September 2007 News Archive

Gifford-Gonzalez travels to Argentina as Fulbright Senior Specialist

Anthropology professor Diane Gifford-Gonzalez recently completed a four-week visit to Argentina as a Fulbright Senior Specialist.

Patricia Allen named director of Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Patricia Allen has been named director of UCSC's Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) by Social Sciences Dean Sheldon Kamieniecki.

UCSC partners with Zipcar to bring car sharing to Santa Cruz

UCSC and Zipcar, North America's largest on-campus car sharing service, have formed a joint partnership to provide Zipcars to campus faculty, staff, and students, as well as community residents.

Alison Galloway appointed as administrative head of University Extension

Beyond the Ivory Tower: The work of three graduate students at UCSC is protecting threatened species around the globe

At UC Santa Cruz, graduate student research is not just about earning a degree. In every field of advanced study, UCSC attracts graduate students who are eager to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to find solutions to global challenges.

UCSC Arboretum holds the most eucalyptus species anywhere outside of Australia

A new survey has determined that the UCSC Arboretum's collection of eucalyptus trees and shrubs is the most diverse anywhere outside of Australia.

UCSC alumna receives award from Academy of American Poets

Retirements

The following individuals retired during the period of May through August 2007.

New Faculty, Fall 2007

New faculty joining the campus this fall are listed by division.

Kamieniecki receives book award for Corporate America and Environmental Policy

Sheldon Kamieniecki, dean of the Division of Social Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, has received the 2007 Lynton Keith Caldwell Award for his book <i>Corporate America and Environmental Policy: How Often Does Business Get Its Way?</i>

Sculpture exhibit at the Arboretum through October 18

UCSC's New Teacher Center launches online mentoring program for math teachers

The New Teacher Center has launched a new initiative to boost student performance in mathematics by providing an online network for beginning math teachers.

Private donors step forward; fundraising up by 19 percent

Private donors increased fundraising at UC Santa Cruz to $25.7 million for the 2006-07 academic year, a 19-percent increase over the previous year.

UC President presents Chancellor Blumenthal on Monday

Quentin Williams appointed chair of UCSC Academic Senate

Quentin Williams, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, has been appointed chair of UCSC's Academic Senate.

Campus embraces news of Blumenthal's appointment

As the news of George Blumenthal's appointment as chancellor spread across campus Wednesday, cheers erupted in hallways, high-fives were exchanged, and the campus rejoiced at the selection of "one of our own."

Check before you dial: '502' phone prefix expanding

Beginning June 2007, campus phone numbers with the prefix "502" will be assigned to newly hired faculty and staff e.g., (831) 502-1234.

Zavella coedits new book on women and migration

Patricia Zavella, professor of Latin American and Latino studies, has coedited the new book <i>Women and Migration in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: A Reader</i>.

In his first campus address, Chancellor Blumenthal promises to 'act boldly' to advance UCSC

In his first campus address as chancellor, George Blumenthal pledged to "plan strategically and act boldly" to advance UCSC's standing in the world.

UCSC Arts & Lectures season opens Oct. 7 with acclaimed one-man show

UCSC's new year getting under way

UCSC students began moving into university housing on Friday (September 21), in anticipation of the 2007-08 school year.

Statements concerning court recommendation regarding mediation and ruling regarding Biomedical Sciences Facility

Vice Chancellor for Information Technology finalists to make presentations

George Blumenthal named chancellor of UC Santa Cruz

George R. Blumenthal, a distinguished UC Santa Cruz professor of astronomy and astrophysics and former chair of the UC systemwide Academic Senate, was appointed chancellor of the University of California's Santa Cruz campus today (Sept. 19).

CruzPay Electronic Workflow implementation

Fourteen new 'blue light' emergency phones installed

Fourteen new "blue light" emergency phones were installed on campus this summer, primarily in four large parking lots.

Appointment of UCSC Chancellor

2007-08 Salaries and Benefits

NPR features poetry by Professor Emeritus David Swanger

UCSC receives $367,000 gift to establish endowed chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies

National report on space program recommends missions to study dark energy and black holes

UCSC physics professor Joel Primack had some good news for his colleagues when he gave a briefing on campus last week to outline the findings of a national report on NASA's space science programs.

Exhibition to feature art professors Lewis Watts and Norman Locks

UCSC research funding tops $100 million in 2006-07

UCSC researchers attracted $111 million in external grants and contracts to the campus in the 2006-07 fiscal year. This marks the second year in a row that research funding at UCSC has exceeded $100 million.

Educators gather Sept. 21 at UCSC for summit on the future of education in the Monterey Bay region

Educators and policy makers from Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties will gather on Friday, September 21, for a one-day summit on the future of education in the Monterey Bay region.

Chemical Screening Center at UCSC will search for new drugs

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will shift their search for potential drugs into high gear on September 21, when a new Chemical Screening Center opens for business.

Extra gene copies were enough to make early humans' mouths water

To think that world domination could have begun in the cheeks. That's one interpretation of a discovery, published online September 9 in <i>Nature Genetics,</i> which indicates that humans carry extra copies of the salivary amylase gene.

UC Santa Cruz: An essay by a proud alumnus

UC Santa Cruz names new director of Arts & Lectures

Electronic W-2 Forms

UCSC receives $120,000 HP Technology for Teaching leadership grant

Hewlett-Packard has selected UCSC as one of 10 recipients of its 2007 Technology for Teaching Leadership grants.

Major gift supports crucial piece of Automated Planet Finder

The Gloria and Kenneth Levy Foundation has donated $600,000 to fund an innovative spectrometer for the Automated Planet Finder at UC's Lick Observatory.