May 2010 News Archive

20 Grads/20 Days

Theater arts professor receives NEH fellowship plus UC President's grant for book on dance legend Martha Graham

UC Santa Cruz theater arts professor Mark Franko has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship to complete a book on legendary dancer, choreographer, and modern dance pioneer Martha Graham.

UCSC Opera Theater offers 'The Elixir of Love,' June 3-6

L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) will performed in the original Italian by a delightful student cast and the full UCSC Orchestra, June 3-6 at the Music Center Recital Hall.

Student Achievement Week at UC Santa Cruz

Outstanding visual artists, performers, researchers, and scholars will share the spotlight during Undergraduate Achievement Week, May 29 to June 4.

Time to Renew Parking Permits and Metro Bus Passes

Time to Purchase 2010-11 Student Parking Permits

Emily Jane White

A Cappella Records wins top spot, $12,000 at UCSC Business Plan competition

A Cappella Records was the winner of the second-annual UC Santa Cruz Business Plan Competition, nabbing the top $12,000 prize, which also includes professional services and work space.

Call for Applications and Nominations for the Vice Chancellor, Planning and Budget

Recipients of the 2010 Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity

UCSC in the News

<b>Slate</b> magazine ran a feature story about music professor David Cope, inventor of the world's most musically creative computer program

Marilyn Walker

Health sciences student wins $10,000 award to support her work in Nigeria

Evelyn Castle received a $10,000 public service scholarship to support her efforts to improve health care in Nigeria.

Astrophysicist Jonathan Fortney awarded Urey Prize for planetary research

The American Astronomical Society has awarded the 2010 Harold C. Urey Prize in Planetary Science to astronomer Jonathan Fortney.

UCTV show featuring UC Santa Cruz now available for viewing

The television magazine show "State of Minds" produced by UCTV and featuring several segments filmed last month on the UC Santa Cruz campus is now online and available for viewing.

New version of Linux OS includes Ceph file system developed at UCSC

Ceph, an open-source file system developed by UCSC computer scientists, offers an innovative approach to the data storage challenge.

2010 Thumbs Up Awards

UCSC showcases most promising artists in 2010 Irwin Scholar exhibition

Angry turkeys, space boats, floating pigs, and stoic football players are examples of objects that are violently mixed together in a splattered haze of bright colors and layered patterns.

UCSC in the News

A study of global lizard extinctions led by biologist Barry Sinervo received global media attention

UCSC music professor to be keynote speaker at UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education

UC Santa Cruz professor of music Hi Kyung Kim will be one of five keynote speakers at the second UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education--the largest global event in the field.

UC Travel Advisory Regarding Mexico

Brent Constantz

Lizard extinction study prompts global news coverage

A study led by biologist Barry Sinervo that links global lizard extinctions to climate change received international media attention last week.

Amgen-related Traffic Disruptions On Tuesday, May 18

Graduate Research Symposium features award-winning student work

The University Center on campus was abuzz with discussion on Friday, May 14, as 77 UC Santa Cruz students presented their research via poster, oral, or multimedia presentations at the sixth annual Graduate Research Symposium.

Tuesday, May 18

Tuesday, May 18

Campus Elections

Study documents widespread extinction of lizard populations due to climate change

A major survey of lizard populations worldwide has found an alarming pattern of population extinctions attributable to rising temperatures.

Two UCSC faculty win Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards

Two theater arts faculty members at UC Santa Cruz have been honored with 2009 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards.

Formal Review: Proposal to Renew Policy on Supplement to Military Pay

Alumni in Profile / Nina Grove: Helping vanquish some of humanity's most vexing diseases

Alumni profile: Nina Grove (Oakes '79, biology)

Alumni in Profile / Cathy Calfo: An advocate of the green revolution

Alumni profile: Cathy Calfo (Merrill '95, American studies)

Alumni in Profile / David Talbot: Innovative energy found at UCSC led to Salon.com

Alumni in Profile: David Talbot (Stevenson '73, sociology)

CP/EVC: Selection Process and Approximate Timeline

UC Santa Cruz's Harry Berger Jr. honored with top UC award for emeriti faculty

The 2010 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award, honoring emeriti professors in the University of California system, has been awarded to UC Santa Cruz professor emeritus of literature Harry Berger Jr.

