April 2007 News Archive

Music and stargazing entice summer visitors to Mt. Hamilton's Lick Observatory

UC's Lick Observatory offers its 27th season of evening programs for music lovers and astronomy buffs this summer, featuring concerts, lectures, and opportunities to view the night sky through the observatory's history-making telescopes atop Mt. Hamilton.

Dickson Emeriti Professorship awarded to Harold Widom

Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics, has been awarded this year's Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship.

Faculty, staff, alumni reconnect at reunions

Sunny springtime weather and an array of reunion events enticed some 800 alumni and guests to Banana Slug Spring Fair campus reunions on Saturday, April 28, for a day reconnecting with one another, former faculty, and the campus.

Eminent chemist to discuss primordial genetic materials in annual Bunnett Lecture on Friday, May 4

The renowned organic chemist Albert Eschenmoser will give the 2007 Joseph F. Bunnett Research Organic Chemistry Lecture on Friday, May 4.

RSVP to Staff Appreciation Breakfast

Alumnus shares his worldwide expertise on building memorials

When memorials celebrate a nation's triumphs, they take a grand approach: classic columns, towering arches, soaring stairways. But how might people memorialize "a crime perpetrated in their name"? When the Berlin Senate commissioned a panel to select the

Eco Health and Wellness Fair is May 8

The annual Wellness Fair has expanded its focus this year to become the Eco Health and Wellness Fair, a collaboration between the Wellness Center and the Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP). It will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, M

The 'twilight zone' holds key to ocean's role in climate change

Researchers have identified a critical link in the processes that determine the ocean's ability to absorb and store the carbon dioxide that is accumulating in our atmosphere.

Art meets science in campus Earth Day mural project

UCSC spotlighted in higher ed sustainability web site

UC Santa Cruz is the spotlight campus on the web site of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

G. William Domhoff, expert on dreams and power relations, receives UC-wide faculty emeriti award

G. William Domhoff says the best thing that ever happened to him professionally was being hired as a founding faculty member at UC Santa Cruz in 1965. The second-best thing was retiring early, which gave him the freedom to focus on his research.

Information on Sharing Copyrighted Materials

Students in the Science Illustration Program show their work

"Illustrating Nature" is the title of an exhibit of student work from the Science Illustration Program at UCSC Extension, on display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History May 5 - June 10.

Alumni Association Awards

Michael Isaacson appointed acting dean of UCSC's Baskin School of Engineering

The UC Regents have approved the appointment of Michael Isaacson as acting dean of the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz.

Susan Miller elected secretary of association of intensive English programs

Susan Miller, director of English language and international programs at the University of California Extension, Santa Cruz, has been elected to a two-year term as secretary of the American Association of Intensive English Programs.

May 10 bell hooks event postponed

Retirees Association hosts talk by Lisa Sloan on global warming

The UCSC Retirees Association will host earth sciences professor Lisa Sloan, who will present a program on Global Warming and California's Future, at the group's next meeting on May 8.

Entry deadline near for faculty, staff Prediction Walk/Run

The entry deadline is May 6 for UCSC faculty and staff to sign up to participate in the 20th annual Prediction Walk/Run relay.

Women's rugby team to play in Division II national championship

The UCSC women's rugby team has qualified to play in the Division II collegiate women's championship game on May 5.

ITS Forum for UCSC staff

Shorts by UCSC students to screen at Santa Cruz Film Festival on April 28

Nathaniel Mackey wins 2007 Northern California Book Award

UCSC literature professor Nathaniel Mackey has been named a winner in the 26th Annual Northern California Book Awards in the poetry category for his latest book <i>Splay Anthem.</i>

Artist Fred Wilson to speak on April 26

Student Affairs Acting Vice Chancellor Jean Marie Scott details campus safety programs

Arts Dean finalists to make presentations

Three final candidates for the Dean of the Arts position are scheduled to make presentations in April and May on campus and the campus community is invited to attend.

Ranch View information session added

An additional information session for UCSC employees interested in the new Ranch View Terrace housing project has been scheduled for noon to 1 p.m. on April 26 at Bay Tree Conference Room D.

Climate Solutions Summit draws local leaders to UCSC

Acting Chancellor George Blumenthal told regional economic and government leaders that UC Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz County have a unique opportunity to participate in the solution to global warming and boost the local economy.

Varieties galore at this year's UC Santa Cruz Farm Spring Plant Sale May 5-6

Just as gourmets appreciate fine wine, gardeners in Santa Cruz seek out unusual varieties of flowers, vegetables, and herbs. At this year's UC Santa Cruz Spring Plant Sale, gardeners will delight in the array of varieties available, including 12 varieties

UC Santa Cruz named a renewable energy 'champion'

UC Santa Cruz has been honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the Individual Conference Champion for purchasing more green power than any other school in the Association of Division III Independents Conference.

