September 2010
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Dave Kliger stepping down as CP/EVC on Sept. 16
Dave Kliger is eager to return to the lab after he steps down as campus provost/executive vice chancellor on September 16.
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Six UCSC students win Fulbrights
Six UC Santa Cruz students – five in anthropology, one in environmental studies – have been awarded Fulbright scholarships for a year’s study and research abroad. Five doctoral degree candidates and one 2010 graduate will travel to China, the Krygyz Republic, Korea, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela to conduct their research projects.
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Web Town Hall on UC Benefits – Revision in time and date
Please note the change in date and time: Web Town Hall Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. UC leaders will host an online town hall meeting Sept. 24 to talk with faculty, staff and retirees about post-employment benefits, health care costs, UC’s budget and other university issues. The live, interactive webcast…
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University of California Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy
The University recently revised its Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy to be inclusive of genetic information protections. Please discard and refrain from distributing the prior policy issued in 2008 and replace it with the July 2010 revised policy. The revised UC policy and associated revisions to Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM) and Academic Personnel…
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Preview Days 2010
Preview Day is the annual campus open house to connect prospective students and their families with UCSC faculty, staff and students. The event is an important recruitment activity and provides an opportunity for participants to learn about UCSC. A few of our key messages this year will focus on access to our outstanding faculty, the…
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Jerry Nelson receives Kavli Prize at ceremony in Oslo, Norway
UC Santa Cruz astronomer Jerry Nelson received the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics at a ceremony on Tuesday, September 7, in Oslo, Norway.
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‘Slow light’ on a chip holds promise for optical communications
A tiny optical device built into a silicon chip has achieved the slowest light propagation on a chip to date, reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200.
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Professor wins prestigious fellowship for education research
George Bunch, an assistant professor of education at UC Santa Cruz, has won a prestigious fellowship to study the language demands faced by English learners in community college.
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In Memoriam: George Hitchcock
George Hitchcock, poet, painter, publisher, and UCSC lecturer emeritus in Creative Writing (Literature), died on August 27 at the age of 96.
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UC Santa Cruz professor one of top academic experts on Honduras
In late June, UC Santa Cruz history professor Dana Frank traveled to Honduras to observe the one-year anniversary of the country’s 2009 military coup that deposed President Manuel Zelaya. Frank is one of the top academic experts on Honduras in the United States
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Astronomer Sandra Faber profiled on KTEH
KTEH, the San Jose public television station, profiles astronomer Sandra Faber in a new episode of the program “This Is Us” that will air on September 8.