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MEDIA ADVISORY: Bugs and birds and bones, oh my! ‘Illustrating Nature’ exhibit returns to Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
What: “Illustrating Nature,” an exhibit of science and nature illustrations When: May 4 through June 9, 2002 Where: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Details:…
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Distinctive color patterns in coral reef fish are not necessarily associated with different species, according to genetic studies
For centuries scientists have used physical characteristics like size and color to separate one species from another. But new genetic studies show that these traits can be misleading, at least in certain kinds of fish. Giacomo Bernardi, an associate professor…
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UC Santa Cruz researchers featured in PBS documentary series on fishing crisis
Cuddly animals such as pandas and sea otters usually steal the limelight in conservation programs. But a new PBS documentary series spotlights fish as animals in desperate need of protection. Two UC Santa Cruz researchers are featured in the two-part…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Change in schedule for center dedication
The dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics at UC Santa Cruz, with NSF Director Rita Colwell, has been postponed until June The dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been postponed…
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Monumental new English grammar helps debunk grammar ‘rules’
If you’ve ever been cited for breaking traditional grammar rules you will rejoice at the publication of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (Cambridge University Press, 2002). Coauthor and University of California, Santa Cruz professor of linguistics Geoffrey Pullum…
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Donation puts wind in UCSC’s sails
When Peter C. Adams was a biology major at UC Santa Cruz, he occasionally left his books behind and sailed off into Monterey Bay, courtesy of the campus Boating Center. Now, as a successful entrepreneur, he is returning the favor.…
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Space-based missile defense systems could jeopardize astronomical research and space exploration
EMBARGOED: Not for release until 11 a.m. Paris Time (5 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time) Friday, April 19, to coincide with Joel Primack’s talk at a UNESCO conference. The Bush administration’s plan to develop space-based missile defense systems has generated heated…
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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold annual spring plant sale on Saturday, April 20
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum is holding its annual Spring Plant Sale in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society on Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will take place at the Arboretum Eucalyptus Grove…
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UCSC expanding university housing with purchase of adjoining apartment complex
Purchase of Laureate Court Apartments would provide housing for faculty and staff The University of California, Santa Cruz, is planning to add 64 units to its housing inventory this summer with the anticipated purchase of an apartment complex that is…
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UC Santa Cruz math professor wins prestigious George Polya Prize
Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will share the prestigious George Pólya Prize with UC Davis professor of mathematics Craig Tracy. The two mathematicians are being honored for their recent breakthroughs in the…
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UC Santa Cruz Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood addresses Washington policy colloquium on the risky business of research universities
WASHINGTON, D.C.–In the aftermath of September 11, the science and technology community will be expected to contribute to new counterterrorism efforts. Some of these programs may face new restrictions in access to information or to laboratory procedures. On Thursday, April…
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Major gift from alumnus Gordon Ringold will support new environmental research institute at UC Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has established a new environmental research institute, building on the campus’s strong tradition of interdisciplinary research in the environmental sciences. To help launch the new institute, UCSC alumnus Gordon Ringold and his wife Tanya…
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UC Santa Cruz student wins top honors in statewide poetry contests
A University of California, Santa Cruz, student has earned top honors in two California statewide poetry competitions. “I’m elated,” said Kristen Holden, a junior majoring in literature. “Of course it’s what I wanted, but I wasn’t expecting it to happen.”…
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Albert Whitford, eminent astronomer and former director of Lick Observatory, dies at 96
Albert E. Whitford, an acclaimed astronomer, former director of the University of California’s Lick Observatory, and a professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, died on Thursday, March 28. He was 96. Whitford died at Meriter Health…
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National Science Foundation director Rita Colwell to visit UC Santa Cruz for dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics on April 26
Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), will visit the University of California, Santa Cruz, in April for the dedication of the NSF-funded Center for Adaptive Optics. During her visit, Colwell will also meet with UCSC faculty and…
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UCSC Ranks eighth in nation in number of graduates serving in Peace Corps
UCSC may not be one of the nation’s largest campuses, but when it comes to serving in the Peace Corps, it thinks big. UCSC, with an enrollment just over 13,000, ranks eighth in the nation in the number of former…
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UC Santa Cruz scientists star in PBS documentary The Shape of Life
The Shape of Life, a new television documentary series about the diversity of animal life on Earth, features UC Santa Cruz researchers among the scientists who lead viewers on a dramatic exploration of the animal kingdom. The series premieres Tuesday,…
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UC Santa Cruz marine biologist Mary Silver honored by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will present one of its highest honors, the Mary Sears Woman Pioneer in Oceanography Award, to Mary Silver, professor of ocean sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Silver is being honored for…
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Hyperspectral imaging tracks local and global impacts on environment
While studying a large lagoon in Papua New Guinea, meter by meter, Donald Potts decided there had to be a better way to do ecology. A new tuna factory on the lagoon’s shores threatened to drastically change the lagoon before…
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Two UCSC students to be honored at UC Day in Sacramento
Each spring, alumni from the University of California’s nine campuses meet with state lawmakers in Sacramento as part of the annual UC Day legislative conference. At this year’s conference, March 18-19, two UC Santa Cruz students will be honored for…