January 2008 News Archive

UC Santa Cruz is first UC campus to contribute books for Google digital library project

Jonathan Fox publishes new book about accountability politics

In his new book, <i>Accountability Politics: Power and Voice in Rural Mexico</i>, Latin American Studies professor Jonathan Fox explores how the seeds of accountability grow in authoritarian environments.

Angela Davis explores social problems of incarceration on UCTV

Memorial for Gary Lease on Saturday, Feb. 2

Mary Doyle appointed new vice chancellor for information technology

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.

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.

Campus provost provides update on proposed budget cuts for the 2008-09 year

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.

John Mock receives grant to document traditions in Afghanistan

Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces new season

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.

UCSC in the News

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Retirements

The following individuals retired during the period of September through December 2007. Retirees are listed with their positions prior to retirement and their length of service (rounded to the nearest year).

Spoken-word festival at Porter College Feb. 3-7

The Kinetic Poetics Project will present five days of activities including free performances from award winning poets, poetry workshops, and a poetry slam competition at the Porter College Dining Hall February 3-7.

Winter-storm warning issued for Santa Cruz area

Campus celebrates Black History Month with performances, film, concerts, more

Chancellor's Undergradute Internship Program seeking applicants

The Chancellors Undergraduate Internship Program (CUIP) is now recruiting qualified student applicants for the 2008-09 academic year.

Changing fashions govern mating success in lark buntings, study finds

A study of how female lark buntings choose their mates, published this week in <i>Science</i>, adds a surprising new twist to the evolutionary theory of sexual selection.

Fiber-optic project to boost network speed for researchers

With the completion of a new fiber-optic project, researchers at UC Santa Cruz will be able to tap into an ultra-high-speed Internet network 10 times as fast as the campus's current connection.

Seventh Annual Campus Earth Summit focuses on local solutions to climate change

The Seventh Annual UC Santa Cruz Campus Earth Summit is set for Thursday, January 31, 2008, at the College Nine/Ten Multipurpose Room from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Earth Summit brings together students, staff, faculty, and administrators to challenge th

LUNAFEST film festival comes to the Rio Theater Jan. 26

LUNAFEST, a fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women's issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities, will take place at the Rio Theater on Saturday, January 26, from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Undergraduate offers empowerment classes for girls at three Santa Cruz middle schools

In a unique town-gown collaboration, a UCSC undergraduate has teamed up with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education to offer empowerment classes to girls at three local middle schools.

Field or classroom, Soccer Slugs are on the ball

Slug soccer has scored goals on and off the field recently with recognition and honors bestowed by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

UCSC ranks sixth for Peace Corps volunteers

UCSC has been ranked sixth among mid-sized institutions for the number of alumni in the Peace Corps in 2008, moving up two spots since last year on the organization's top-25 list of medium-sized schools producing volunteers.

Early Education Services names Emili Willet as new director

Emili Willet has been appointed as UCSC's director for Early Education Services, starting work January 8.

Staff Advisor to the Regents - Call for applications: 2008-2010

Arts Dean Search - Town Hall Meeting

Assistant Chancellor to become interim EEO/AA Office director

Assistant Chancellor/Chief of Staff Ashish Sahni will serve as interim director of the Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Office when current Director Patti Hiramoto leaves to join CSU Monterey Bay later this month.

Online auction aims to help fund scholarships

Scholarship Benefit Dinner organizers have added an online auction to the event, with all proceeds benefiting scholarships. Auction items include private tours, a VIP dinner and celebrity poker with Emmy Award-winning actress and UCSC alumna Camryn Manhei

Judith Aissen named Fellow of Linguistic Society of America

Graduate student's film featured at Sundance Film Festival

Documentary filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura can't wait to see his film screened at the Sundance Film Festival. He just wishes he could get his hands on enough tickets for all his friends and family.

UC Santa Cruz professor investigates the extraordinary power of insults

EEO/AA offering workshops for supervisors, assistants

The Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office is sponsoring two training series over the winter and spring quarters.

UCSC stands out in survey of high-impact research in molecular biology and genetics

UCSC is among the leading institutions in a recent analysis of the hottest papers in molecular biology and genetics, standing at the top of the field by one measure used in the survey.

Hot exhibits for a cold January at Smith Gallery

The Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery at Cowell College will show works by Claire Lerner and Jimmy Chen beginning January 20.

UCSC in the News

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Sea otter study reveals striking variability in diets and feeding strategies

Scientists studying southern sea otters at different sites in California's coastal waters were not surprised to find that the dietary diversity of the population is higher where food is limited. But this diversity was not reflected in the diets of individ

Grounds crews clean up tons of storm debris

Campus grounds crews worked throughout the emergency campus closure January 4 and over the weekend, sweeping, scooping and cutting up approximately 80 cubic yards of accumulated material shaken loose by 60- to 80- mile-an-hour winds that buffeted the regi

New national historic area helps reveal clues about a bygone era

Long understood locally to be an important historical resource, the former lime operations area near the base of campus at UCSC is now recognized nationally. Dubbed the Cowell Lime Works Historic District, in December the site was added to the National Re

In Memoriam: Gary Lease

History of Consciousness Professor Gary Lease dies

Campus Elections - Mandatory Orientation for Student Fee Referendum

New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion

Combining two nanotech methods for engineering solar cell materials appears to yield better results than either one alone does, according to UCSC chemist Jin Zhang.

Chancellor, provost provide update on campus actions related to protest

UCSC's chancellor and campus provost provide an update on campus actions that occurred during campus closure related to the illegal actions at the site of the proposed Biomedical Sciences building on Science Hill.

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Undergraduate makes the most of opportunities at UCSC

Overcoming obstacles and pursuing her dreams are two of the life skills Katie Roper says she acquired at UCSC, where several professors encouraged her to take a hands-on approach to her education.

Students invited to become UC LEADS scholars

UC LEADS encourages and trains undergraduates through research and graduate school preparation support.

Ready for Adopt-A-Slug 2008?

OPERS Wellness Center will present its Adopt-A-Slug 2008 Buddy Wellness Program January 14-March 7.

UCSC, Extension partner to sponsor U.S. Particle Accelerator School

In a joint effort, UCSC and UCSC Extension this month are sponsoring the U.S. Particle Accelerator School, a national graduate program held at leading universities across the country that provides courses in the field of beams and their associated acceler

Recreation registration begins January 15

Sign up for surfing, skiing, holistic health, kayaking, rock climbing, dance, music, meditation, wine tasting, day trips, camping, spring-break trips, wilderness first aid, and more.

Capital Fellows Program seeking applicants

The Center for California Studies of California State University, Sacramento, is taking applications for the Capital Fellows Program.

UCSC neuroscientist receives grant to study rehabilitation after stroke

Biologist Yi Zuo has been awarded a three-year grant for $200,000 from the Dana Foundation's Brain and Immuno-Imaging Program.

Nobuhiko Kobayashi wins Best Paper Award from International Association of Engineers

A research paper by Nobuhiko Kobayashi, an associate professor of electrical engineering, was selected for the Best Paper Award of the International Conference on Chemical Engineering 2007.