Social Sciences
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Former U.S. ambassador Joseph Wilson to headline daylong April 24 teach-in
Reporters are invited to attend “The War on Terror: A Credible Threat,” a daylong teach-in at UC Santa Cruz. Speakers will be accessible for interviews, and a press room will be made available. Press parking will also be provided. When: Monday, April 24 (10 a.m to 8 p.m.) What: A daylong campus teach-in on April…
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$1.8 million NSF grant funds UCSC prof’s research on science learning in museums
For many parents, taking the kids to the aquarium or a hands-on science museum combines fun and learning. Like parents, education researcher Doris Ash sees facilities like the Exploratorium, Seymour Marine Discovery Center, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium as pathways that help all cross sections of the community learn about science while having a good…
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UCSC Farm’s annual plant sale May 6-7 features “Granny’s favorites!”: Hard-to-find flowers and vegetables
Garden favorites, like fashion trends, tend to come and go, so the flowers and vegetables your grandmother loved may now be hard to find. But don’t despair–this year’s UCSC Farm & Garden Annual Spring Plant Sale features a range of hard-to-find organic annuals, perennials, and vegetable starts. The theme of this year’s sale is “Granny’s…
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UC Santa Cruz brings Chicana author Sandra Cisneros to Mello Center on April 30
Acclaimed Chicana author Sandra Cisneros, whose book The House on Mango Street is required reading in classrooms across the country, will give a public reading at 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, at the Mello Center for the Performing Arts in Watsonville. Cisneros will be accepting the first annual Gloria E. Anzaldúa Distinguished Lecture Award,…
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Banana Slug Spring Fair drawing UC Santa Cruz alums back
A reunion luncheon, distinguished faculty lecture, alumni panel discussion, and wine tasting are just a few of the events on the crowded schedule for Banana Slug Spring Fair, April 22-23. The annual alumni weekend will also include plenty of opportunities to reconnect with old friends at an array of reunions based on fields of study,…
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Food activist Anna Lappé discusses her new book April 17 at UC Santa Cruz
If Santa Cruz is the heart of the alternative foods movement, it will welcome one of its own on April 17 when author Anna Lappé comes to town. Lappé, daughter of “small planet” food guru Frances Moore Lappé, will give a free public talk on Monday, April 17, at 7 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2…
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UC Santa Cruz and San Jose State team up on $1.4 million effort to boost reading and writing among fourth graders
Nearly 1,000 fourth graders in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties will participate in a three-year, federally funded educational research project that aims to improve student performance in reading, writing, and language development. Judith A. Scott, an associate professor of education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and chair of the doctoral program in…
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UC Santa Cruz brings civil rights crusader Constance Rice to town April 20
Over the years, civil rights attorney Connie Rice has tackled incendiary social problems, from urban police misconduct to inequitable patterns of school construction in Los Angeles. Along the way, she has won widespread acclaim for her work expanding opportunity and advancing multiracial democracy. On April 20, Rice will deliver a free public lecture titled “Pushing…
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Education forum April 5 explores links between schools, community
Educators and parents seeking a model for education that’s rooted in community and civic engagement will want to attend a free public forum on Wednesday, April 5, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The forum will take place in the Merrill College Cultural Center at UC Santa Cruz. Participants will describe several projects in which students…
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California prison shakeup reveals urgent need for reform, expert says
The recent shakeup in the troubled California Department of Corrections reveals the resistance to a badly needed overhaul of the nation’s largest prison system, says a leading expert on prisons and the psychology of incarceration. The resignation of Corrections chief Roderick Hickman, hired two years ago by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to overhaul the dysfunctional system,…
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Fred Keeley bequest will support UC Santa Cruz environmental policy institute
Santa Cruz County Treasurer Fred Keeley has made a planned gift of $250,000 to the University of California, Santa Cruz, to support the campus’s STEPS Institute for Innovation in Environmental Research. Keeley, a former state assemblyman and a longtime supporter of UCSC, has included the STEPS Institute in his personal will because of his high…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: You are invited to cover King Convocation, film screenings
Keith Beauchamp, the filmmaker drawing acclaim for The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till, and Angela Glover Blackwell, founder and CEO of the national advocacy group PolicyLink, will speak at UCSC’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation at 7 p.m. February 28. In addition, Beauchamp will be hosting two screenings of the film to which…