2015
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Many organizations to participate in History Fair on October 24
The Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District is presenting a local history fair, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of Henry Cowell’s purchase of the land that would become UC Santa Cruz. The event will take place on Saturday, October 24, on the UCSC campus.
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Molting elephant seals add mercury to coastal seawater
UC Santa Cruz researchers traced elevated mercury levels in coastal seawater to hair shed by elephant seals.
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Tearing down the walls
Pioneering UC Santa Cruz professors and staff challenged convention and traditional academics. In the process, they helped reform American higher education.
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Application deadline approaching for Cowell College Provost position
As a reminder, the Division of Undergraduate Education is undertaking a search during 2015-16 for a part-time faculty administrator.
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Tearing down the walls
Pioneering UC Santa Cruz professors and staff challenged convention and traditional academics. In the process, they helped reform American higher education.
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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum marks 50th Anniversary with Sept. 20 Jubilee
The Arboretum will celebrate its first 50 years and raise funds for the future at the 50th Anniversary Jubilee.
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Dogs, cats, and big-wave surfers: Healthy heart lessons from animals and athletes
Heart rates of big-wave surfers are among the surprises from 30 years of studying exercise physiology in people and wild animals.
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Dickens Project receives NEH grant for public outreach to schoolteachers
The Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz has received a $119,417 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a four-week NEH Summer Seminar that will be held on campus in 2016.
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Ask them anything: gaming researchers host Reddit AMA
Gaming researchers host a Reddit AMA on making games more findable and expressive using computer science.
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Alumni Profile / 1995: Tlaloc Rivas: Opening doors through theater
The 2007 story of Johanna Orozco haunted director/playwright Tlaloc Rivas for more than six years because her story coincided with his desire to upgrade the narrative of Latinos in the U.S.
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Alumni Profile / 1991: Melissa Nelson: Revitalizing native cultures
Melissa Nelson believes the best ways to teach Native American youth about their cultural past is through their hearts and minds, as well as their stomachs.
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Alumni Profile / 1984: Barbara Garcia: Health mission
When the opportunity came to help start Salud Para La Gente, a tiny health clinic for those same low-income residents in Watsonville, Barbara Garcia gave up her goal of being a teacher and jumped at the chance. Little did she know where that decision would lead.