May 2008 News Archive

Three UCSC graduate students win big grants for biotechnology research

Three UCSC graduate students have been selected to receive training grants intended to hasten innovations in a variety of biotechnology-related fields. The two-year grants provide $50,000 per year for each student.

Campus community asked to participate in carpool survey

Intellectual Forum on Community TV

UCSC's inaugural Intellectual Forum will be broadcast on Community TV of Santa Cruz County several times in June.

UCSC in the News

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

Action Required: Registration for Business Travel Accident Insurance

Students rally in support of cancer research, education

Led by senior Kevin Louie, students held a Relay Rally in support of the American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life in May.

New HIV browser gives researchers access to valuable data from vaccine trials

A new HIV data browser developed by UCSC and the nonprofit organization Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases (GSID) will give researchers access to a wealth of data collected during clinical trials of an AIDS vaccine.

Staff Appreciation BBQ draws a crowd

More than 1,600 staff members loaded up plates with burgers, hot dogs, salads, and watermelon on Wednesday for the annual UCSC Staff Appreciation Barbecue on the East Field.

Recreation Department offers new summer youth program

The UCSC Recreation Department is expanding its service to the community by offering a Teen Adventure Camp and a Youth Explorer Camp.

AFSCME strike rescinded

UCSC humanities dean wins international award

Georges Van Den Abbeele, dean of humanities at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been awarded the 2008 Blaise Pascal Medal for Social Sciences by the European Academy of Sciences.

AFSCME strike on June 4-5

In a message to the UCSC community, Campus Provost David Kliger writes about an announced strike by the AFSCME union on June 4-5.

Sale of fresh organic produce begins June 3

Berry lovers will celebrate the opening on Tuesday, June 3, of the UCSC Farm's Market Cart at the base of campus.

Strange ring found circling dead star

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains of a star that blasted to smithereens.

UCSC receives NEA grant to celebrate poetry of environmental advocate Robinson Jeffers

UC Santa Cruz is one of three California organizations who received grants today from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to celebrate the poetry of Robinson Jeffers.

UCSC in the News

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Poll results

The results of <i>Currents</i> weekly polls.

Chancellor conveys awards for achievements in diversity

Four individuals and two campus units were honored for their efforts in supporting and increasing diversity at UC Santa Cruz. Chancellor George Blumenthal conveyed the awards during a luncheon May 21 at University House.

New edition of 'Natural History' is a love letter to campus

After nearly 25 years, a new edition of The Natural History of the UC Santa Cruz Campus was released this month. The book is lovingly assembled and packed with easily digestible information and more than 125 photos, drawings, diagrams, and maps.

Emergency web site has information on SC Mountains fire

VETS program aims to help veterans returning to the classroom

Veterans Education Team Support (VETS), a program launching this spring and run by Services for Transfer and Re-Entry Students (STARS), is for veterans returning to school.

School kids take a field trip to UCSC

Sixty local second-graders visited UCSC on May 22 as part of College Nine and College Ten's Service-Learning program.

Santa Cruz Mountains Fire Information

UC Santa Cruz awarded $700,000 challenge grant from Kresge Foundation for McHenry Library construction

UC Santa Cruz has been awarded a $700,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation toward the construction and modernization of McHenry Library.

UCSC grad students contribute 'Bureau of Disruptions' exhibit to San Jose global digital arts festival

Peregrine falcons at San Jose City Hall draw crowds online

Wildlife biologist Glenn Stewart is both pleased and amused at the huge popularity of the webcams he has helped set up to allow people to watch peregrine falcons in action.

Staff Appreciation BBQ reminder and update: Wednesday, May 28th

UC Santa Cruz research team earns NASA award

The outstanding performance of the University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) will soon be recognized with a prestigious NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award.

Inauguration will celebrate campus history, future

The pace of preparations quickened as the inauguration of George Blumenthal as UC Santa Cruz's 10th chancellor approached. Designed as a celebration of the campus's achievements and its future, the inauguration is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 6 on the East

Geographer Jeff Bury studies human impacts of climate change in central Andes

For residents of Peru's remote villages high in the Andes mountains, climate change is right outside the back door.

About UC Santa Cruz

Week of events spotlights student achievement

Hundreds of UCSC students will be honored for their outstanding work in research and academic achievement during Student Achievement Week, taking place May 31-June 6.

