2011
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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.
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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 situations.
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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 Pearse.
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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…
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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, that secret is definitely out.
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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.
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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.
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‘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 moon.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”