February 2007 News Archive

UCSC hosts conference to keep young girls interested in science

An event at UCSC on Saturday, March 3, will help middle and high school girls from the Monterey Bay region prepare for their future through a program called "Expanding Your Horizons" designed to inspire girls' enthusiasm for math and science.

Student Town Hall

Photographer Frans Lanting presents "The Making of Life: A Journey through Time" on March 17

Nature photographer Frans Lanting will share the story behind the making of his multimedia presentation <i>Life: A Journey through Time</i> at an event on Saturday, March 17.

Compton Superior Court Judge Kelvin D. Filer speaks March 12 at UC Santa Cruz

As a Superior Court Judge in the Southern California city of Compton, Kelvin D. Filer sees more than his share of cases involving murder, drugs, and gang violence. As a product of the same neighborhood, Filer is a powerful role model who has devoted himse

Sloan Research Fellowships awarded to three UC Santa Cruz faculty

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has selected three UCSC faculty members to receive 2007 Sloan Research Fellowships.

UCSC biologist Terrie Williams wins 2007 Women of Discovery Award

Terrie Williams, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, joins Jane Goodall and three other scientists as winners of the 2007 Women of Discovery Awards from Wings WorldQuest.

UCSC economics grad reconnects with campus to help others

Santa Cruz native Stephen Bruce recently reconnected with UCSC, where he is opening doors for students by funding a fellowship for aspiring high school math and science teachers, and creating a fellowship for graduate students in politics.

Winter 2007 Staff Brown Bag Forum

$1 million gift from Jack Baskin establishes endowed chairs in engineering and humanities at UCSC

Philanthropist Jack Baskin has continued his remarkable record of support for the University of California, Santa Cruz, with two $500,000 gifts establishing endowed chairs, one in the Humanities Division that honors his wife, Peggy Downes Baskin, and anot

Sixth Annual Campus Earth Summit

Media Advisory: Baskin School of Engineering Kicks Off 10th Anniversary Celebrations

Media are invited to attend an Open House at the Baskin School of Engineering on Friday, February 23, featuring lab tours, research poster displays, refreshments, and other activities.

Sexualization of girls is linked to common mental health problems in girls and women, says APA task force chaired by UC Santa Cruz professor

A report of the American Psychological Association (APA) released today (Monday, February 19) found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls' self-image and

SF Bay Area's poor and minorities face disproportionate burden of exposure to environmental hazards

From African American residents of West Oakland's diesel-choked neighborhoods to Latinos in San Francisco's traffic-snarled Mission District, poor and minority residents of the San Francisco Bay Area get more than their share of exposure to air pollution

UCSC's New Teacher Center receives $175,000 from MetLife Foundation to fund next generation of mentoring tools

MetLife Foundation has awarded $175,000 to the New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, as part of the foundation's Teacher Development and Retention Initiative.

Rep. Maxine Waters to address King Convocation Tuesday

UCSC's Baskin School of Engineering celebrates 10 years of innovation

The Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is celebrating its 10th anniversary and its emergence as a vibrant and innovative center for research and education.

UCSC offers new major in bioengineering

UCSC has approved a new major in bioengineering, an interdisciplinary program focusing on the applications of engineering to medicine and the biological sciences.

New course teaches UCSC students about disability

UCSC is offering a new general education course on universal access and assistive technology, enabling students from all majors to learn more about disability and the issues that surround it.

UC Santa Cruz physicists tackle new challenges in neurobiology

UCSC physicists are using technology and expertise gleaned from the field of high-energy physics to address challenging problems in neurobiology.

Dean of UCSC's Arts Division

UCSC ranked first in nation for research impact in physics

In a new analysis of research publications from top U.S. universities, the University of California, Santa Cruz, ranked first for the impact of its faculty in the field of physics and fifth in the field of space sciences.

UC Santa Cruz film grads shine again in major indie film awards

UCSC recognized for high percentage of engineering master's degrees awarded to women

A survey of master's degrees awarded by U.S. engineering schools shows that UC Santa Cruz ranks third in the percentage of degrees awarded to women.

Chance discovery sheds light on the fates of young salmon

Fisheries scientists are gaining unexpected insights from the serendipitous discovery on Año Nuevo Island of tiny tags that had been implanted in juvenile salmon and steelhead in coastal creeks.