October 2009 News Archive

Reminder: Upcoming campus meetings on UC's future, retirement plan, budget

Empire Grade reopened after several-hour closure this afternoon

Empire Grade is closed north of the West Entrance due to downed power lines.

Work-Life balance series offered to staff and faculty

Lead poisoning threatens a vulnerable albatross population

Populations of Laysan albatross face severe declines due to widespread lead poisoning of chicks unless comprehensive cleanup measures gain momentum, according to a recent study.

Archaeology course unlocks "silent history" of the slave trade in West Africa

Anthropologist J. Cameron Monroe led UCSC's first undergraduate archaeological expedition to Benin this past summer.

Message from Vice Chancellor Doyle about cyber security

UCSC Senate opposes student-fee increases, application of salary-reduction program to all

In Memoriam: Ching-yi Dougherty

Campus Participation in E-Verify

Try Zimride and win a $50 gas card

UCSC in the News

The <b>New York Post</b> and <b>San Francisco Examiner</b> reported on an upcoming exhibit from UCSC's Grateful Dead Archive at the New-York Historical Society.

Founders Day Dinner honors outstanding contributions to society

The gala Founders Day Dinner was a sell-out as nearly 400 guests celebrated the theme of "Fulfilling the Promise" of UCSC's founders more than four decades ago.

Influenza Incident Reporting

Project YouCan: UC Santa Cruz joins other UC campuses by pledging to double fundraising goal for student financial support

University of California President Mark Yudof has announced that the system's ten campuses have embarked on a four-year effort to raise $1 billion for student financial support programs.

H1N1 Flu Shots for Students

Cyber security month tip, week 4: Be secure when working remotely

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The final cyber security month "tip of the week" from ITS focuses on cyber security for people who work remotely.

Open enrollment begins Thursday, October 29

Loik leads international collaboration on precipitation research

Michael Loik of environmental studies is the lead scientist on an international study of precipitation that's part of Biosphere 2.

Researchers to study hidden lakes beneath West Antarctic ice sheet

UCSC researchers will drill through a half-mile of ice to penetrate subglacial Lake Whillans and study hidden processes that govern the dynamics of the West Antarctic ice sheet.

Friends group to unveil National Register of Historic Places plaque

A permanent National Register of Historic Places plaque will be placed near the Cook House to recognize the campus's historic lime-producing district.

Alum Sol Lipman popularizes 12-second "video tweets"

Alum Sol Lipman launched the popular 12mail app for iPhone, making it easier than ever to share short video clips on Facebook and Twitter.

UC Santa Cruz to offer new Ph.D program in Film and Digital Media

UCSC announces a new graduate program leading to a Ph.D. in Film and Digital Media.

Job fair helps students consider graduate school

H1N1 flu: Campus staff work to reduce risk

Vandalism at Humanities building

EVC/Campus Provost Kliger writes about vandalism in and around the Humanities 2 Building.

UCSC in the News

Sociologist Craig Reinarman's expertise on drug policy was featured in a <b>Newsweek</b> story about the growing movement to legalize marijuana.

Wilder Ranch Control Burns Planned

Popular Science taps UCSC anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy for "Brilliant 10" issue

<i>Popular Science</i> names Nathaniel J. Dominy one of this year's "Brilliant 10" young scientists and researchers.

Cancellation of Flu Shot Clinic

Cyber security month tip, week 3: Keep your passwords secure

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This week's cyber security "tip of the week" from ITS focuses on password security.

Electronic pay stations replacing parking meters

TAPS is replacing campus parking meters with electronic pay stations, such as the one just installed at the East Field House.

Nanopore project wins $1.1 million NIH grant

NHGRI has awarded a $1.1 million grant to support work at UCSC on nanopore technology for analyzing DNA.

High-wind warning has expired

The High Wind Warning for the Santa Cruz area issued by the National Weather Service has expired. No further storm activity is forecasted at this time.

UC Santa Cruz announces Shakespeare Santa Cruz will continue in 2010 with 29th season

UC Santa Cruz announced today that Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC)-the university's nationally renowned theater company in residence at the campus-will continue in 2010 to present its annual season.

Shakespeare Santa Cruz to stage 2010 season

Important Flu Information

Flu: Public Service Announcement #2

High-wind warning for Santa Cruz area

The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for the Santa Cruz area due to heavy rain and winds of 25 to 40 mph, with gusts to 60 mph, expected to begin Monday night.

