July 2007 News Archive

Important Payroll Reminder

ITS/Engineering staff member dies

I am very sorry to have to report to you that family members have informed the campus that Matthew Kalastro, an Information Technology Services web specialist for the Baskin School of Engineering,

Arts Leadership

Two recent planning stories in the news

We want to offer some background on two recent items in the local news: UCSC's decision to appeal the City Planning Commission's approval of the Westside Safeway; and the groundbreaking for the

Announcement of personnel changes in BAS

Announcement of New UCOP Staff Fellowship Program

Speakers from around the world to discuss global issues

Career professionals from around the world will share their perspectives on critical issues at a two-day Global Forum on Monday, July 30, and Tuesday, July 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Louden Nelson Center, 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz.

Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Recruitment

Summer 2007 Campus Mental Health Services

UCRS Advisory Board election results are in

Two UC staff employees have been elected to serve on the UC Retirement System Advisory Board.

Wobbly polarity is key to preventing magnetic avalanches on disk drives

New research brings models of magnetic avalanches much closer to reality, helping physicists understand both why they happen and why they don't run out of control, wiping disk drives clean.

Two ITS staff members die this past weekend

It is with profound sadness that I write to inform you that two staff members in our Information Technology Services division died this past weekend. Tim May, 39, died suddenly of unknown causes

Announcement for new UCOP fellowship program

The University of California, Office of the President is pleased to announce the launch of the Presidential Fellowship Pilot Program for 2008, a new staff development initiative aimed at giving UC

Blumenthal discusses technology transfer with local business leaders

Acting Chancellor George Blumenthal told the Capitola/Soquel Chamber of Commerce that UCSC could help new start-up businesses, particularly in the area of "Green Tech" or "Clean Tech." Santa Cruz

Re: ITS analyst Jeanne Whitney dies

I am sorry to report that Jeanne Whitney, who served as a lead programmer analyst in the ITS Division, died on Sunday, July 1. She was 59.

Faculty and Staff Print Directory

We write to remind you to please update your individual campus contact information for the next edition of the UCSC Faculty and Staff 2007-08 Print Directory. Even if you haven't had any changes

ITS analyst Jeanne Whitney dies

UCTV to air two UCSC programs in July

Two programs from UCSC are premiering on UCTV in July on Comcast Channel 25 and countywide on Charter Channel 71.

TAPS 2007-08 Parking and Program Renewals

The 2007-08 Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) parking permit and program rates have been finalized.

Influential fisheries ecologist Steven Berkeley dies at age 60

Steven A. Berkeley, an influential fisheries ecologist whose research helped propel the expansion of marine reserves, died at home in Scotts Valley on June 27 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 60.

Silicon chip beams light through a liquid-core waveguide to detect one particle at a time

By guiding light through liquid-filled channels smaller than a human hair, researchers at UCSC and Brigham Young University have succeeded in building a silicon chip that can detect tiny particles one at a time.

UCSC librarian recognized by Special Libraries Association