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Lecture at UCSC to address engineering and national priorities on Thursday, April 12
Richard Buckius, assistant director for engineering at the National Science Foundation (NSF), will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, April 12, on the topic of “Engineering and National Priorities.”
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UCSC lecture series spotlights coastal policy challenges
A ten-week lecture series at UC Santa Cruz on “Coastal Policy Challenges of the 21st Century” will be held on Wednesdays at 2 p.m., starting April 4.
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UC Santa Cruz to collaborate with three universities for live online concert
Musicians from UC Santa Cruz and three other universities will improvise music over the internet simultaneously from different locations in a live telematic music concert on Thursday, March 22, at 5 p.m. The performance will stream live. As part of…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSC Arts & Lectures partners with South County businesses to present Romeo and Juliet for Watsonville students–Friday, March 23–at the Mello Center
The internationally acclaimed Aquila Theatre Company will perform an educational outreach event at the Mello Center for 500 Watsonville High School freshmen and 200 Pajaro Middle School eighth graders. The company will present a “guided tour” of Romeo and Juliet–an…
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UCSC lecturer Ryan Coonerty publishes Etched in Stone, a tribute to 50 memorials and monuments
Anyone who has ever gotten goose bumps visiting the Lincoln Memorial will be drawn to the new book Etched in Stone: Enduring Words from Our Nation’s Monuments.
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UC Santa Cruz to present New Directions in Contemporary Opera, a symposium of panels and performances-April 3-7
The UC Santa Cruz Music Department will present a week-long opera symposium titled New Directions in Contemporary Opera, April 3-7, on the university campus. Conceived and coordinated by music professor/conductor Nicole Paiement and UC Santa Cruz opera director Brian Staufenbiel,…
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Microsoft gift boosts computer science program at UCSC
A gift from Microsoft to UC Santa Cruz will enable computer science students to spend more time on computer games–developing computer games, that is, not necessarily playing them.
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RNA enzyme structure offers a glimpse into the origins of life
UCSC researchers have determined the three-dimensional structure of an RNA enzyme, or “ribozyme,” that carries out a fundamental reaction required to make new RNA molecules. Their results provide insight into what may have been the first self-replicating
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Internet pioneer Larry Smarr to speak at UCSC on Thursday, March 22
Larry Smarr, director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 22.
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New technology shows old faults are smoother than young ones
A new study by UCSC geologists finds old earthquake faults are smoother than young ones, worn smooth over time by friction like the brake pads of an old car.
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First systematic test finds plant pathogens spread to distant relatives far more readily than thought
SANTA CRUZ, CA–The first systematic test of how widely pathogens can spread among distantly related plants reveals far greater range than conventional wisdom would suggest, raising questions about the adequacy of current regulatory approaches for plant q
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UC Santa Cruz, City of Santa Cruz establish ‘Santa Cruz Tickets’
In a unique collaboration, UC Santa Cruz and the City of Santa Cruz have created a joint ticketing system to sell tickets for events taking place on campus, at the Civic Auditorium and throughout the community.
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Third annual ‘Writing Matters’ conference for community educators to be offered by UC Santa Cruz Writing Project on March 24
The Central California Writing Project (CCWP) at UC Santa Cruz will present the third annual “Writing Matters” conference-a symposium on literacy, equity, and social justice-on Saturday, March 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at UCSC’s Oakes College. The event…
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HP joins UC Santa Cruz and NASA in groundbreaking collaborative venture
HP has joined UC Santa Cruz and NASA in a new venture focused on developing revolutionary science breakthroughs in the coming decades.
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Ground broken for new Ranch View Terrace housing project at UC Santa Cruz
Efforts by UC Santa Cruz to build more on-campus housing for faculty and staff got a significant boost when ground was broken March 5 on the first phase of the Ranch View Terrace project.
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AEGIS survey reveals new principle governing galaxy formation and evolution
Faced with the bewildering array of galaxies in the universe, from orderly spirals to chaotic mergers, it is hard to imagine a unifying principle that describes them all with mathematical precision. But that is just what astronomers have now discovered.
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UC Santa Cruz receives $1 million in grants for stem cell research
UC Santa Cruz has received $1 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to fund human embryonic stem cell research. Two $500,000 grants will support the research of David Feldheim and Bin Chen, both assistant professors of molecular,…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Symposium on Electric Vehicles at UCSC on Saturday, March 10
A special event to showcase the emerging electric vehicles technologies, hosted by UCSC’s Baskin School of Engineering and CITRIS, will take place on Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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City Folk reunion concert March 28 at The Attic will benefit the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden
The popular trio City Folk is coming together Wednesday, March 28, for a reunion concert at The Attic with special guest Alisa Fineman. The concert, a fundraiser for the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden, will begin at 8…
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Sun Microsystems creates OpenSPARC Center of Excellence at UCSC
Sun Microsystems has established a Center of Excellence at UCSC that will focus on the OpenSPARC initiative, a true “open-source” approach to high-speed microprocessor technology.
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UC Santa Cruz students see stars, thanks to local company
UC Santa Cruz students will have more time with the stars, thanks to a generous donation from a local company. Watsonville-based Orion Telescopes has made a gift of 10 portable telescopes for field use by students, creating greatly enhanced opportunities…
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UCSC hosts conference to keep young girls interested in science
An event at UCSC on Saturday, March 3, will help middle and high school girls from the Monterey Bay region prepare for their future through a program called “Expanding Your Horizons” designed to inspire girls’ enthusiasm for math and science.
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Photographer Frans Lanting presents “The Making of Life: A Journey through Time” on March 17
Nature photographer Frans Lanting will share the story behind the making of his multimedia presentation Life: A Journey through Time at an event on Saturday, March 17.
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Compton Superior Court Judge Kelvin D. Filer speaks March 12 at UC Santa Cruz
As a Superior Court Judge in the Southern California city of Compton, Kelvin D. Filer sees more than his share of cases involving murder, drugs, and gang violence. As a product of the same neighborhood, Filer is a powerful role…
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Sloan Research Fellowships awarded to three UC Santa Cruz faculty
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has selected three UCSC faculty members to receive 2007 Sloan Research Fellowships.
