2008
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Princeton awards Madison Medal to astronomer Claire Max
Princeton University will present the James Madison Medal, one of its top honors for alumni, to Claire Max, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz who has developed techniques to enable astronomers to more clearly observe the universe.
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New Humanities building wins award
Hacker Associates AIA, the architectural firm UCSC collaborated with to create the Humanities buildings, was selected for a Merit Award by the Portland AIA for the campus’s Humanities building complex.
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Newest Friends group wants you to be able to see, touch, smell history
UC Santa Cruz’s newest Friends group, Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District, aims to protect historical evidence and significant structures on campus dating from the 19th century.
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Campus provost provides 2008-09 budget update
I am writing to update you on our budget situation. Yesterday, the Governor proposed a series of mid-year state budget cuts and revenue enhancements. The proposed mid-year cut to UC, systemwide, would be $98 million. We do not know what UC Santa Cruz’s share of these proposed cuts would be. Here is what we do…
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UCSC participates in sustainability conference
Two UCSC staff members and one student are scheduled to present papers at the 2nd biennial conference for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in Raleigh, North Carolina. The conference was scheduled to begin November 9. Physical Plant’s Jim Dunne and student Louise Huttinger will be presenting on “Greening Operations…
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UCSC in the News
Environmental toxicologist Russ Flegal was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article about mercury pollution.
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November 14 symposium marks a productive first year for UCSC’s Chemical Screening Center
In its first year of operation, the UCSC Chemical Screening Center has enabled researchers to identify a variety of potentially useful compounds, including promising leads for the development of new drugs to treat infections, cancer, and neglected disease
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Joy and hope greet Obama victory
The campus community greeted news of President-elect Barack Obama’s victory with joy and enthusiasm on Wednesday morning.
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In Memoriam: Donald Coyne, adjunct professor emeritus of physics
Donald G. Coyne, retired adjunct professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, passed away on October 1, 2008, in Santa Cruz, after a decade-long fight against cancer.
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Earth scientist Gregory Rau is finalist for ConocoPhillips Energy Prize
Gregory Rau, a senior researcher at UCSC’s Institute of Marine Sciences, was chosen as a finalist for the ConocoPhillips Energy Prize for his energy and carbon management proposal.
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Global honor society charters 366th chapter at UCSC
In February, UC Santa Cruz will become host to the 366th charter of Golden Key International Honour Society.
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Aspiring teachers to learn novel approach to science instruction
Aspiring teachers will learn cutting-edge techniques for teaching science to young children in a collaboration led by UC Santa Cruz.