August 2009
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Composer donates score of acclaimed Dead-inspired symphony to UCSC Library’s Grateful Dead Archive
This summer, renowned conductor Marin Alsop brought orchestral music inspired by the Grateful Dead to the 2009 Cabrillo Music Festival as a tribute to the band’s archive being housed at UCSC.
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Newsweek’s annual colleges issue prominently features UCSC
UC Santa Cruz is one of 25 campuses profiled in the cover story of Newsweek magazine’s fall 2009 special issue on colleges. The cover story features UCSC as a campus for “Overachievers Who Need to Stop and Look Around.”
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ITS provides information on the HP toner/ink cartridges return program
Every time you recycle your HP printer toner/ink cartridge in the HP cardboard recycle box, you are contributing to the “HP PurchasEdge” program that can help the campus save money and get greener.
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Weekly campus update from Campus Provost/EVC Kliger
Thank you for continuing to submit thoughtful comments and questions regarding our budget challenges, pay reductions, furloughs, and other issues of interest or concern. There are a few recurring themes which I thought you might find interesting. First, several writers have asked how we will communicate the impacts of the latest budget cuts, especially where…
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UCSC in Sierra magazine’s top 10 list of nation’s greenest colleges
UC Santa Cruz has placed seventh in Sierra magazine’s third annual “honor roll” of the top 10 greenest colleges in the nation.
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Judges cite Haney’s testimony in landmark prison overcrowding ruling
A recent landmark ruling by a three-judge panel cited analysis by psychology professor Craig Haney.
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In Memoriam: La’Camii Ross
It is with great sadness that I announce the death of La’Camii Ross, a College Nine junior, who died on August 15 in an automobile accident. La’Camii was 20 years old and planned to major in Business Management Economics. She was from Oakland, California, and started UCSC in the fall of 2007. La’Camii had many…
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Fermi results featured on cover of Science
UCSC physicists and astronomers are coauthors of three major papers reporting scientific results from Fermi in the August 14 issue of Science.
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Computer scientist Michael Mateas named to MacArthur Foundation Chair
Computer scientist Michael Mateas, named to the MacArthur Foundation Chair at UCSC, aims to radically expand the expressive power of computer games.
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Pool renovation going swimmingly
The 50-meter pool at the East Field, closed in late April for renovation and repairs, appears to be on track to reopen in mid September.
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Budget update from Campus Provost/EVC Kliger
In previous letters as well as at the recent campus budget forums, I’ve tried to speak frankly about the challenges we face in the wake of ongoing state budget cuts. We know that students will have access to fewer courses and reduced academic support. For most employees, paychecks will be smaller. And, regrettably, additional layoffs…
