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November 28, 2011
SSC and Theater Arts team up for holiday extravaganza
After a brief hiatus, the popular year-end holiday co-production by Shakespeare Santa Cruz and the Theater Arts Department returns this year for "A Year with Frog and Toad"—running through December 11 at UCSC’s Mainstage Theater.
November 15, 2011
Pulitzer Prize winning poet to read at 2nd Morton Marcus event, Nov. 20
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Kay Ryan—the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2008-2010, who just a few weeks ago received a MacArthur (“genius”) Fellowship award--will be the featured guest at the 2nd annual Morton Marus Memorial Poetry Reading, Sunday, November 20.
November 03, 2011
UCSC Arboretum holds Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale Nov. 12 and 13
Wonderful holiday decorations and gifts will be available from the UCSC Arboretum at the Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale on November 12 and 13.
October 31, 2011
UCSC presents inaugural Sikh and Punjabi Studies conference Nov. 10-12
On November 10-12, leading scholars from the United States, Canada, and England will come together for the inaugural conference in Sikh and Punjabi Studies at UC Santa Cruz.
October 17, 2011
UCSC’s digital artists take over museum for one night only-Oct. 21
This Friday, October 21, student and alumni artists from UCSC’s Digital Arts & New Media (DANM) program will transform Santa Cruz’s Museum of Art & History into a dynamic hub of new interactive digital art and technology.
October 04, 2011
Sociologist Lisa Jean Moore to present annual Baskin Ethics Lecture, Oct. 19
Lisa Jean Moore, professor of sociology and gender Studies at Purchase College, State University of New York, will deliver the second annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture on Wednesday, October 19.
October 03, 2011
Founders Dinner on October 21 to honor achievement, service, and scholarship
UC Santa Cruz will host its fifth annual Founders Celebration dinner at the Cocoanut Grove in Santa Cruz on Friday, October 21.
September 30, 2011
Alumnus Thad Nodine to read from debut novel ‘Touch and Go’
UCSC alumnus Thad Nodine will present a reading of his debut novel, Touch and Go—a multicultural American road trip, through the eyes of a young blind man—on Wednesday, October 19, at 5 p.m. at Kresge College.
September 29, 2011
Two Truths and a Lie
“Two truths and a lie is a creative writing exercise in which students write about three events in their life, two true, one a lie, and the class tries to figure out which is the lie,” says UCSC associate literature professor Micah Perks.
September 29, 2011
Baskin School of Engineering showcases research advances on Thursday, October 20
Advances in three exciting areas of technological innovation--computer games, genomics, and network science--will be presented by faculty in the Baskin School of Engineering at the school's annual Research Review Day.
September 28, 2011
Arboretum's fall plant sale on Oct. 8 features beautiful, unusual plants
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 8, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Eucalyptus Grove on High Street.
September 26, 2011
Experts discuss the future of cancer diagnosis and treatment on Oct. 21
Nobel laureate J. Michael Bishop, Genentech chairman Art Levinson, and UCSC's David Haussler discuss the dawn of personalized medicine in UCSC Foundation Forum.
September 23, 2011
New book sheds light on survival of Jewish culture
This October, UCSC professor of literature and history Nathaniel Deutsch will offer the first complete translation of a little known ethnographic questionnaire--and the story of an ambitious attempt to document a culture during an extraordinarily volatile time in world history.
September 20, 2011
Frans Lanting’s multimedia show to highlight UCSC evening at Flint Center
For more than two decades, acclaimed nature photographer Frans Lanting has documented wildlife from the Amazon to Antarctica, in an effort to promote understanding about the Earth and its natural history. On October 15, he will join with the campus for a remarkable evening of art, science and life, at the Flint Center in Cupertino.
September 08, 2011
Prominent Indian statesman Karan Singh to deliver Satyajit Ray Lecture
Distinguished Indian statesman and diplomat Dr. Karan Singh will deliver the 2011 Satyajit Ray Lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, September 24, at 5:30 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall.
July 14, 2011
Shakespeare Santa Cruz kicks off 30th anniversary summer festival July 19
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) opens its 30th anniversary season on July 19 at the Mainstage Theater, with Shakespeare’s most popular farce-The Comedy of Errors.
July 06, 2011
Evolutionary / Revolutionary: an evening of art, music, science
The University of California, Santa Cruz will present Evolutionary/Revolutionary, a remarkable evening of art, science and life, on Saturday, October 15, at the Flint Center in Cupertino.
June 20, 2011
Mandolin masters David Grisman and Mike Marshall lead 8th annual symposium at UCSC
Founded by legendary mandolinists David Grisman & Mike Marshall, the annual Mandolin Symposium at UC Santa Cruz is now heading into its eighth year, beginning on June 26.
May 31, 2011
UCSC artists featured in ‘First Friday’ Santa Cruz community art tour
"First Friday"--Santa Cruz’s popular monthly art and gallery tour--now features more than two dozen venues around the downtown area. On June 3, three of those venues will showcase the work of UCSC student artists.
May 31, 2011
Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas performs on June 3-4
On June 3 and 4, students in Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas mark the organization’s 39th anniversary with a spring dance performance on UC Santa Cruz’s Theater Arts Main Stage.
May 25, 2011
President of Lionsgate Television to give keynote address at UCSC Film Symposium
UCSC alumnus Kevin Beggs, the president of Lionsgate Television Group, will deliver the keynote address for a two-day film symposium—Bridging the Gap—at UC Santa Cruz, June 3-4.
