2012
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In-depth organic gardening course offered at UCSC Farm & Garden
A comprehensive organic gardening course is being offered this summer and fall by the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden at the historic Alan Chadwick Garden and UCSC Farm on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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Engineer Jacob Rosen featured in research profile
Computer engineer Jacob Rosen describes his work in the multidisciplinary field of medical robotics in a new UC Research Profile.
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Save the date: Founders Dinner and Foundation Forum on October 12
UC Santa Cruz will host its sixth annual Founders Day gala dinner at Santa Cruz’s Cocoanut Grove on Friday, October 12, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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UCSC in the News
National Public Radio broadcast a segment about the UCSC Grateful Dead Archive on its signature program All Things Considered that ran on hundreds of radio stations and web sites throughout the U.S. and Canada, featuring interviews with UCSC’s archivist Nicholas Meriwether and bandmember Mickey Hart. It was NPR’s second most e-mailed story of the day.
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Swords, wigs, and corsets: Shakespeare Santa Cruz by the numbers
Have you ever attended a Shakespeare Santa Cruz performance and wondered, “How on Earth do they do it?” Can the magic of Shakespeare Santa Cruz be broken down into cold, hard statistics?
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Seymour Center offers guided tours on the Santa Cruz wharf
The Seymour Marine Discovery Center is leading free public tours on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf every Saturday and Sunday.
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Apple’s software brings attention to mountain lion research
Apple’s release of its “Mountain Lion” operating system is drawing attention to the real thing prowling just a few miles from the company’s headquarters. Since 2008, UCSC researchers have captured 36 mountain lions as part of the UCSC Puma Project to better understand the cats’ physiology, behavior, and ecology.
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Biweekly Pay Conversion and Transition Assistance Program
On January 20, 2013, UCSC’s nonexempt and hourly employees, including student employees, will convert to a biweekly pay cycle.
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Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela to co-chair national committee on harmful algae
The National Harmful Algal Bloom Committee has elected ocean scientist Raphael Kudela as co-chair.
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New observatory installed beneath seafloor at site of Tohoku earthquake
UCSC seismologist Emily Brodsky was part of an international team that installed an observatory on the Tohoku earthquake fault.
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UCSC in the News
The San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Monterey Herald, Santa Cruz Sentinel and KALW (Bay Area Public Radio News) featured a story about a UCSC film alumnus who has been hired by film director Spike Lee to design media for Mike Tyson’s solo Broadway show.
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A joyous welcome to campus: Summer Orientation 2012
An enthusiastic crowd of 7,500 students and family members turned out for Summer Orientation, a time to register for classes, meet new friends and explore the wooded campus.