Fourth Annual Graduate Research Symposium presents impressive student works

A list of prize winners at the Fourth Annual Graduate Research Symposium.

Campus Elections - Voting Continues

In Memoriam--Campus gardener Suzanne Palermo

Physical Plant employee Suzanne Marie Palermo, a campus gardener, dies unexpectedly May 8 following a brief illness.

Retirements

The following individuals retired during the period of January through April 2008.

UCSC in the News

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

Most teen girls still experience sexual harassment and sexism, according to new study

Nine of 10 teen girls report experiencing sexual harassment, and majorities also say they have received discouraging comments about their abilities in school and athletics, according to a new study that appears in the May/June issue of the journal <i>Chil

Thirty-Meter Telescope focuses on two candidate sites

After completing a worldwide survey of astronomical sites for the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT), the TMT Observatory Corporation board of directors has selected two outstanding sites, one in each hemisphere, for further consideration.

Moore Foundation renews support for marine microbiology research at UCSC

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded a $4.8 million grant to UCSC to fund ongoing research in marine microbiology.

Proposed Staff and Academic Reduction in Time (START) Program

Staff Advisory Board Ballot

Campus Elections: Message for Undergraduates

Campus Elections: Message for Graduate Students

RSVP for Staff Barbecue by Wednesday, May 20

The deadline to RSVP for the staff barbecue lunch is Wednesday, May 20.

Gymnastics Club hosts first meet

The College Gymnastics Club hosted its first at-home meet in April. Called "The Banana Slug Salto," the event brought gymnasts from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Oregon State, and SF City College to compete in Santa Cruz.

The future of health care management in Silicon Valley discussed May 7

In a panel event, hosted by UCSC Silicon Valley Initiatives on May 7, leading practitioners and academics analyzed current and future trends in the technologies and organization of health care in Silicon Valley.

Symposium lets grad students put their research on display

On May 16, the University Center's dining room will be transformed from a place of tablecloths and silver into an innovation arena as graduate students share their research in the form of posters and oral presentations.

UCSC in the News

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Bike Week pushes pedal power

With the 21st annual Santa Cruz County Bike Week happening May 10-17, more county residents and UCSC staff, faculty, and students may be finding alternate ways of getting around town.

Offensive Graffiti found on Campus

UCSC alumnus wins annual student-journalism award from Chronicle of Higher Education

Sam Laird--a 2007 UCSC graduate with a degree in American Studies--has been awarded the fifth annual "David W. Miller Award for Student Journalists" by the <i>Chronicle of Higher Education</i>. Laird received the $2,500 prize for three articles he had pu

Sharon Daniel honored by Tribeca Film Institute for artistic excellence

UC Santa Cruz awarded $7.2 million grant for stem cell research center

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a $7.2 million grant to fund a new stem cell research center at UCSC.

Formal Review: Proposal to Renew Policy on Supplement to Military Pay

Salaries, budget, 'green' updates, Grateful Dead are topics for Blumenthal at Spring Open Forum

UC Santa Cruz to lead pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains

A pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains will generate unprecedented insights into the behavior of one of the region's top predators.

McHenry Library Addition Now Open

EPA names UC Santa Cruz sixth-largest campus purchaser of 'green power' for second year in a row

For the second year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified the University of California, Santa Cruz, as the sixth-largest campus purchaser of "green power" in the country.

Reminder about two staff events

Write-In Candidacy Update for SUA Officer Positions

2007-08 Annual Call for Performance Appraisals

Summer 2008 Orientation - Dates Update

President-designate Yudof speaks with campus editors

UC President-designate Mark Yudof participated in a group interview last week with campus faculty/staff newspaper editors and reporters, answering questions about his plans, the budget, fee hikes, and more.

Spring 2008 Campus Elections

Jack Baskin School of Engineering Dean Search

UCSC in the News

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

Zipcar usage at UCSC zooms to top of car-share's university programs nationwide

The Zipcar service brought to campus and environs by UCSC has become the most well-utilized and fastest-growing car-share program of any university in the nation.

Email Hoax sent out today

César Chávez Convocation to honor late labor leader, civil rights activist

The Fifth Annual César Chávez Convocation will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at UCSC's College Nine and Ten Multipurpose Room.

Steering Committee provides Inauguration update