November 2014
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Evolutionary constraints revealed in diversity of fish skulls
The evolution of biting in eels allowed diversification of skull shapes, while suction feeding limits the skull shapes of most fish.
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Community crime bulletin: Assault with injury reported
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is investigating a report of an assault causing injury that occurred on November 12, at 7:55 p.m. on Heller Drive near the north side Porter College bus stop.
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UCSC Arboretum holds annual Gift and Wreath Sale on November 22 and 23
Popular holiday sale is held in conjunction with an Open House at Norrie’s Gift and Garden Shop at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum
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Wade Davis to speak at UC Santa Cruz on Nov. 14
Author, explorer, filmmaker, and professor Wade Davis will deliver the 14th Annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Friday, November 14, at the Music Center Recital Hall.
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Building reputation and impact through graduate program growth
By Tyrus Miller, Vice Provost and Dean, Graduate Studies — Graduate education is a defining part of our mission as a UC campus. UC is distinctive from other California state schools for its research and graduate dimension, especially its PhD programs.
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Reopening of Stevenson parking lots 109, 110 delayed due to construction impacts
After a relatively successful start, the Gully G Detention Basin project near Stevenson College experienced a setback in early September.
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UC Santa Cruz men’s, women’s basketball season openers set for Nov. 15
UC Santa Cruz Athletics announces the season opener games for men’s and women’s basketball at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Arts professor brings acclaimed Deaf poets to campus with ‘Eye Music’ festival
Nationally renowned Deaf poets and performing artists are coming to UC Santa Cruz for Eye Music–a four-day festival created and performed in American Sign Language (ASL).
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UC Santa Cruz student researchers recognized at national conference
Five undergraduates doing research at UCSC were recognized for outstanding research presentations at the 2014 SACNAS conference.
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UC Santa Cruz grad student among veterans honored by National Science Foundation
Ocean sciences grad student John Koster was one of 11 military veterans recognized in an event at NSF headquarters.
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Acclaimed artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña to perform on campus
On Nov. 6, Guillermo Gómez-Peña comes to UC Santa Cruz for a special live performance titled “Imaginary Activism: The Role of the Artist Beyond the Art World” at the Digital Arts Research Center.
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Leading conservationists call for a “unified and diverse conservation ethic”
UC Santa Cruz faculty are among conservationists leading the effort to resolve a polarizing debate over the reasons to conserve nature.