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August 2011 News Archive

September 8, 2011
Proposed Phased Retirement Program
The proposed Phased Retirement Program is an optional tool that locations may choose to implement for eligible policy covered staff.
August 31, 2011
In Memoriam - Dick Pierce
Marine Studies lost good friend Dick Pierce last week. Dick will be missed, but his legacy within the Institute of Marine Sciences will endure.
August 30, 2011
UCSC film lecturer Leo Chiang up for Emmy Award in Sept.
Leo Chiang--a lecturer in the Social Documentation M.F.A. Program at UC Santa Cruz—has been nominated for an Emmy Award for his documentary film, "A Village Called
August 30, 2011
UCSC in the News
Sociology professor Paul Lubeck appeared on the BBC World Service News Hour discussing the Aug. 26 bombing in Nigeria's capital and the underlying economic and political strife there. Ten days before the bombing, the New York Times quoted Lubeck on the Islamic insurgency that has since claimed responsibility.
August 30, 2011
Andrew Szasz wins highest honor in American environmental sociology
UC Santa Cruz sociology professor Andrew Szasz is the 2011 recipient of the Frederick Buttel Distinguished Contribution Award of the Environment, Technology, and Society section of the American Sociological Association, the highest honor bestowed in American environmental sociology.
August 30, 2011
Chancellor Blumenthal's surgery
Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway informs the campus that Chancellor Blumenthal underwent successful surgery on Monday.
August 29, 2011
Astrophysicists report first simulation to create a Milky Way-like galaxy
A simulation of galaxy formation by UCSC astrophysicists solves a longstanding problem in
August 26, 2011
Annual UCSC plant sale kicks off fall gardening season
The UCSC Farm & Garden’s Fall Plant Sale offers a rich and timely selection of organically raised vegetable seedlings, perennials, and California natives Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10.
August 26, 2011
UCSC offers new degree in network and digital technology
The Baskin School of Engineering is offering a new major in network and digital
August 26, 2011
In Memoriam: Raymond Narverud, Dana Grier
Crown College is saddened to learn of the recent deaths of two Crown undergraduate students this summer.
August 24, 2011
University Extension Dean Finalists, Campus Visits
On behalf of the search committee for the Dean of University Extension, we are happy to announce that the following individuals will be visiting our campus as finalists for the dean position.
August 23, 2011
UCSC’s Dickens Project featured in August issue of New Yorker
In the August 29 issue of the New Yorker, staff writer Jill Lepore has written a fascinating feature story about the Dickens Project at UC Santa
August 23, 2011
UCSC in the News
NPR's All Things Considered covered biomolecular engineer David Haussler's research on vertebrate evolution.
August 23, 2011
Paso Robles homicide
Chief Nader Oweis asks members of the UCSC community to call our Police Dispatch immediately (831-459-4858) if they see a vehicle meeting this description.
August 18, 2011
Three waves of evolutionary innovation shaped diversity of vertebrates
Analysis of genomes finds three periods of innovation in gene regulation occurred during the evolution of animals with
August 18, 2011
2011/12 Merit Program for non-represented academic and staff employees
We are writing to share with you a letter from President Yudof to Chancellors that outlines the general terms of the 2011/12 merit program for non-represented academic and staff employees.
August 17, 2011
UC Santa Cruz receives $500,000 gift to establish George Hitchcock poetry endowment
UC Santa Cruz has received a gift of $500,000 to establish The George P. Hitchcock Modern Poetry Fund at Porter College.
August 17, 2011
UC Santa Cruz makes top 10 list of "greenest" schools in Sierra magazine
Once again, UC Santa Cruz has broken into a top-10 list of green-minded colleges and universities in Sierra magazine's "Cool Schools"
August 17, 2011
Preview Day 2011 -- Saturday, October 15
Preview Day is the annual Saturday campus tour opportunity for prospective students and their families.
August 17, 2011
First we got your brain ...
