March 2013 News Archive

Gary Young wins 2013 Lucille Medwick Memorial Award

UCSC humanities lecturer and alumnus Gary Young has received the 2013 Lucille Medwick Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America (PSA) for best original poem on a

Energy storage symposium addresses important issues for renewable energy

UCSC Center for Sustainable Energy and Power Systems partners with Joint Venture Silicon Valley in April 11

Engaging the Fall 2013 class

Please volunteer to join our intensive recruitment and yield effort for students from all backgrounds

In Memoriam — Juana Mosqueda

A treasured member of Dining Services, Juana Mosqueda, passed away on March 21. An employee of Dining Services since 2000, Juana would have been 59 on April 2.

Model UN competitor wins 'verbal acclamation' award

Kelsey Hill, a first-year history major affiliated with Kresge College, won a Verbal Acclamation Award at the UC Berkeley Model United Nations Conference held earlier this month in

Marine scientist Adina Paytan receives prestigious international award

IMS researcher Adina Paytan has been awarded the Excellence Award of the Werner Petersen

UCSC and industry partners launch center for data storage research

The Center for Research in Storage Systems was established through NSF's Industry/University Cooperative Research

Scholarship program wins archaeology society's president's award

UCSC professor Diane Gifford-Gonzalez's effort to create a scholarship fund for students from underrepresented groups has won the President's Recognition Award from the Society for American Archaeology.

Update on UC Tobacco-Free Policy

As you may know, University of California President Mark Yudof has directed all UC campuses to become tobacco-free no later than January 1, 2014.

UCSC to hold international conference on Sikh and Punjabi Studies, March 29-30

The UC Santa Cruz Sikh and Punjabi Studies program will present an international conference titled "(Re-)Building Punjab: Political Economy, Society and Values" on campus, March 29-30.

Staff forum recording now available

The audio recording of the Staff Advisory Board-sponsored Winter/Spring Staff Forum with Chancellor Blumenthal on March 20 is now available online at sab.ucsc.edu.

2013 Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity Nominations Due April 1st

As a reminder, you are invited to submit nominations for the 2013 Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity..

Computer History Museum honors UCSC computer scientist Harry Huskey

Harry D. Huskey, professor emeritus of computer science at UCSC, will receive the 2013 Fellow Award from the Computer History

UCSC workshop March 30 reveals the fine points of composting

Learn what it takes to make quality compost happen at the "Compost for the Home Garden and Orchard" workshop Saturday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Alumni Weekend: Reliving memories, making new ones

Excitement is building for UCSC's premiere alumni event, April 26-28, which is packed with reunions, celebrations, receptions, and opportunities.

Baskin School of Engineering hosts meeting on women in technology

Members of the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Pacesetters Program met at UCSC in

Stretch your brain at Alumni Weekend 'Teach In'

Returning Banana Slugs will have an opportunity to “go back to class” with a selection of engrossing lectures to choose from during Alumni Weekend, April 26-28.

End-of-Quarter Stress

As the quarter draws to a close, it is not unusual for our students to feel some pressure or anxiety as they work on important assignments and take final exams.

Our University - March 2013

Our University — A new Onward California video series, Keck Observatory's 20th anniversary and more news for UC faculty and staff.

Physicist Sue Carter to lead APS energy research group

Physicist Sue Carter has been named chair elect of the American Physical Society's group on Energy Research and

Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces lineup for 2013 season

Shakespeare Santa Cruz will open with the popular comedy, "The Taming of the Shrew," and continue through Sept. 1 with "Henry V" and "Tom Jones." For the first

Alumna Belle Yang contributes cover art to second issue of Catamaran

“Kite”--a 1997 painting by UC Santa Cruz alumna Belle Yang—is the featured art on the cover of the just released Spring 2013 issue of Catamaran Literary

Alumni Reunion Weekend on April 26-28

Come back and reconnect with fellow alumni during a fun and engaging weekend filled with many reunions, celebrations, and alumni parties. You can register and see a full

Easing students through the dog days of midterms

UCSC's Science and Engineering Library hosted a very successful pilot program allowing hard-working young scholars to ease their stresses and pet a "therapy

Historic Hay Barn to be reinvented as environmental center

Thanks to a $5 million gift, the historic Cowell Ranch Hay Barn at UC Santa Cruz will be reinvented as the centerpiece of a revived campus entrance and

Students' Safety Concerns

It has been a trying couple of weeks. We are grateful to see the UCSC community rally together out of concern stemming from the report of a very serious campus crime, as well as in response to a number of acts of other unimaginable violence in the greater Santa Cruz community.

