2008
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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.
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Steering Committee provides Inauguration update
As you know, George Blumenthal will be inaugurated as UCSC’s tenth chancellor in a public ceremony on the East Field during the morning of Friday, June 6. In this email, we want to update you on two aspects of the inaugural ceremony: This is a reminder that Monday, May 5, is the deadline to participate…
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Two UCSC humanities professors win President’s Research Fellowships
Two UC Santa Cruz professors have won UC President’s Research Fellowships in the Humanities. Noriko Aso, assistant professor of history, and John Bowin, assistant professor of philosophy, are among 15 fellows selected for 2008-2009.
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Two UCSC faculty members elected to prestigious academic societies
Faculty members Claire Max, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, and Thorne Lay, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, have been elected to internationally renowned academic societies. The announcements were made today. Max was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. She joins 12 other…
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Seismologist Thorne Lay elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Thorne Lay, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UCSC, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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Business-related use of Zipcar Car Sharing program
As many of you are aware, TAPS recently contracted with a company called Zipcar to introduce a new sustainable transportation program on campus called “car sharing”. Car sharing is essentially a membership-based car rental program that allows members access to vehicles without the need for car ownership. UCSC has seven Zipcar vehicles conveniently located both…
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Astronomer Claire Max elected to National Academy of Sciences
Claire Max, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UCSC, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
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Compact galaxies in early universe pack a big punch
A team of astronomers looking at galaxies in the universe’s distant past have discovered nine young, compact galaxies, each weighing in at 200 billion times the mass of the Sun.
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Renee Tajima-Peña’s film wins documentary prize at film festival, premieres May 4
Renee Tajima-Peña’s film Calavera Highway, named the best television documentary by the San Francisco International Film Festival, will premiere during the festival on Sunday, May 4, at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas.
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Alumni flock to campus for Reunion Weekend 2008
The mood was as sunny as the skies on Saturday, when hundreds of alumni returned to campus for Reunion Weekend 2008.
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Success for senior Shewit Tekeste was inspired by African upbringing and fostered at UCSC
At UCSC, senior Shewit Tekeste has developed a fascination with biology and a commitment to biomedical research. But her interests and her passion for learning have their roots in Kenya, where she was born and raised.
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Innovation seen emerging from new ‘smooshes’
John Kao is a fan of mashing things up to create “new smooshes.” “That’s where real innovation comes from,” says Kao, defining a “smoosh” as new collaborations or combinations. “New knowledge begins to emerge at the margins of traditional disciplines,