May 2009
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Third grader’s question about soccer fields leads to UCSC science lab
Third-grader Claire Dworsky is investigating her own questions about water quality in Adina Paytan’s laboratory at UCSC.
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UCSC in the News
Astronomer Greg Laughlin is quoted in Discover magazine’s May cover story about the search for planets that might support life.
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Free food, good vibes on Bike to Work/School Day
The Women’s Center, along with two other places on campus, was one of Bike to Work/School Day’s free breakfast sites.
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2008-09 Annual Call for performance appraisals
I write to announce the annual call for performance appraisals. Performance appraisals are required annually for all career staff employees and are an essential component of a successful performance management program. I ask for your full participation in making this another record year in the performance completion rate for each division. We had a 96%…
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Staff members socialize under the sun at Staff Appreciation Picnic
Entertainment including live music and informational tables greeted staff members as they streamed onto the East Field for the annual Staff Appreciation Picnic, put on by the Staff Advisory Board.
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Predictable fun at Prediction Walk/Run
The campus community got in the spirit for last week’s OPERS Prediction Walk/Run, a relay in which each person on a team of four tried to predict his or her time to run or walk half a mile.