May 18, 2011
Ant Farm founder and emeritus professor Chip Lord to be honored at UCSC film symposium
Years before he joined the faculty at UCSC, Chip Lord was a member of the Ant Farm, a groundbreaking, experimental art and architecture collective he founded in 1968 with fellow architect Doug Michels.
May 16, 2011
Porn & Pong author Damon Brown to speak May 20 on video games and human sexuality
Author Damon Brown will speak on "Human Sexuality and Video Games" at UCSC on May 20.
May 12, 2011
Peter Limbrick to deliver Arts Division Dean’s Research Lecture
Last fall, associate professor of film and digital media Peter Limbrick received the UCSC Arts Division's Excellence in Research Award for his new book "Making Settler Cinemas." In honor of this newly established award by arts dean David Yager, Limbrick will present a free public lecture on Monday, May 23
May 05, 2011
Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco presents findings from Saturn in May 25 lecture
Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco will present findings from the Cassini spacecraft now in orbit around Saturn in a free public lecture on Wednesday, May 25.
May 03, 2011
Jewish Studies conference set for UC Santa Cruz on May 22-24
A conference designed to highlight the role women have played in the forging of Italian Jewish identity will take place May 22-24, on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
April 25, 2011
Digital Arts exhibition showcases interactive new media art
“If plastics could speak, what would they say?” So begins graduate student Meredith Drum in the written description of her project, "Louisiana Re-Storied," for the UC Santa Cruz Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) 2011 MFA Exhibition.
April 22, 2011
UCSC art alumni exhibition on view at Porter College through May 7
Feedback, an art exhibition currently running through May 7 at the Porter College Faculty Gallery, presents the work of a variety of UCSC alumni who are active and practicing artists from New York to California.
April 14, 2011
Beyond Earth Day: UC Santa Cruz students launch Earth Week 2011
Earth Week is one of the most far-ranging and ambitious student-run sustainability events in UCSC history, with a Campus Earth Summit, lagoon clean-up, climbing wall and much more.
April 11, 2011
Center for Visual and Performance Studies to host conference on Pasolini
On April 29-30, the UCSC Arts Division’s center for Visual and Performance Studies (VPS) will host an international conference titled "Pasolini’s Body: New Directions in Pasolini Scholarship" at the Cowell College Conference Room.
April 11, 2011
Cosmology and particle physics are focus of public talk on Monday, April 25
Princeton University physicist Curtis Callan will give a free public lecture on cosmology and particle physics on Monday, April 25.
March 31, 2011
Spring Plant Sale on April 16 marks California Native Plant Week
The UCSC Arboretum will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 16.
March 30, 2011
Sesnon Gallery’s 40th Anniversary Exhibition opens April 5
The Sesnon Gallery at UC Santa Cruz will toast its 40th anniversary this spring with a special exhibition--featuring a provocative cross-section of what it has offered the campus and community for the past four decades.
March 24, 2011
Author Tobias Wolff to kick off Spring Living Writers Series
Each quarter, the Humanities Division’s Living Writers Reading Series brings visiting authors and poets to UCSC, providing students with an in-depth look into the world of the working writer. This spring, the series kicks off on March 31 with Tobias Wolff, the acclaimed author of This Boy’s Life
March 18, 2011
Arts Dean to launch new ‘Creativity and Innovation’ lecture series
The UCSC Arts Division will debut a new series of free public lectures titled “Creativity and Innovation.” Dean David Yager has selected nine speakers—all noted for their unique ability to bridge innovation and creativity within their professional career paths.
March 14, 2011
"Inventing the Future of Games" symposium unites academic and industry leaders
"Inventing the Future of Games," a day-long symposium April 15 in Silicon Valley, will explore the possibilities of the next decade of gaming innovation and technology.
March 07, 2011
Bullfighting droids face off in UCSC student robotics competition
UCSC engineering students will give a public demonstration of bullfighting robots on Thursday, March 10.
February 16, 2011
Humanities Division launches annual East Coast Alumni Speaker Series
Artist and gallery owner, Jill Hoy (Cowell '77) will give the inaugural lecture in the East Coast Distinguished Alumni Guest Speaker series, presented by the UCSC Humanities Division.
February 11, 2011
Acclaimed playwright and film director Luis Valdez to visit UCSC
Acclaimed playwright, director, and filmmaker Luis Valdez will join his son--UCSC theater arts lecturer Kinan Valdez--for two special audience talks after performances of Luis's play "Mummifed Deer," Feb. 26 and Mar. 4 at the Mainstage Theater.
January 14, 2011
UCSC to present major West Coast ‘Paul Bowles Centennial Celebration’
The seventh and last international centennial event celebrating the birth of renowned American writer and composer Paul Bowles will take place at UCSC, Feb. 4–6. Conceived by a UCSC music lecturer and inheritor of Bowles' musical estate, the 3-day event will include rare music, film, art, and an academic conference.
January 12, 2011
Seymour Center presents lecture on jumbo squid in Monterey Bay
Squid expert Danna Staaf will discuss the invasion of Monterey Bay by jumbo squid in a public lecture at the Seymour Center on January 16.
January 07, 2011
Paul Whitworth to deliver 45th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture-Feb. 3
UC Santa Cruz professor of theater arts Paul Whitworth will deliver the 45th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture on Thursday, February 3, at 6 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater.
January 04, 2011
UCSC National Book Award Finalist to appear at Bookshop Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz literature professor and National Book Award Finalist Karen Tei Yamashita will discuss her acclaimed novel I Hotel at Bookshop Santa Cruz on January 25.She will also appear at UCSC on January 13 as part of the campus’s Winter 2011 Living Writer Series.