Botanist Jean Langenheim recounts her life and times in The Odyssey of a Woman Field Scientist

Jean Langenheim, professor emerita of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, has published a memoir about her life as a woman field scientist.

Search for Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor

A cappella is finding a voice at UCSC

UCSC is an up-and-comer in the a capppella scene, with five a cappella groups on campus. Here's how to catch their acts.

State of confusion

Can California's fiscal quagmire be solved? If so, how? <i>Review</i> asked two politically connected alums--one on the left, and one on the right--for answers to our state's problems.

Faculty profile / Gary Young: Why poetry matters

Student profile / Ryan Shannon: A life philosophy

Ryan Shannon, philosophy and politics senior at College Eight, ponders questions most 22-year-olds don't.

Galaxies far, far away

Using a new camera on the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers at UCSC are making breakthrough discoveries about the distant universe.

Impact of Library Protest Last Night

Women's Club awards $20,000 in scholarships to re-entry students

The UCSC Women's Club, a campus Friends organization, awarded $20,000 in scholarships to re-entry students at UC Santa Cruz this year, a record for the club in terms of the number of scholarships awarded and the total amount of the awards.

UCSC in the News

Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was featured in widespread coverage of the Neanderthal genome and evidence that humans interbred with Neanderthals

Essay Contest for Staff, Faculty and Students

Media coverage of Neanderthal genome features UCSC scientist Richard Green

Computational biologist Richard Green was featured in widespread news coverage last week of the Neanderthal genome.

Graduate student research showcased at May 14 symposium

On Friday, May 14, from 2 to 5 p.m., the University Center will come alive with poster, oral, or multimedia presentations from the 75 graduate students who will be featured at this year's Graduate Student Research Symposium.

From the editor

Review is back--we've reallocated funding to this important publication because we understand the value of the printed word, of keeping in touch with our community, and of telling our story.

Kudos

UCSC professors and researchers were honored for their work by various publications.

Tom Pettigrew honored by International Society for Political Psychology

Thomas F. Pettigrew, research professor of social psychology at UC Santa Cruz, has been named winner of the 2010 Harold Lasswell Award by the International Society for Political Psychology.

This is UCSC

News roundup from around the UCSC campus

The next network

UC Santa Cruz engineering professor J. J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves is hoping to revolutionize networking by taking a look at the science, technology, and even social side of it.

Making a cappella sing

Two UC Santa Cruz students are meshing art, business, and the Internet to forge a new musical venture: the first all-digital, all a cappella label.

Education professor's book set explores art and science of classroom teaching

Brad Olsen approaches the art and science of teaching from his personal experience as both teacher and student. The associate professor of education at UC Santa Cruz, is editor of a new six-volume set of books on the craft of teaching called the <i>Teache

Neanderthal genome yields insights into human evolution and evidence of interbreeding

After extracting ancient DNA from the 40,000-year-old bones of Neanderthals, scientists have obtained a draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome.

Electrical engineer Michael Isaacson honored by Microscopy Society of America

The Microscopy Society of America has chosen UCSC electrical engineer Michael Isaacson to receive its 2010 Distinguished Scientist Award for the Physical Sciences.

UCTV raves about UCSC

A UCTV producer and host blogged about her recent visit to UCSC, gushing about the beauty of the campus and describing the spring edition of her quarterly show about UC.

Wellness program wins another award, offers multitude of May activities

UCSC Employee Wellness, which recently won another award, has tons of wellness opportunties available for a healthy May.

UCSC in the News

A <b>New York Times</b> story about the reactions of scientists to the television comedy series "The Big Bang Theory" included a quote from Bruce Margon, vice chancellor for research

A Presentation by Candidates for the Position of Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate Division

Post-Employment Benefits Forum (May 3, 2010)

Video of the Post-Retirements Benefit Forum (held on May 3, 2010)

Atmospheric scientist Patrick Chuang wins Teaching Excellence Award

The Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association has awarded a 2010 Teaching Excellence Award to atmospheric scientist Patrick Chuang.

Life Lab opens the garden for summer day camps

Registration has opened for summer day camps offered by Life Lab at the UC Santa Cruz Farm for children ages 4-14.

Two UCSC faculty members receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships

UC Santa Cruz anthropology professor Anna Tsing wins Guggenheim Fellowship

UC Santa Cruz anthropology professor Anna Tsing has won a Guggenheim Fellowship to further her research into the commodity chain and global ecology of the matsutake mushroom.