April 2010 News Archive

Art professor's New Orleans photo makes opening credits of new HBO series

Tune into <i>Treme,</i> the new HBO television series by David Simon (<i>The Wire</i>) about post-Katrina New Orleans, and in the opening credits you will see a photograph taken by UCSC associate professor of art Lewis Watts.

Groundbreaking American rock musical HAIR at Mainstage, May 14-30

UCSC Theater Arts professor Danny Scheie directs HAIR, the classic rock musical featuring a large cast of over 50 spirited students, opening Friday, May 14, at the UCSC Mainstage Theater.

Tanya Honig wins Outstanding Staff award

Tanya Honig, Linguistics Department manager, has been selected as the 2009-10 UCSC Alumni Association and Staff Advisory Board Outstanding Staff Award recipient.

UCTV hosts next State of Minds from UC Santa Cruz

Cowell College courtyard, Terra Fresca restaurant, Earth and Marine Sciences building, the Great meadow, and the Digital Arts Research Center all serve as backdrops for the next edition of State of Minds, a 30-minute video magazine produced by UCTV.

Missing-Person Alert

Reference Letter Service Transition to Interfolio, Inc.

Earth and planetary scientist Gary Glatzmaier elected to National Academy of Sciences

Gary Glatzmaier, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his excellence in original scientific research.

In Memoriam: Student Timothy K. Sullivan

Update on Diversity Efforts on Campus

UCSC graduate students to showcase digital art with social impact

Fourteen graduate students from UCSC's Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A. Program (DANM) will conclude two years of artistic study with "Things That Are Possible"--an exhibition of their work running April 30 through May 9 at the campus's new Digital Arts

Ronald Evans, hormone expert who found "exercise in a pill," to speak at UCSC on Thursday, May 6

Ronald M. Evans, an authority on hormones whose research on exercise and metabolism led to the discovery of compounds that act like "exercise in a pill" in lab tests, will deliver the 2010 Sinsheimer Lecture in Biology at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, May 6.

UCSC student veterans promote change in Washington

Students from the UCSC chapter of Student Veterans of America recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with political leaders and discuss benefits available to student veterans.

Bratt brothers bring a little Hollywood to Santa Cruz

Alumnus and filmmaker Peter Bratt and his brother, TV and movie star Benjamin Bratt, were in town and on campus recently as part of the local premiere of <i>La Mission.</i>

UCSC in the News

Social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew was quoted in the April 9 edition of the <b>Christian Science Monitor</b> in an article about race, slavery and the causes of the Civil War

McHenry Library to reopen

McHenry Library will reopen Monday, April 26 following restoration from the April 15 fire.

Earth sciences program ranked 13th in U.S. News grad school survey

The graduate program in Earth sciences at UCSC was ranked 13th in a survey of U.S. doctoral programs in the sciences published by <i>U.S. News and World Report.</i>

Academic Senate makes narrative evaluations instructor optional

The Academic Senate voted overwhelmingly April 23 to modify the narrative evaluation policy to make it instructor optional.

Academic Senate meets Friday, April 23

Workshops address career possibilities for admin assistants

The Career Pathways for Administrative Assistants workshop series is for administrative assistants who are considering other job possibilities on campus or want to begin longer-range career planning.

Staff Appreciation Picnic Tuesday, May 11th

Staff Appreciation Picnic on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010.

Alumni speakers hopeful about the future

Three prominent UCSC alumni returned to campus April 17 for a lively exchange on what the future holds for the next generation of humanity.

UCSC in the News

Amid widespread coverage of a new discovery of ancient hominid fossils in South Africa, geologist Daniel Farber was quoted in stories from <b>UPI, LiveScience, Yahoo News,</b> and <b>FoxNews.com</b>

Rick Grosberg

UC Santa Cruz literature professor Nathaniel Mackey receives Guggenheim for poetry

UC Santa Cruz literature professor Nathaniel Mackey has been awarded a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship for poetry.

Women's rugby goes to final four

The UCSC Women's Rugby team advanced to the semifinals of the Collegiate Division II National Championships.

UC Santa Cruz celebrates the 40th anniversary of Earth Day

UC Santa Cruz grad Peter Bratt returns to premiere La Mission

Filmmaker Peter Bratt returns to UC Santa Cruz Friday as part of the local premiere of <i>La Mission</i>, his heartfelt portrait of San Francisco's Mission District, the neighborhood where he grew up.

