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UCSC researcher will describe scientific voyages to Antarctica in a public talk at the Seymour Center on Wednesday, March 12
As chief scientist aboard the research vessel Laurence M. Gould, Daniel Costa led a research team investigating the ecology of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica on two cruises in 2001 and 2002. Costa, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology…
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Tiny birds are sure to make a big impression on Hummingbird Day at the UCSC Arboretum on Saturday, March 15
Visitors to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum can count on aerial acrobatics galore for the Arboretum’s annual Hummingbird Day festival on Saturday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Thousands of nectar-producing Grevillea, Erica, and Salvia…
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EDITOR’S ADVISORY: UCSC transitioning from contracted to self-operated dining services
UC Santa Cruz announced today (March 3) that it will transition from a contracted dining services program to a self-operated dining program. Why: This decision will enable the university to achieve multiple benefits, including: Closer alignment with the values and…
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Utopia scholar to deliver annual UCSC faculty research lecture
UCSC professor of history Jonathan Beecher will deliver the 36th annual Faculty Research Lecture on Tuesday, March 11, at 8 p.m. in the Second Stage Theater on campus. The event is free and open to the public. Beecher was selected…
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$1 million gift from philanthropist Jack Baskin to UC Santa Cruz School of Engineering supports new building and new department
Retired engineer and philanthropist Jack Baskin has once again demonstrated his strong support for the engineering school that bears his name with a gift of $1 million to the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz.…
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UCSC faculty vote to oppose war in Iraq
UCSC’s Academic Senate, holding its winter-quarter meeting today (Wednesday, February 19), voted overwhelmingly for a resolution opposing “unilateral U.S. military intervention in Iraq.” The vote was 58-0 with two members of the senate abstaining. Adopted resolution Brought to the floor…
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UC Santa Cruz and CNET investigation results in arrest of four students
Following a four-month joint investigation by UC Santa Cruz Police Department and members of the Santa Cruz County Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET), police officers served search and arrest warrants this morning (Tuesday, February 18) at Porter College. Four UCSC students…
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New studies reveal connections between oceanographic processes and rockfish populations
More than 60 species of rockfish live along the U.S. West Coast, including about 10 commercially important species (often sold as red snapper) that inhabit the shallow rocky reefs and kelp beds of the California coast. Like most marine fish,…
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UCSC literature professor links Santa Cruz to international theater event for peace
On March 3, Santa Cruz will join hundreds of cities around the world in hosting a staged reading of Aristophanes’ ancient Greek antiwar comedy Lysistrata. The local play reading is part of the international Lysistrata Project, the first-ever worldwide theater…
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Gary Novack selected as UC alumni regent by UCSC Alumni Association
Gary Novack’s loyalties run deep. He still has his student ID card from his days as an undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from 1970 to 1973. And when he returned to UCSC this month, an old alumni…
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Folksinger Rosalie Sorrels to give free concert at UC Santa Cruz Library
Folksinger, storyteller, and social activist Rosalie Sorrels will present a free public concert, Friday, February 14, at 4:30 p.m. at the UC Santa Cruz Library’s Special Collections. Social activist will donate peace quilt to archives in Special Collections During the…
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Lecture promises ‘behind the headlines’ look at Keiko the whale
Keiko the killer whale has been making headlines since the early 1990s, when he starred in the popular Free Willy movies. For a look behind the headlines at the effort to return Keiko to the wild, the public is invited…
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UC Santa Cruz biodiversity workshop focuses on Santa Lucia Mountains
The Santa Lucia Range, rising steeply from California’s Big Sur coast, is one of the most environmentally complex and biologically rich areas of the state. An all-day workshop held last week at the University of California, Santa Cruz, brought together…
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UC Santa Cruz offers resources to students displaced by off-campus fire
UC Santa Cruz officials are encouraging students displaced by a fire in an off-campus co-op on Sunday to use university resources to secure replacement housing. In addition, they are putting the word out to displaced students to attend a meeting…
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Volcanic seamounts siphon ocean water through the seafloor–researchers trace flow over long distances
Researchers have discovered a pair of seamounts on the ocean floor that serve as inflow and outflow points for a vast plumbing system that circulates water through the seafloor. The seamounts are separated by more than 30 miles (52 kilometers).…
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UC Santa Cruz to present conference on ‘Desire’ in February
What exactly is the nature of desire? Is it the same in every culture? Has it changed over time? The UC Santa Cruz Center for Cultural Studies will present “Desire: Past, Present, Future,” a two-day conference, February 21-22, at the…
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New restaurant coming soon to Quarry Plaza at UC Santa Cruz
The search for a new restaurant for Quarry Plaza at UC Santa Cruz is over, and the winner is Joe’s Pizza and Subs. Owner Joe Hammana plans to open his UCSC operation within a month. The eclectic menu will range…