UC Santa Cruz to announce status of Shakespeare Santa Cruz at Tuesday 1 p.m. conference call

UCSC will hold a media conference call on Tuesday, October 13, at 1 p.m. to announce the status of Shakespeare Santa Cruz

Resources for Working with Students in Distress

Regents Chairman Gould, President Yudof urge participation in UC's Commission on the Future

Disney/Pixar's Ed Catmull: Creating magic

The Pixar cofounder is a passionate advocate for creating collaborative environments that bring talented people together.

A new home for the digital arts-and more

A research center designed to nourish creative communities

The play's the thing: The future of interactive media

UCSC's computer game design program meshes multiple disciplines as researchers work to create 'intelligent' games that adapt to players' choices and deliver the emotional power of film.

Bridging past and present

Historians Alice Yang and Alan Christy aim to deepen understanding and awareness of WWII through technology.

Telling secrets, sharing lives

Professor Sharon Daniel's online documentary about women in prison gives a voice to those shut out of the digital revolution.

Mark Krumholz: Rising star

A young astronomer advances his pioneering research while also volunteering to teach a population hidden from the public eye: Inmates.

Erica Terrell: Healthy plans

Senior plans to continue her education in public health policy with the aim of improving the lives of people in her native Compton.

Justin Coupe and Palmer Taylor: Angling for a story

Alumni filmmakers coaxed out fish tales for their award-winning documentary about steelhead, rivermen, and a fast-disappearing slice of California history.

Not the same old story

UC Santa Cruz's computer science, art, and engineering programs look to the innovative leader of Pixar as a role model for new and powerful ways to practice an age-old art: Telling stories.

UCSC in the News

The <b>San Jose Mercury News</b> published a lengthy feature about ecologist Chris Wilmers's research on mountain lions in the Santa Cruz mountains.

Cyber security month tip, week 2: Minimize stored identity info

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This week's cyber security "tip of the week" focuses on protecting personal identity information.

Alumni notes

Flu: Public Service Announcement #1

Theater Arts professor Mark Franko to moderate panel on choreographing human rights issues at Lincoln Center

UCSC Theater Arts professor Mark Franko will moderate a roundtable discussion titled "Rights to Move: Choreographing the Human Rights Struggle," at Lincoln Center on October 10

UCSC social scientists honored for teaching and research

Three social scientists were honored recently for teaching and research.

Del Mar screens award-winning documentary by Renee Tajima-Peña on Oct. 19

The award-winning documentary Calavera Highway, produced and directed by Renee Tajima-Peña, will screen on Monday, October 19, at 7 p.m. at the Del Mar Theater in downtown Santa Cruz.

Important Flu Information

Reminder: Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture on Sunday, Oct. 18

Tickets are available for the Ninth Annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture, featuring journalist Edward Luce, on Oct. 18.

An interview with engineering dean Arthur Ramirez

Art Ramirez describes the qualities that make the Baskin School of Engineering uniquely positioned to contribute to the technologies of the 21st century.

UCSC arts and science faculty collaborate for exhibition at Sesnon Gallery

"Full Disclosure"--an exhibition opening on October 7 at UCSC's Sesnon Gallery-is built upon the idea of "failure" as a path to learning.

National Science Foundation One-Day Workshop

Apply to be a UC System-Wide Committee Representative

Antarctic expedition studies survival strategies of Weddell seals

Eight years after her last major expedition to Antarctica, biologist Terrie Williams is back on the ice.

Update from Campus Provost/ Executive Vice Chancellor Kliger

'The ground started moving all around me'

When the Loma Prieta Earthquake struck on October 17, 1989, the UCSC campus sustained some damage--but nothing like that of the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in Santa Cruz County.

Fall events at UCSC

Cyber security month tip of the week: Don't be fooled by scams

National Cyber Security Awareness Month "Tip of the Week," Week 1: Don't be fooled by scams.

UCSC in the News

A $615,175 grant awarded to the University Library to help digitize the Grateful Dead Archive received coverage in the <b>San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee,</b> and <b>San Jose Mercury News.</b>

Loma Prieta led to better assessments of earthquake hazards

The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a wakeup call to the Central Coast and San Francisco Bay Area, which had gone decades without a major earthquake. In the 20 years since then, increasingly sophisticated assessments of earthquake hazards have led to a better understanding of the seismic threat in the Bay Area and throughout California.

UCSC bioinformatics experts are partners in national cancer genetics project

UCSC researchers will establish a Cancer Genome Data Analysis Center as part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a $275 million collaborative project led by NIH.

Five faculty members win 2009 NSF CAREER awards

Five UCSC faculty members have won NSF CAREER awards in 2009.

Op-ed from the Staff Advisors to The Regents