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Death of UCSC Student

Death of UCSC Student

Physicist Stanley Flatté dies at age 66

Physicist Stanley Flatté, whose work on wave propagation led to important contributions in the fields of atmospheric optics, ocean acoustics, and seismology, died on Sunday, November 4, at his home in Santa Cruz. He was 66.

Eminent physicist Stanley Flatté dies

Gurdon Woods, sculptor who helped establish UCSC Art Department, dies at 92

Gurdon Woods, a visionary arts educator who helped design and create UC Santa Cruz's first curriculum and facilities in the arts, died July 31 at his Aptos home. He was 92.Woods served as

Brian Walton, leader of falcon recovery effort, dies at age 55

Brian Walton, whose leadership of the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group was highlighted by the pivotal role the group played in the restoration of the peregrin falcon on the West Coast, died on June 15 at a Santa Cruz hospital. Walton, who served a

Donald Osterbrock, eminent astronomer and former director of Lick Observatory, dies at age 82

Donald Osterbrock, an eminent astronomer, a leading authority on the history of astronomy, and former director of UC's Lick Observatory, died suddenly on Thursday, January 11. He was 82.