2009
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UCSC in the News
Biologist Samantha Simmons was interviewed on NBC Nightly News for a story about the new oceanography features on Google Earth.
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I am elephant seals (and so can you!)
Want to know the truthiness about northern elephant seals? Become a Facebook friend of Stelephant Colbert.
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In Ms. magazine, Zavella challenges Congress to reform immigration law
Patricia Zavella highlights the “feminization” of immigration in an article in Ms. magazine.
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UC reaches tentative contract agreement with service employees’ union
University of California officials announced today that UC has reached a tentative agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on a new, five-year labor contract for the UC system’s more than 8,000 service employees. For more information, please see the following press release, issued by UC’s Office of the President:…
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Astronomers get a sizzling weather report from a distant planet
Astronomers have observed the intense heating of a distant planet as it swung close to its parent star, providing important clues to the atmospheric properties of the planet.
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Jack Baskin School of Engineering to establish Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics
UCSC has received a $1.5 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to establish the W. M. Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics.
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UCSC’s housing practices lauded with cover story
UC Santa Cruz is featured on the cover of the January/February issue of Talking Stick; the cover article is on housing assignment best practices.
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UCSC alumnus wins 2009 Sundance directing award for first feature film
First-time director and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Cary Joji Fukunaga received the award for “Best Director, U.S. Drama,” at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival for his film Sin Nombre.
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Earned Income Tax Credit Information Act
Based on annual earnings, employees may be eligible to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC) from the federal government.
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Food is the “front line of healing,” says author
Anthropologist Nancy Chen has a simple message for Americans who are obsessed with fad diets: Skip the gimmicks and listen to your grandmother.
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UCSC in the News
The Wall Street Journal published a review of a new book by professor of history and literature Nathaniel Deutsch.
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Eyewitness to history: The inauguration of Barack Obama
Sociology professor Craig Reinarman was among the throngs who witnessed the inauguration of President Barack Obama.