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February 2012 News Archive

February 29, 2012
UC Santa Cruz hosts 11th annual Earth Summit
On Saturday, March 3, the Student Environmental Center will host the 11th Annual Campus Earth Summit from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the College Nine/Ten Multipurpose
February 28, 2012
New York alumni artist returns to campus to mentor students
Katerina Lanfranco has come a long way since she graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2001 with a BA degree in
February 28, 2012
Two UCSC marine scientists awarded Pew Fellowships in Marine Conservation
Two scientists affiliated with UCSC's Institute of Marine Sciences have been awarded 2012 Pew Fellowships in Marine
February 28, 2012
Transportation Advisory
This advisory is provided to remind members of the UCSC community of the possibility of traffic disruptions on or near campus on Thursday, March 1.
February 28, 2012
2011-12 Excellence in Teaching Awards Nominations
Students, is there an instructor who you think deserves special recognition? Is so, nominate that person for an Excellence in Teaching Award.
February 28, 2012
UCSC in the News
Earth scientist and dean of physical and biological sciences Paul Koch was quoted in a New York Times article about evolutionary changes in mammals during an ancient period of global warming.
February 28, 2012
Budget Forum on campus: UCSC administrators provide update on cuts
UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal and Campus Provost Alison Galloway gave audience members a detailed update about potential future cuts and a brief history of past reductions, at a
February 28, 2012
In Memoriam - Fan Hsu
Please join the Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering community in remembering Fan Hsu, who passed away peacefully in Cupertino, CA, on February 19, 2012, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.
February 28, 2012
Scholarship Benefit Dinner highlights innovation, looks toward the future
A crowd of 400 turned out for the ninth annual UC Santa Cruz Scholarship Benefit Dinner that took place Saturday night at the Fairmont in downtown San Jose
February 27, 2012
March 1 Day of Action
Chancellor Blumenthal and CP/EVC Galloway ask students, faculty, and staff to monitor developments on March 1, a Day of Action in support of public education.
February 27, 2012
Coral reef study traces indirect effects of overfishing
A study of the tropical coral reef system along the coastline of Kenya finds that overfishing could threaten the long-term health of the
February 27, 2012
Ted Goldstein, Apple executive turned grad student, profiled in HHMI Bulletin
The February issue of the HHMI Bulletin features a profile of Ted Goldstein, a UCSC alumnus and former Apple executive who is now pursuing a Ph.D. in biomolecular
February 23, 2012
Ray Collett, founding director of UCSC Arboretum, dies at age 79
Ray Collett, the founding director of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, died on Wednesday, February 22.
February 23, 2012
Our University - Web chat with President Yudof, online retirement review and more
Read the latest issue of Our University.
February 22, 2012
Education professor's journal article on LGBTQ street youth wins two honors
A journal article by Cindy Cruz, an assistant professor of education at UC Santa Cruz, has been selected as the 2012 article of the year by a subgroup of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies.
February 22, 2012
UCSC in the News
Research by Earth scientist Noah Finnegan was mentioned in a New York Times article about geologists studying a Bolivian volcano's unusual activity.
February 21, 2012
New Theater Arts drama a ‘grand experiment’ in arts and technology
The Thinning Veil—an unusual new play at UCSC featuring some of Greek tragedy’s most prominent characters—literally takes place in two different
February 21, 2012
2012 Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity Call for Nominations
These awards will honor and showcase people and programs that have made outstanding contributions to furthering diversity, inclusion, and excellence at UC Santa Cruz.
February 19, 2012
New brain connections form in clusters during learning
A new study reveals details of how brain circuits are rewired during the formation of new motor
February 17, 2012
New DNA sequencer uses nanopore concepts pioneered at UCSC
A British company announced plans to market the first commercial DNA sequencer using nanopore technology pioneered at UCSC.
February 16, 2012
Winner selected for first Gabe Zimmerman scholarship
Yethzéll Díaz, a senior majoring in Latin American and Latino studies and sociology, is the recipient of the first Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship at UC Santa Cruz
February 16, 2012
Budget forum on February 27
Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway will host a budget forum for all campus employees on February 27.
February 15, 2012
UCSC professor named second Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County
UCSC emeritus professor of education and creative writing David Swanger has been named the second Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz
February 15, 2012
Physicist Peter Young receives Humboldt Research Award
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has elected physicist Peter Young to receive a Humboldt Research
February 15, 2012
Pioneer alumni return for Cowell fountain celebration
February 14, 2012
Welcome visitors to campus this spring
With spring approaching, we’ll again see a number of visitors to the campus in March and April, many of whom will be our newly admitted frosh and transfer students, along with their family members.
February 14, 2012
UCSC in the News
He tells a great story, he creates incredible, unforgettable characters, his dialogue is splendid, his language in general is wonderful”, says John Jordan, professor of literature at UC Santa Cruz and an expert on Dickens,” the Los Angeles Times wrote in a Feb. 9 article. Jordan—director of the Dickens Project at UCSC, appeared in numerous stories about Dickens’ 200th birthday that ran in such media venues as the Associated Press and National Public Radio.