UCSC community supports local charities even in tough times

The UC Santa Cruz community once again showed compassion and generosity during the campus's 2009 year-end fundraising drive.

UCSC to celebrate Grand Opening of Digital Arts Research Center on April 29

UC Santa Cruz will celebrate the arts and a commitment to collaboration, innovation, and community on Thursday, April 29, when the campus officially opens its new Digital Arts Research Center.

Four UCSC professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Four UCSC faculty members are among the newly elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

UCSC Farm and Garden annual spring plant sale set for May 1-2

The UCSC Farm and Garden's Spring Plant Sale takes place Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2, in the Barn Theater parking lot at the base of the UCSC campus.

McHenry cleanup continues; reopen date undetermined

Fire extinguished in McHenry Library - closed Friday

Looking for a job? The UCSC Career Center is here to help!

UC Haiti Summit

In response to a desire by faculty, students, and staff on all 10 UC campuses to find ways that our university can support the rebuilding of Haiti, a group of UC students has taken the initiative to organize a "UC Haiti" Summit. As a UC system, we have m

Update on McHenry Library reopening

McHenry Library will remain closed through the weekend while campus officials monitor ongoing cleanup and restoration efforts following Thursday night's fire. The Science & Engineering Library, also closed Saturday, will be open for routine hours on Sunda

Protection of Social Security Numbers

Staff Advisory Board Election Ballot

Message for staff and faculty about participation in the 2010 US Census

Message for students about 2010 Census Participation

UCSC economist Rob Fairlie tells U.S. Senate lack of access to capital hampers minority-owned businesses

Minority-owned businesses are being especially hurt by a lack of access to capital in the current economic downtown, UC Santa Cruz Economics Professor Rob Fairlie told a U.S. Senate committee Thursday.

UCSC hosts International Summer Institute for Modeling in Astrophysics

UCSC has launched a new summer institute that brings together scientists and students from a broad range of backgrounds to study current problems in theoretical astrophysics.

Pacific Rim Music Festival is April 21-25

UCSC theater faculty up for eight Bay Area Critics Circle Awards

Theater Arts faculty at UC Santa Cruz have received eight nominations for the 2009 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards.

UC Santa Cruz's fall 2010 'admit rate' reflects continued competitiveness for freshman spaces

UCSC Library to launch new web site on Central-Coast sustainable agriculture and organic farming

New institute prepares science and engineering grad students to teach

The Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators prepares science and engineering graduate students for teaching.

Message to staff and faculty regarding "4-20"

Message Regarding "4-20"

Message to students about "4-20"

UCSC in the News

The <b>New York Times</b> reported the appointment of Nicholas Meriwether as the library's new archivist for the Grateful Dead Archive

Spring and summer gardening ideas offered at April 25 workshop

UCSC researcher contributes to major hominid fossil find in South Africa

Researchers in South Africa have discovered two remarkably well-preserved fossil skeletons of an ancient human ancestor dating to almost 2 million years ago.

UCSC on the road

Upcoming UCSC regional activities

Status of Community Studies major

Articles by UCSC alumna Dana Priest named in top 10 for the decade

A two-part series by <i>Washington Post</i> reporter Dana Priest, a 1981 UC Santa Cruz graduate, on the woeful treatment of wounded war veterans, was named one of the top 10 works of journalism of the decade, 2000-2009.

UCSC in the News

<b>Rolling Stone</b> magazine featured an article on UCSC's Grateful Dead Archive

Student Employment

Tennis coach Bob Hansen consistently serves up national champs

Bob Hansen may just be the country's best-kept collegiate coaching secret.

UC Santa Cruz, CENIC unveil regional fiber-optic network

UC Santa Cruz, community leaders, and the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) celebrated completion of the final link in the Fiber to the Future project that achieves a 10-fold increase in the campus's connection to CENIC's

Message from Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor

UCSC Farm CSA program now accepting memberships

Shares are now available in the UC Santa Cruz Farm's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, with pickups scheduled to start in early June.

Budget Message from Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor

Pedestrian and Vehicular Traffic Control Program

2010 - 2011 Student Union Assembly Officer Elections

Benefit Concert for Haiti

Opening of the Digital Arts Resource Center - Thursday, April 29, 2010

Information about the upcoming restart of UCRP contributions