January 2007
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About Tuesday’s power outage
Along with a large portion of the Santa Cruz area, the campus experienced a complete power outage today, Tuesday, January 16, starting at 8:47 a.m. and lasting until 9:58 a.m. PG&E reports the cause as a fault at their Paul Sweet Substation, and estimates that the outage affected approximately 20,000 of the utility’s customers. The…
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UC Santa Cruz honored during Ecological Farming Conference Jan. 24-27
SANTA CRUZ, CA–The contributions of UC Santa Cruz to sustainable agriculture will be in the spotlight during this year’s Ecological Farming Conference, with a focus on the 40th anniversary of the campus’s pathbreaking Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticu
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UCSC engineering dean Steve Kang awarded Chang-Lin Tien Education Leadership Award
The Asian Pacific Fund today announced the recipients of its first annual Chang-Lin Tien Education Leadership Awards, recognizing Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Belle W. Y. W
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DOE awards support UCSC research on dark matter and supernovae
The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded valuable computing time on one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to two research projects led by scientists at UCSC.
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Renowned astronomer dies yesterday
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that one of our most distinguished faculty members, Donald Osterbrock, died suddenly on Thursday. An eminent astronomer, leading authority on the history of astronomy, and former director of UC’s Lick Observatory, Don was 82. A professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics, Don was on…
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Donald Osterbrock, eminent astronomer and former director of Lick Observatory, dies at age 82
Donald Osterbrock, an eminent astronomer, a leading authority on the history of astronomy, and former director of UC’s Lick Observatory, died suddenly on Thursday, January 11. He was 82.
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Astronomers find the most distant star clusters hidden behind a nearby cluster
Astronomers have discovered the most distant population of star clusters ever seen, hidden behind one of the nearest such clusters to Earth.
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EEO/Affirmative Action, Title IX/Sexual Harassment Office, and Office of the Ombudsman
We are delighted to announce that the offices of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Title IX/Sexual Harassment, and the Ombudsman will again report directly to the Chancellor’s Office. Day-to-day oversight will be with Assistant Chancellor/Chief of Staff Ashish Sahni. It is important to note that these three offices are responsible for areas the entire campus cares…
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Important changes in the monthly payroll earning statement distribution
The Payroll Office is pleased to announce that the monthly Statement of Earnings for those employees receiving their payroll through direct deposit will be available online from the secure and confidential UC At Your Service online web site (AYSO). Online Statement of Earnings are available for viewing for payroll payment dates beginning on or after…
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American Mathematical Society honors Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics
Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will share the 2007 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics with UC Davis professor of mathematics Craig Tracy.