February 14, 2012
Big cats on campus: mountain lion sightings prompt UCSC expert forum
Excited by two recent mountain lion spottings on and near campus, a large crowd attended a UCSC forum on these powerful but shy and elusive
February 13, 2012
Farm apprentice graduate honored in Bronx Black History Month ceremony
Karen Washington, a graduate of the 2008 apprenticeship class at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz, was honored at the annual Black
February 13, 2012
Investor behavior expert to describe investors' worst enemy
Finance professor Terrance Odean, an expert on investor behavior, will speak on "The Investor's Worst Enemy," Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 2-3:30 p.m. in Room 180, the Simularium,
February 13, 2012
Planet hunter Steve Vogt to give annual Faculty Research Lecture on Feb. 28
Astronomer Steve Vogt will discuss the search for other worlds in the annual Faculty Research
February 13, 2012
'Prom Week' breaks new ground in computer game design
Nominated for a technical excellence award at the Indie Games Festival, 'Prom Week' is a game about social relationships driven by an innovative artificial intelligence
February 13, 2012
Community Crime Bulletin
February 10, 2012
Black History Month continues at UCSC
A video of the recent Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation, featuring a keynote presentation by acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni, can now be viewed. A podcast of the event
February 10, 2012
In Memoriam - Kay House
Please join the Biological Sciences community in remembering a long-time UCSC former employee, Kay House.
February 10, 2012
Van Jones featured at 'Rebuilding the Dream' event on February 21
On Tuesday, February 21, UC Santa Cruz will host Van Jones from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Stevenson Event Center. In honor of Black History Month, this
February 9, 2012
Mountain lion research seminar set for Monday on campus
Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers, who has been tracking and studying mountain lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains for three years, will discuss his research at an informational seminar "Mountain Lions and People in the Santa Cruz Mountains," 7 p.m. Monday, February 13, in Classroom Unit 2.
February 9, 2012
UC Santa Cruz named a top best-value public university
The Princeton Review has named UC Santa Cruz as one of the top 75 best-value public undergraduate schools in the nation, according to a list published this week
February 9, 2012
New book traces UCSC’s role in organic and sustainable farm movement
A new book published by the UCSC Library’s Regional History Project offers a window into the 40-year history of how UC Santa Cruz--and California’s Central Coast—became leaders in
February 9, 2012
Progress toward our "Five for 2015" initiatives
Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway reports on progress toward the campus's "Five for 2015" initiatives.
February 9, 2012
Phased Retirement Program
The University has recently approved a Phased Retirement Program.
February 8, 2012
Hatchery fish mask the decline of wild salmon populations
Only about 10 percent of the fall-run Chinook salmon spawning in the Mokelumne River are naturally produced wild
February 8, 2012
Smith Renaissance Society supports achievement of independent students
As the cost of a University of California education has tripled since 1999, a modest but unique program at UC Santa Cruz has shown remarkable success in helping
February 8, 2012
New images capture 'stealth merger' of dwarf galaxies
Images of a nearby dwarf galaxy show the remains of an even smaller companion galaxy in the process of merging with its
February 8, 2012
Banff Mountain Film Fest a celebration of adventure, adrenaline
The world-renowned Banff Mountain Film Festival will make its 20th annual visit to Santa Cruz this February, hosted once again by UCSC's Recreation
February 7, 2012
Library’s book conservator contributes to project for Japan’s tsunami survivors
The University Library’s Hisako Nakazawa has joined the OKAERI PROJECT, an international effort initiated by the Tokyo Bookbinding
February 7, 2012
In Memoriam — Harold Hardeman (Hardy) Hanson
Colleagues in UC Santa Cruz's Division of Arts have prepared the following remembrance of Harold Hardeman (Hardy) Hanson, a beloved member of UCSC's arts community since 1969. Hanson passed away on January 25.
February 7, 2012
UCSC in the News
Astronomer Steven Vogt was quoted in widespread coverage of the discovery of a potentially habitable planet, including stories in Time, Science News, UPI, NBC Bay Area, MSNBC, Fox News, Astronomy Now, Universe Today, io9, Huffington Post, SlashGear, Global Post, Daily Mail, Register, Economic Times and many other media outlets.
February 3, 2012
Community Studies alumna brings one-woman show to Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz alumna Taren Sterry returns to Santa Cruz as Hospice of Santa Cruz County and the UCSC Community Studies department co-sponsor her one-woman show, 180 Days,
February 3, 2012
Phillip Hammack receives early career award in psychology
Phillip. L. Hammack, assistant professor of psychology at UC Santa Cruz, has been named recipient of the 2011 Early Career Award of the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence: Division of Peace Psychology, American Psychological Association (APA).
February 3, 2012
Nikki Giovanni stirs up Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation crowd
Poet, activist and distinguished professor Nikki Giovanni had a crowd of nearly 1,000 people clapping, shouting and busting up laughing at the 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr.
February 2, 2012
Grateful Dead Archivist headed to Dead Studies Conference
On February 8, UCSC’s Grateful Dead Archivist Nicholas Meriwether will head to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the "Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Conference."
February 2, 2012
New super-Earth detected within the habitable zone of a nearby star
An international team of scientists has discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby
February 2, 2012
UCSC earns spot on Peace Corps list
February 1, 2012
Lecturer's book named Outstanding Scholarship in Medical Anthropology
A book co-written by Barbara Rose Johnston, an occasional lecturer at UC Santa Cruz, has been selected for Outstanding Scholarship in Medical Anthropology by the Society for Medical Anthropology, a division of the American Anthropological Association.
February 1, 2012
Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces lineup for 2012 season
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) artistic director Marco Barricelli today announced the line-up for the acclaimed UCSC theater company’s 31st season--including the premiere of a new play commissioned by
February 1, 2012
UCSC's veteran students honored at University House reception
Fifty staff and faculty members turned out to support and honor UCSC’s veteran students at an afternoon reception last Thursday at the University