Announcing 2013-2014 Student Union Assembly Officer Application Process

The time has come to elect our 2013-2014 student body officers.

Major gift will rebuild a campus landmark and bolster pioneering programs

In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Blumenthal announces that UCSC has received a $5 million gift that will transform the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn.

DNA study clarifies relationship between polar bears and brown bears

A new genetic study of polar bears and brown bears upends prevailing ideas about the evolutionary history of the two

Works by UCSC music professor to be featured at Smithsonian

Thousand Gates, a concert featuring two new works by UC Santa Cruz professor of music Hi Kyung Kim, is set to be performed at the Smithsonian Institution in

In Memoriam — Karina Hermosillo

A treasured member of UCSC's Student Health Services staff, Karina Hermosillo, has passed away. Karina, who had worked as a Medical Assistant in our center since November 2007, died unexpectedly on March 3. She was 27.

UCSC Cancer Genomics Hub wins 2013 Innovations in Networking Award

CGHub has been honored by CENIC with the 2013 Innovations in Networking Award for High-Performance Research

In Memoriam — Lucas Condit-Schultz

With great sadness we write to inform you that one of our students, Lucas Condit-Schultz, died over the weekend. Lucas, a Merrill junior and Politics major, was a recent transfer to UCSC who had deep family roots in the city of Santa Cruz and at UCSC itself.

UCSC ranked among top 10 graduate schools for game design

The graduate programs in game design at UC Santa Cruz were named among the top 10 in the nation by the Princeton

International collaboration to investigate disappearing reptiles and amphibians

UCSC biologist Barry Sinervo leads NSF-funded project to study the effects of climate change on plants and animals around the

Winter/Spring Staff Forum with Chancellor Blumenthal

All UCSC staff are invited to the SAB-sponsored Winter/Spring Staff Forum with Chancellor Blumenthal on Wednesday, March 20, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at Stevenson Event Center.

A letter from Provost Aimée Dorr regarding tax checkoff for cancer research

Throughout the state and at all UC campuses, researchers are working on new ways to prevent, treat and cure cancer. As we approach the peak of the tax season, I wanted to share information on how you can support cancer research that serves all California communities.

Bacteria may protect against disease caused by stomach infection

Stomach microbes influence whether H. pylori infection causes disease, researchers

Student robotics competition on March 13 features Star Trek theme

Robotic "starships" built by UCSC engineering students will face off in a free public demonstration on Wednesday, March

Spring 2013 Slug Shuttle Service

Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) is pleased to announce a new transit service designed to transport UCSC students from Quarry Plaza to two popular end-of-the-quarter destinations.

Restaurant worker advocate visits Santa Cruz for reading, book signing

Saru Jayaraman, author of Behind the Kitchen Door, will speak and sign copies of her book Thursday, March 21, 7-9 p.m. at the Live Oak Grange, 1900

Bats not bothered by forest fires, study finds

Scientists found that bats are resilient to high-severity fire, and some species may even benefit from the effects of fire on the

UCSC arts, humanities professors collaborate for ‘New Orleans Suite’

A new book by UCSC professors Lewis Watts (Art) and Eric Porter (History, American Studies) maps the changing cultural scene in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina hit the

12th annual Earth Summit branches out with workshops, displays, food

The 12th annual Earth Summit at UC Santa Cruz will take place Friday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the College 9/10 Multipurpose Room. It

UNESCO releases lecturer's book online as free download

State legislators, UCSC administrators talk budgets at legislative meeting

Voter approval of Proposition 30 in November gives UC Santa Cruz and the UC system a welcome respite to years of budget cuts but it is not a

UCSC night at the Santa Cruz Warriors draws enthusiastic crowd

Over 200 members of the UCSC community came out to support the Santa Cruz warriors this past Friday.

UCSC Swim Team honors at Conference Championships

Congratulations are in order for the UCSC Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Team, who recently returned from the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Championships at the Splash Regional Aquatics Center

Bill Friedland's emeriti lecture focuses on California wine industry

UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Community Studies Bill Friedland will deliver a free public lecture "Trampling Out Advantage: the Political Economy of California Wine and Grapes" Monday,

Budget forums next week

Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway is hosting two budget forums next week for students, faculty, and staff.