September 2010
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Eminent social psychologist Elliot Aronson publishes memoir
In a candid and engaging new memoir, “Not by Chance Alone, My Life as a Social Psychologist” UCSC emeritus professor Elliot Aronson recounts the people who have made him who is today.
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UCSC farm apprentices create their own jobs in the field
A new study that looks at 20 years of the Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture program at UC Santa Cruz finds that a large percentage of its alumni are still involved in growing and marketing organic food and teaching others how to do so.
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Two appointments to key leadership positions
CP/EVC Alison Galloway announces appointments to two key leadership positions.
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Computer Engineering Department celebrates 23rd alumni reunion
The Computer Engineering Department in the Baskin School of Engineering will celebrate its 23rd anniversary with an alumni reunion on Saturday, September 25.
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UC Regents approve Alison Galloway as campus provost/executive vice chancellor
Chancellor Blumenthal announces that the UC Regents approved Alison Galloway, professor of anthropology, as the campus provost/executive vice chancellor (CP/EVC).
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Alison Galloway named campus provost at UCSC
The University of California Regents today (Thursday, September 16, 2010) approved the appointment of Alison Galloway as campus provost/executive vice chancellor (CP/EVC) of UC Santa Cruz. The appointment is effective immediately.
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Meet Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway
Look around campus this fall, and you’ll likely see Alison Galloway. The new campus provost/executive vice chancellor plans to get out of Kerr Hall as much as possible during her first months on the job.
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UCSC lecturer releases new CD showcasing music of Thomas Jefferson
When most people think about the life of Thomas Jefferson, the subject of music rarely comes up. So it might come as a bit of a surprise to learn that our third president was an accomplished–and self-taught–classical violinist, who also had an unusual interest in traditional folk tunes…
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Undergrad’s “crazy idea” leads to a promising biotech device
In Nader Pourmand’s bioinstrumentation class, students are encouraged to come up with their own ideas for new biotechnology devices and applications. Sometimes, their “crazy ideas” turn into important research projects.
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NSF program supports minority graduate students
The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $1 million to establish a Bridge to the Doctorate program at UCSC that will provide fellowships for science and engineering graduate students from underrepresented minority populations.
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Seymour Center presents talk on climate change and wine
Lisa Sloan, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UC Santa Cruz, and David Graves, cofounder and managing partner of Saintsbury Winery in Napa, will discuss climate change and its impact on wine making in a public lecture at the Seymour Center at 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 19.
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Sea otter deaths linked to toxin from freshwater bacteria
A potent toxin produced by bright-green blooms of freshwater bacteria has been flowing into the ocean and poisoning sea otters.