December 2007
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Literature professor Sharon Kinoshita receives MLA prize
Literature professor Sharon Kinoshita has received an honorable mention award from The Modern Language Association of America (MLA) as part of its 15th annual Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for French and Francophone Literary Studies. Kinoshita received the honor for her book, Medieval Boundaries: Rethinking Difference in Old French Literature, published by the University of…
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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
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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).
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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
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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.
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Online earnings statement to replace paper statement in January
Employees getting paid through direct deposit received their last paper earnings statement in December.
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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.
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UCSC in the News
UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
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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.
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Services during Winter Break and Campus Closure
The Student Health Center, including the CPS office, will be closed during Campus Closure from December 22 through January 1. During the week of December 17 through December 21, Student Health Services will provide Urgent Care at the Student Health Center, receiving patients daily between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Offices will reopen on Wednesday,…
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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.
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Dominican Occupational Health Center Closure – Dec. 22 to Jan. 7
Dominican Occupational Health Center (DOHC), UCSC’s designated facility for on-the-job injuries, will be closed for two weeks, from December 24 through January 4. DOHC will reopen on Monday, January 7, 2008. During the two-week closure, Dominican Hospital Emergency Department at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, will be UCSC’s designated facility. Supervisors should direct employees requiring…