Brain-heart Review ad
August 15, 2011
UCSC undergraduates exhibit summer research projects
More than 80 students presented their summer research projects at the 2011 Summer Undergraduate Research
August 15, 2011
UCSC in the News
Research by planetary scientist Erik Asphaug was featured in a Nature news story about the Dawn spacecraft's investigation of the asteroid Vesta.
August 12, 2011
Mount Hamilton not recommended for viewing Perseid meteor shower
There are plenty of good places from which to observe the Perseid meteor shower this weekend, but atop Mount Hamilton is not one of them.
August 12, 2011
UC Santa Cruz honored for 'green' lighting retrofit at Science & Engineering Library
The UC Santa Cruz campus has just earned yet another “green” building award for sustainable practices. The latest honor, the Best Practice Lighting Award, recognizes the extraordinary amount of electricity the university will save each year because of its recent retrofit of the Science & Engineering Library.
August 11, 2011
Heller Drive improvement project update
The Heller Drive improvement project has caused some delay for those traveling on the west side of campus.
August 10, 2011
McHenry Library Café Vendor Selection
The UCSC Library is pleased to announce the selection of the vendor who will operate the new Global Village Café located in the McHenry Library lobby.
August 10, 2011
Biologist John Pearse awarded California Academy of Sciences Fellows' Medal
The California Academy of Sciences has awarded its highest honor, the Fellows' Medal, to UCSC biologist John
August 10, 2011
New face of public safety: Nader Oweis sworn in as UCSC chief of police
Sworn into office on Tuesday, Nader Oweis, UCSC's brand-new police chief, is known for his years of experience and his cool-headed responses to stressful
August 9, 2011
UCSC in the News
International media coverage of planetary scientist Erik Asphaug's theory that a smaller companion moon collided with the moon early in Earth's history included stories from National Public Radio's Morning Edition and Science Friday, BBC Radio, ABC Radio (Australia), Voice of America, AP Radio, Coast to Coast (syndicated AM radio show), and KION TV; Time, New Scientist, Nature, Science, Economist, USA Today, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune and many other media outlets.
August 8, 2011
UCSC’s annual literary celebration of Charles Dickens ‘full to bursting’ this summer
In 2005, San Francisco Chronicle book critic David Kipen observed that the Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz "may just be literary California's best-kept secret. "Now in 2011,
August 5, 2011
Proposed Revisions to Staff Policy 60-Layoff and Reduction in Time
The University invites your comments regarding the proposed revisions to Staff Policy 60- Layoff and Reduction in Time from Professional and Support Staff Career Positions.
August 4, 2011
Changes in Student Affairs Organization
In a message to the campus community, Campus Provost/EVC Galloway shares information about organizational changes under way in Student Affairs.
August 3, 2011
'Big splat' may explain moon's mountainous far side
The mountainous region on the far side of the moon may be the remains of a collision with a smaller companion
August 3, 2011
New book explores Russian dachas and the link with nature
UC Santa Cruz anthropology professor Melissa L. Caldwell writes about dachas, the little garden cottages where city-bound Russians go to connect with nature and end up working hard.
August 2, 2011
UCSC in the News
Julie Guthman, associate professor of community studies, participated in a New York Times feature "Room for Debate" on the subject of "Should You Trust Calorie Counts."
August 2, 2011
Resolution introduced to name Capitol room in honor of Gabe Zimmerman
A resolution has been introduced in Congress to name a meeting room at the U.S. Capitol in honor of UC Santa Cruz alumnus Gabe Zimmerman, the congressional staffer
August 2, 2011
Science Communication lecturer earns Emmy nomination
Ken McLaughlin, a lecturer in news reporting for UCSC's Science Communication Program, has been nominated for an Emmy Award for his reporting on "Torn Apart," a multimedia project on immigration published in the Mercury News.
August 2, 2011
Campus CAO part of panel at Comic-Con
Alex Belisario, college administrative officer for Crown and Merrill Colleges, was a featured presenter at the popular Comic-Con Conference in late July.