February 2009
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UCSC faculty vote to revamp, strengthen writing requirement for students
UC Santa Cruz’s Academic Senate, in a unanimous vote taken at the February 18 winter-quarter meeting, has endorsed a proposed redesign of the writing requirements UCSC students must satisfy before graduating.
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CP/EVC David Kliger’s Budget Message to UCSC’s Academic Senate
Good afternoon. I am looking forward to the discussion on the proposed Disciplinary Communications requirement – therefore my comments this afternoon will be brief to allow as much time as possible for that discussion. Quentin has always said that it is the Chancellor’s job to deliver the good news to the campus, and my job…
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Astronomer Sandra Faber to receive Franklin Institute’s prestigious Bower Award
Astronomer Sandra Faber has been chosen to receive the 2009 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science from the historic Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
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Synthetic biology yields clues to evolution and the origin of life
The efforts of researchers in the field of synthetic biology are yielding clues to the mystery of how life began on Earth.
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New data suggest “jumping genes” play a significant role in gene regulatory networks
Research suggests that mobile repetitive elements affect the evolution of gene regulatory networks.
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New monitoring stations detect “silent earthquakes” in Costa Rica
After installing a network of monitoring stations in Costa Rica, researchers have detected slow slip events (“silent earthquakes”) along a major fault zone beneath the Nicoya Peninsula.
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Renewable energy projects are in the works on campus
This year, the campus is embarking on two pilot green-power projects: installing solar panels on the West Field House Gym and increasing the efficiency of the campus pool’s heating system.
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Assistance for visitors coming to UC Santa Cruz this spring
Spring is a crucial time of year for university-bound high school seniors and community college transfer students as they must decide where to enroll by May 1 or June 1. Our campus will see over 8,000 visitors during this period. This increasing number of visitors is good news for the campus and continues to show…
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UCSC in the News
NPR’s “Day to Day” and KQED Radio’s “California Report” featured researcher Chris Wilmers’ work tracking mountain lions.
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Van Jones: Green jobs can save the Earth and stamp out poverty
To conquer global warming, the United States must also conquer poverty, as well as fundamentally change Americans’ behavior. That was the message delivered by guest speaker Van Jones at the 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation Thursday
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Literary Studies book series co-founded at UCSC to benefit from $1.16 million Mellon Foundation grant
A UC Press book series in literary studies–founded by UC Santa Cruz literature professor Richard Terdiman in collaboration with his colleague Susan Gillman and faculty from UC Berkeley and Irvine-will share a $1.16 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon
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Haney praises court decision on prison overcrowding
Psychology professor Craig Haney was one of the main expert witnesses who testified in the case before the three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.