January 2008
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Memorial for Gary Lease on Saturday, Feb. 2
A memorial for Gary Lease, former chair and professor of the History of Consciousness Department, will take place on Saturday, February 2, at 2 p.m. in the Humanities Lecture Hall. For more information, go to: Humanities web site.
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UC Santa Cruz is first UC campus to contribute books for Google digital library project
The University of California, Santa Cruz, today became the first UC campus to contribute a shipment of books from its library for the Google Books Library Project. The massive project was launched in 2004 when Google announced it would be working with the libraries of the University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University, and the…
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Mary Doyle appointed new vice chancellor for information technology
We are very pleased to announce that the Board of Regents for the University of California has confirmed the appointment of Mary M. Doyle as the new Vice Chancellor for Information Technology (VCIT) at UC Santa Cruz. She replaces Vice Provost Larry Merkley, who is retiring after serving in the position since February 2003. We…
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Jonathan Fox publishes new book about accountability politics
In his new book, Accountability Politics: Power and Voice in Rural Mexico, Latin American Studies professor Jonathan Fox explores how the seeds of accountability grow in authoritarian environments.
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Angela Davis explores social problems of incarceration on UCTV
“The Prison: A Sign of Democracy?”– a lecture by UCSC history of consciousness professor Angela Davis–will premiere on UCTV, February 4 at 9 a.m., and run throughout the week. Davis explores the range of social problems associated with incarceration and the generalized criminalization of those communities that are most affected by poverty and racial discrimination.…
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Unusual supernovae may reveal intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters
A strange and violent fate awaits a white dwarf star that wanders too close to a moderately massive black hole.
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Undergraduate applications to UC Santa Cruz soar
More high school seniors and prospective transfer students than ever applied to study at the University of California, Santa Cruz, for fall 2008.
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Election advisory: UC Santa Cruz experts available for commentary and analysis
As the local, state, and national election season heats up, the following experts at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are available for media interviews.
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Campus provost provides update on proposed budget cuts for the 2008-09 year
I’m writing to update you on the state budget situation and share preliminary thoughts about how we intend to approach campus planning for the upcoming fiscal year. Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2008-09, released January 10th, includes a 10% reduction in overall state spending. If this proposal is approved, UC will face a…
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John Mock receives grant to document traditions in Afghanistan
John Mock, lecturer in Hindi and Urdu, has received a $32,000 grant from the Palo Alto-based Christensen Fund to support a folklorist who will help document the traditions of the people of Wakhan in Afghanistan. The folklorist will collaborate with Wakhi ethnographers to support local pride and enrich potential conservation and ecotourism activities. Mock’s two-year…
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces new season
Artistic Director Marco Barricelli has announced the lineup for his inaugural season at Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC). The 2008 season will combine Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and All’s Well That Ends Well with two contemporary American plays–Burn This, by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, and Bach at Leipzig, by the critically acclaimed young playwright, Itamar…
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Student regents urge UCSC students to apply
Benjamin Allen, the UC law student who sits on the Board of Regents, and D’Artagnan Scorza, who will take the post July 1, visited UCSC Friday to urge students to apply.