2006
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Visit to UCSC by UC Regents
Yesterday marked the end of a successful visit by UC Regents and other guests to the UC Santa Cruz campus. This was a major event that will provide long-term benefit to UCSC. We were proud to present representative campus distinctions, showcasing students and faculty whose scholarly and interdisciplinary work is both innovative and beneficial to…
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ARCS Foundation scholarships support ten UCSC graduate students
Ten UC Santa Cruz graduate students have received scholarships worth a total of $100,000 from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation for the 2006-07 academic year. The Northern California chapter of the ARCS Foundation is the most generous provider of annual private awards to the UCSC campus and has provided more than $1…
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Planet hunters wanted to help astronomers in the search for new worlds
Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are seeking the public’s help to find and understand planets outside our solar system. But you don’t need an advanced degree or even a telescope to participate–just a computer, access to the Internet, and an interest in astronomy. The project, called Systemic, enlists volunteers to help astronomers…
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New book explores culture’s fascination with body modifications
Tattooing.piercing.anorexia.self-cutting.plastic surgery.body-building.the use of life extension technologies–these are all forms of body modification that have become increasingly prevalent in today’s culture and mainstreamed in popular media. A new book coedited by UC Santa Cruz professors Helene Moglen and Nancy Chen, Bodies in the Making: Transgressions and Transformations, explores our fascination with altering our bodies, offering…
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Editor’s Advisory: UC Regents host two public comment sessions during visit to UC Santa Cruz on Oct. 18-19
Members of the University of California Board of Regents will visit the UC Santa Cruz campus and its Silicon Valley Center on October 18-19. During their visit, the Regents will tour facilities, hear about plans for the future, and meet key campus leaders, including Acting Chancellor George Blumenthal. The Regents make three informational visits each…
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UCSC astronomer Constance Rockosi wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has awarded a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering to Constance Rockosi, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Packard Fellowship, worth a total of $625,000, is one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for young faculty members. Rockosi will receive $125,000…
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‘Living Writers Series’ begins October 4 at UC Santa Cruz
The UCSC Humanities Division’s “Living Writers Series” kicks off this fall quarter on October 4 with a presentation by poet Joshua Clover, a widely published critic and journalist, a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and the poetry editor for the Village Voice Literary Supplement. Clover is one of many authors and poets who…
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UCSC Arboretum features a wide variety of plants at the annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 14
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 14, from noon to 4 p.m. It will take place at the Arboretum’s Eucalyptus Grove on High Street near the intersection of Western Drive. Held in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society, the sale opens early (from 10 a.m.…
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NIH award supports research on nanopore DNA sequencer
William Dunbar, an assistant professor of computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has received a career development award from the National Institutes of Health. The Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award is designed to encourage researchers with backgrounds in quantitative science and engineering to focus on questions relating to health and disease. William Dunbar Dunbar,…