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Astronomical Society of the Pacific awards highest honor to UC Santa Cruz astronomer Robert Kraft
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific has awarded the 2005 Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal to Robert P. Kraft, professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and former director of the UC Observatories/Lick Observatory…
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New book by literature professor melds criticism, poetry and fiction
Paracritical Hinge, a new book by UC Santa Cruz literature professor Nathaniel Mackey, offers commentary on the work of a number of artists as it simultaneously sheds light on the author’s own body of work. A collection of essays, talks,…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Dedication of the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics at UCSC on May 17
A dedication and celebration of the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics, a new facility for developing innovative instrumentation for adaptive optics applications in astronomy, will take place on Tuesday, May 17, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Where: Thimann Courtyard, UC Santa…
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Music and stargazing entice summer visitors to Mt. Hamilton’s Lick Observatory
The University of California’s Lick Observatory offers its 25th season of evening programs for music lovers and astronomy buffs this summer, featuring concerts, lectures, and opportunities to view the night sky through the observatory’s history-making telescopes atop Mt. Hamilton. Music…
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UCSC Regional History Project announces publication of ‘behind-the scenes’ look at library’s Special Collections
The Regional History Project at the University Library announces the publication of Rita Bottoms, Polyartist Librarian, UC Santa Cruz: 1965-2003. Project director Irene Reti conducted 14 hours of interviews with Rita Bottoms, former head of Special Collections at UCSC, shortly…
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Lacking a decent meal, killer whales reach for the popcorn
A study comparing the nutritional demands of killer whales with the caloric content of their prey has startling implications for the potential impact of these large predators on populations of other marine mammals. The study also raises issues relevant to…
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UC Santa Cruz scholar warns against mixing religion and foreign policy
Gary Lease-interim dean of humanities at UC Santa Cruz and an internationally recognized expert on the history of religion-has been studying the relationship between politics and religion for more than two decades. He recently returned from Tokyo where he presented…
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Are Santa Cruz beaches destined to shrink?
Wide sand beaches are a prized feature of Santa Cruz and other communities along the northern coast of Monterey Bay. But are they just a temporary aberration, destined to shrink in the years to come? That is the hypothesis championed…
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UC Santa Cruz sponsors first ‘good neighbor’ community forum May 12
The first in a series of “Good Neighbor Forums” sponsored by UC Santa Cruz will take place Thursday, May 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room at Harbor High School. The topic of the discussion, which is…
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Cutting-edge dance/theater collaboration occurs between UC Santa Cruz and New York University
Lubricious Transfer-an ambitious dance experiment in live, transcontinental collaboration using the Internet-was broadcast simultaneously last week to audiences at UC Santa Cruz’s Experimental Theater and New York University’s Frederick Loewe Theater. The April 15 and 16 performances were the culmination…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Reporters invited to cover a landmark meeting of members of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)
Reporters are invited to cover a landmark meeting of members of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) at UC Santa Cruz, taking place on Friday, April 22. The invitation-only retreat of charter members of TiE will include “Understanding Our World,” an open…
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Computer scientist Darrell Long appointed to the Kumar Malavalli Endowed Chair in Storage Systems
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has appointed Darrell Long, professor of computer science, to the Kumar Malavalli Endowed Chair in Storage Systems. Long is the first faculty member to hold the endowed chair, established in 2004 with a $1…
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UCSC presents Women of Color Film Festival on April 22-24
Over 25 local, national, and international filmmakers and performing artists will be spotlighted in the 12th annual Women of Color Film and Video Festival, April 22-24 at the UC Santa Cruz Media Theater. Since 1991, the UCSC Research Cluster for…
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Biologist Melissa Jurica earns prestigious grant from Searle Scholars Program
The Searle Scholars Program has awarded Melissa Jurica, assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a three-year, $240,000 grant to support her research. Jurica, who studies the complex system by which human…
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UC Santa Cruz offers alternatives to planned “Tent University”
Campus administration has offered to help create an alternative, more appropriate, and legal venue in lieu of a so-called “tent university” campsite, which has been locally promoted in recent weeks. Serious consequences await violators of UCSC’s no-camping policies Organizers of…
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UCSC kicks off Arboretum Music Series at new amphitheater beginning April 21
UC Santa Cruz will kick off its inaugural Arboretum Music Series on Thursday, April 21, with a concert by singer/songwriter Keith Greeninger, plus Dayan Kai and Band, at the new Arboretum Amphitheater off High Street in Santa Cruz. The series…
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Living Writers series brings guest authors/poets into UC Santa Cruz classes
Each quarter, the Humanities Division’s Living Writers Series brings eight to 10 visiting authors and poets into UCSC classes to give students an in-depth look into the world of the working writer. Sponsored by the campus’s Institute for Humanities Research…
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates 40th anniversary with exhibit of early years at Cowell College
Cowell College opened in the fall of 1965 as a “challenging and imaginative experiment” undertaken by 650 students and 40 faculty members. In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the college will present an exhibition titled Reminiscing: Cowell College, The Early…
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UCSC Arboretum has something for every garden at the annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 16
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 16, from noon to 4 p.m. Spring is always a great time to visit the Arboretum, now celebrating its 40th anniversary, and pick out some…
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UCSC to lead ambitious multidisciplinary research project on wireless communication networks
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are leading a major collaborative effort to develop the technology for complex wireless communication networks that can be set up in rapidly changing environments such as battlefields and emergency situations. Faculty in…