December 2011 News Archive

Michael McCawley appointed director of admissions at UC Santa Cruz

Astronomers' pristine gas discovery among top scientific breakthroughs of 2011

Lists from Science and Physics World of the top scientific breakthroughs of the year include the discovery of primordial gas clouds by UCSC

Lick Observatory open to public December 26 through January 1

Lick Observatory will be closed to the public December 24 and 25, but visiting hours will be extended for the rest of the holiday

UCSC in the News

Astrophysicist Stan Woosley was quoted in a Nature story about new supernova discoveries. Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in a separate Nature story about new planet discoveries from the Kepler mission.

UC Santa Cruz astronomer Jerry Nelson to receive 2012 Franklin Medal

The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia has announced that Jerry Nelson, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, will receive the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical

Do you use "vocal fry?" It's the most popular story on ScienceNOW, ever

Science communication student Marissa Fessenden's article about "vocal fry" is the most popular story ever published on Science magazine's online news

UCSC community again embracing holiday opportunities to give

The UCSC community once again pooled its resources to support a number of holiday giving drives aimed at providing food, gifts, and basic necessities to needy children and

Study of research impact ranks UCSC 21st in the world

UC Santa Cruz ranks 21st in the world in a five-year measure of the top 500 universities based on the impact of its researchers' scholarly

Computer scientist Martín Abadi elected 2011 AAAS Fellow

Computer security expert Martín Abadi has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Year-end giving to UC Santa Cruz

UCSC in the News

The Los Angeles Times reported that Literature professor Karen Tei Yamashita received an United States Artists (USA) unrestricted fellowship.

Still time to make a year-end gift to UC Santa Cruz

Music professor offers first in-depth look at jazz icon Carla Bley

A new book by UC Santa Cruz music professor Amy Beal marks the first comprehensive look at the music and influence of Carla Bley—an innovative American composer and

A holiday message from President Yudof

Kenneth Feingold to serve as UCSC's fourth alumni Regent

A UC Santa Cruz graduate will have a presence on the University of California Board of Regents for the first time in seven years. This week, Kenneth A. Feingold

UCSC alumnus named to UC Board of Regents

Chancellor Blumenthal announces the appointment of UCSC graduate Kenneth Feingold to the UC Board of Regents.

Environmental Studies faculty stands up for experiential education

Faculty in UCSC's Environmental Studies program have teamed up to launch a fundraiser to protect the future of its experiential education

Incident at Porter Circle concluded; campus issuing 'all clear' notice

Friday, December 9, 2:20 pm: Campus emergency personnel are responding a report of a suspicious backpack in the Porter circle near the entrance to the college. People are

UC staff advisors visit UCSC for meetings

Penny Herbert and Kevin Smith, UC staff advisors to the Board of Regents, spent two days at UC Santa Cruz this week for meetings with Chancellor Blumenthal and

Community Crime Bulletin

A series of 10 backpack thefts from dining halls and the East Field House has occurred over the past two weeks.

Parking permit renewals

Please read this so that you can have your parking permit current for 2012.

UCSC Arts and Humanities faculty win USA fellowships

Two UCSC faculty are among the 50 writers, dancers, musicians, filmmakers and other artists nationwide who have been awarded $50,000 USA fellowships

Education researchers win $2 million grant to prepare teachers who help English learners

Education researchers at UC Santa Cruz have received nearly $2 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Education to develop methods of training prospective elementary school

Free computers help community college students improve skills

In the first-ever field experiment involving the provision of free computers to students for home use, UC Santa Cruz economics professor Rob Fairlie found that when students had

UCSC in the News

News outlets and wire services around the country wrote about Congress naming a meeting room for alumnus Gabe Zimmerman, who was killed in the shooting that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The Washington Post, Politico, the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Santa Cruz Patch wrote about it along with the Tucson Citizen, The Hill, and others.

Call for nominations for the 2012 Tony Hill Memorial Award

The campus is inviting nominations for the 2012 Tony Hill Memorial Award.

Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz named to Silicon Valley's '40 Under 40'

Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz is among 40 "rising stars" in Silicon Valley recognized by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business

Bone marrow donor registration drive set for Friday, January 20

As part of its community service efforts this quarter, Crown College, College Nine, and College Ten are hosting a bone marrow registry program on Friday, January 20, 2012 from 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

House names Capitol meeting room in honor of Gabe Zimmerman

The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to name a room in the Capitol for UC Santa Cruz alumnus Gabe Zimmerman (Stevenson, '02, sociology), the Congressional community outreach