring artists from 12 countries in nine concerts: April 29 to May 7
March 07, 2005
New chair of Philosophy Department stresses interdisciplinary links between philosophy and science
March 02, 2005
Scientists concerned about potentially harmful algae persisting in Monterey Bay
March 01, 2005
Genome centers combine forces to validate a gene set for biomedical research
February 28, 2005
K-12 marine masterpieces exhibit opens March 12 at Seymour Center
February 27, 2005
New book documents first statewide civil rights movement in Florida
February 27, 2005
Ocean scientist Mary Silver to give annual Faculty Research Lecture at UCSC on Thursday, March 10
February 20, 2005
Teaching undergraduates to think like researchers-new approaches emerge from experimental teaching lab at UCSC
February 18, 2005
New findings lead researchers to question basic assumptions of fisheries management
February 17, 2005
UC Santa Cruz guitarist has solo track on Grammy-winning CD
February 16, 2005
New satellite observations of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes reveal surprising features of mysterious blasts from Earth
February 15, 2005
Gravity-defying dance performance to be presented by UCSC Arts & Lectures
February 10, 2005
UC Santa Cruz chancellor hosted by Korean consul general
February 07, 2005
UC Santa Cruz Theater Arts Department establishes new student-run production company
February 06, 2005
UCSC oceanographer Kenneth Bruland honored by two major scientific organizations
February 06, 2005
Memory research sheds light on why older adults 'accentuate the positive'
February 01, 2005
Researchers hope to break new ground in high-energy astrophysics with hard x-ray telescope, now up for final NASA review
February 01, 2005
Journalists Amy Goodman and Naomi Klein to speak at UC Santa Cruz
January 31, 2005
Indonesian tsunami benefit set for Feb. 12 at UC Santa Cruz
January 24, 2005
UC Santa Cruz professor makes Broadway debut as lighting designer for comedian Billy Crystal's hit show
January 23, 2005
Sustainability leader to speak Jan. 27 at UCSC Earth Summit
January 23, 2005
UCSC astronomer awarded top high-energy astronomy prize for work on supernovae and gamma-ray bursts
January 23, 2005
Consumers eager to know more about the environmental and social impacts of the food they buy, survey finds
January 18, 2005
Oracle grant funds UCSC bird group's education program
January 17, 2005
UC Santa Cruz community collaborations receive nearly $1 million from Kellogg Foundation
January 12, 2005
UCSC to host public lecture on earthquakes, including discussion of the recent earthquake and tsunami in South Asia
January 12, 2005
UCSC Library's Regional History Project announces completion of agricultural history series
January 11, 2005
New view of distant colliding galaxies captured by Keck laser system
January 10, 2005
UC Santa Cruz hosts American Indian colloquium series
January 02, 2005
UC Santa Cruz moves closer to fundraising goals with $1.4 million gift