December 2007 News Archive

Literature professor Sharon Kinoshita receives MLA prize

Stunning campus images win photo contest awards

This year the Chancellor's Office and acting arts dean Margaret Morse sponsored an on-campus photography contest, open to all students, staff, and faculty. The entries show the stunning physical beauty of the campus--its meadows, valley vistas, ranch buil

Computer security expert Martín Abadi garners Outstanding Innovation Award

Martín Abadi, professor of computer science, has received the SIGSAC Outstanding Innovations Award from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Geophysicist Robert Coe honored by American Geophysical Union

Robert Coe, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, was selected by the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism section to receive the 2007 William Gilbert Award.

Undergraduate wins biomedical research award for minority students

Milana PeBenito, an undergraduate senior at UC Santa Cruz, received a presentation award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.

Online earnings statement to replace paper statement in January

Employees getting paid through direct deposit received their last paper earnings statement in December.

Rafael Granados named executive director of UC College Prep program

Rafael Granados, a leading educational technologist in online course development, has been selected to serve as executive director of UC College Prep Online (UCCP), a statewide program that produces and distributes online courses to benefit California K-1

UCSC in the News

UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.

Why diving marine mammals resist brain damage from low oxygen

Certain animals--including dolphins, whales, and sea otters--appear to be protected from low oxygen by elevated levels of oxygen-carrying proteins in their brains, according to a new study by UCSC researchers.

Scholarship Benefit Dinner helps bring college education within reach

UCSC's Scholarship Benefit Dinner has become an important fundraising event providing undergraduate scholarships, internships, and research opportunities, as well as graduate fellowships.

Services during Winter Break and Campus Closure

Dominican Occupational Health Center Closure - Dec. 22 to Jan. 7

Update on Science Hill encampment

Environmental studies presents two student awards

The year wrapped up happily for two undergraduates in environmental studies, who received awards that were announced December 12.

Losses of long-established genes contributed to human evolution, scientists find

The evolution of new genes is not the only way for a species to change. UCSC scientists have now carried out the first systematic computational analysis to identify long-established genes that were lost during human evolution.

California Coastal Commission approves UC Santa Cruz's Coastal LRDP

At a hearing today in San Francisco, the California Coastal Commission approved UC Santa Cruz's Coastal Long Range Development Plan (CLRDP), a land-use blueprint for possible future development at the site of UCSC's Long Marine Laboratory.

Coastal Commission approval of our Coastal Long Range Development Plan

UCSC faculty receive $4.5 million in new grants for stem cell research

Two UCSC faculty members have received major grants totalling $4.5 million for stem cell research from the California Insitute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).

UCSC selected to join new Science Education Alliance

UCSC has been selected as one of 12 inaugural members of the Science Education Alliance (SEA), a new program developed and funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) that aims to enhance the teaching of science and inspire new generations of res

UCSC geologist probes undersea seismic zone as part of new deep-drilling experiment

The first effort to drill into an undersea zone where massive earthquakes and tsunamis are generated has yielded new data on the stresses that build up there, according to UCSC geologist Casey Moore.

Study finds oral traditions effectively warn people about tsunamis and reduce mortality

Oral traditions are a very efficient means of tsunami education, according to a new study that researchers say shows the power of education to reduce mortality from tsunamis.

NAACP chairman to address King Convocation Jan. 30

Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will speak at UCSC's 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation January 30.

Death of UCSC Student

UCSC appoints Joseph Miller as Vice Provost for Silicon Valley Initiatives

Joseph Miller, a longtime professor of astronomy with extensive experience in leadership and administrative positions, has been selected to guide and expand UC Santa Cruz's research and educational programs in Silicon Valley.

John Mock elected to council of Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

Vice Provost Silicon Valley Initiatives

Death of UCSC Student

High-tech conservationist: Grad student helps fight local battle against logging

UCSC graduate student Adelia Barber took time away from her dissertation to conduct a timberland analysis for a grassroots group opposed to logging in an area of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Ink, but not toner, cartridges recyclable on campus

UCSC in the News

UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.

Bay Tree Bookstore to hold holiday open house and sale Dec. 12

The Bay Tree Bookstore will hold its annual Holiday Student, Staff, and Faculty Appreciation Open House on Wednesday, December 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Stewardship of campus grounds is a labor of love

Grounds Services' Site Stewardship program takes on ecological restoration and guardianship of campus land with help from volunteers.

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation commits $200 million support for Thirty-Meter Telescope

The University of California and the California Institute of Technology have received a $200 million commitment over nine years from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation toward the further development and construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT).

UCSC offers city renewed financial support for neighborhood party patrols

Senate Executive Committee message on Science Hill protest

Banner day for UC Santa Cruz Dining's 'green' effort

A banner at the base of campus heralds UCSC's three latest "green" certifications from the Monterey Bay Area Green Business Program.