Last Chance Job and Internship Fair

Climate change could usher in "boom and bust" population cycles and make species prone to extinction, says UC Santa Cruz conservation biologist

Climate change could trigger "boom and bust" population cycles that make animal species more vulnerable to extinction, according to Christopher C. Wilmers, an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Two UC Santa Cruz humanities professors awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

Pioneering sociologist William Friedland receives emeriti faculty award from UC Santa Cruz

Sociologist William H. Friedland may be best known for his critique of mechanized tomato harvesting, but he's been a thorn in the side of corporate agriculture for almost half a century.

Resources for those affected by the Virginia Tech tragedy

UCSC engineer Claire Gu honored by International Society for Optical Engineering

Claire Gu, professor of electrical engineering at UCSC, has been elected a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE).

Memorial service for UCSC student

UCSC molecular biologist Harry Noller wins 2007 Gairdner Award

Harry Noller, the Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at UC Santa Cruz, is among the five winners of the 2007 Gairdner International Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in biomedical science.

Tragedy at Virginia Tech University

General Staff Forum

Shakespeare Santa Cruz celebrates Bard's birthday with two free community events

In honor of William Shakespeare's birthday, Shakespeare Santa Cruz's community outreach program, Shakespeare To Go, will present a free public performance of <i>The Tempest,</i> and UCSC professor emeritus of English literature Michael Warren will moderat

Detailed campus water use study begins this week

Students treat staff members to Easter party

Seismologists discover complex structure in Tonga mantle wedge

The subduction zones where oceanic plates sink beneath the continents produce volcanic arcs such as those that make up the "rim of fire" around the Pacific Ocean. A new study finds that the structure of the mantle wedge above the subducting plate may be f

Award-winning filmmaker, Time correspondent, to headline UCSC series of screenings/talks on war

Who serves in our nation's wars? Why did they serve? What is their experience? Those questions are the inspiration for "Personal Perspectives of the Iraq War and Past Wars," a series of film screenings and talks by award-winning filmmakers and authors tha

UCSC graduate student's research leads to environmental victory in Coronado Islands

Graduate student Shaye Wolf's findings have helped save endangered seabirds from the potentially devastating effects of a liquified natural gas facility planned for a site in Baja California.

Supernova Sage: Stan Woosley

Stan Woosley, one of the world's leading theoretical astrophysicists, studies the evolution of massive stars--and their explosive demise.

The Changing Face of the Humanities: A new dean, a new building, a new direction

The humanities at UC Santa Cruz are poised to meet the challenges of a global future.

Student Profile: Feeling the Heat

Students take on the challenge of developing a wireless system to monitor Yellowstone's geysers and hot springs.

A Legacy of Success: Two pioneering UC Santa Cruz programs prepare minority students for careers in science

The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) and the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) programs are two closely coordinated initiatives designed to ensure that more minorities are prepared to lead in the nation's science labs and classrooms.

UCSC Arboretum holds annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 21

The UCSC Arboretum will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 21, from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Astrobiologist Carl Pilcher to speak at UCSC on Thursday, April 19

Carl Pilcher, director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, will give the annual Sigma Xi Lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, April 19.

UC Santa Cruz to have faculty art exchange with Japan

'Green-collar' jobs can relieve poverty and transform cities, says activist Van Jones, who will speak April 25 at UCSC

The battle to save the planet could create an "eco-apartheid" unless low-income areas and communities of color get their share of new "green-collar" jobs, according to Van Jones, an Oakland-based progressive leader whose vision of environmentalism puts po

On-line Ethics Briefing Scheduled to Launch on April 12

UCSC students monitor peregrine falcons after release at Long Marine Lab

Three peregrine falcons released by the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group are testing their wings around Long Marine Laboratory under the watchful eyes of a group of UCSC students.

2007 Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity

Wage Increases for Lower-Wage Employees

Banana Slug Spring Fair drawing alumni back to UC Santa Cruz

Dedication of new UC Santa Cruz Humanities Building set for April 28

UC Santa Cruz will celebrate its new Humanities Building with a reception and dedication ceremony on April 28 during the campus’s annual Banana Slug Spring Fair. The event is free and the public is invited.

Alumni Profile: Across a Hundred Mountains

Overcoming the language barrier and her status as an undocumented immigrant in the United States, Reyna Grande made the most of her new home, eventually earning a bachelor's degree in creative writing/film & video from UC Santa Cruz. For her senior projec

Alumni Profile: Across a Hundred Mountains

Born in rural Mexico, UC Santa Cruz alumna Reyna Grande grew up in extreme poverty. Before she crossed the border to live in Los Angeles at the age of eight