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UCSC names interim director of Center for Teaching Excellence
Lynda Goff, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, announced today (Thursday, August 1) that Ruth Harris-Barnett has been appointed interim director of the campus’s Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). Harris-Barnett’s appointment begins…
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UCSC chancellor emeritus honored for educational outreach
Karl S. Pister, chancellor emeritus of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a prestigious international award from the World Technology Network (www.wtn.net) for his leadership in educational outreach. Pister was appointed vice president of outreach to the K-12…
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UC Santa Cruz publishes biography of longtime local resident Hal Hyde
Hal Hyde’s resume might list “founding” as a job title. A fifth-generation Santa Cruz County resident, Hyde has been in on the creation of organizations and institutions ranging from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Cabrillo College to the…
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UCSC to hold public workshop on Long Marine Laboratory plan on August 15
The University of California, Santa Cruz, will hold a public workshop on Thursday, August 15, to discuss the preliminary draft of the Coastal Long Range Development Plan (CLRDP) for Long Marine Laboratory. The meeting will take place from 7 to…
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New technique shows how cells interpret genetic information
A surprising amount of the DNA sequence in the genes of humans and other higher organisms ends up on the cutting-room floor, so to speak, spliced out by the cellular machinery that turns genetic code into functional proteins. Differences in…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley to speak at UC Santa Cruz
She’s well known for her novels, but when writer Jane Smiley speaks at the Dickens Universe conference at the University of California, Santa Cruz, it will be in a different guise: As a biographer of the man himself, Charles Dickens.…
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UC Santa Cruz increases outreach to industry
On a sunny afternoon in June, the Chardonnay II set sail from Santa Cruz harbor with a passenger list that included researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and CEOs of regional biotech and high-tech companies. As the 70-foot…
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UC Santa Cruz student work chosen for international arts festival Healing from September 11 explored through dance in “Bodies in Crisis”
A dance performance that started as an experimental production by University of California, Santa Cruz, students will be featured next month at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, one of the largest arts festivals in the world. Bodies in Crisis, a compilation…
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UC Santa Cruz engineering dean Steve Kang elected to head Silicon Valley Engineering Council
Steve Kang, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, was elected president of the Silicon Valley Engineering Council in June. Associate Dean Joel Ferguson was elected to serve as one of the organization’s four directors. The…
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Local businessman’s $300,000 gift funds graduate student fellowship and building project at UCSC
Local businessman Ramesh Bhojwani has always believed in two things: Education for the young, and medical care for the old. Bhojwani, who retired last year, is thankful to be at a point in his life where he can act on…
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UC Santa Cruz campus plays host to all ages during the summer
With most of the traditional students gone, UCSC is playing host to a varied clientele this summer, from youngsters honing their cheerleading skills to scientists holding an annual meeting. About 12,000 visitors–many from abroad–are expected to take part in more…
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UC Santa Cruz facilities switch to summer hours
Many UCSC offices and facilities have more limited hours during the summer. The following are the summer hours for some of the most-visited sites: McHenry Library and the Science & Engineering Library. The libraries will be open from 8 a.m.…
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Physicists gather at UC Santa Cruz to plan new linear collider project; public invited to lecture on the science of particle physics
The University of California, Santa Cruz, will host an international gathering of particle physicists this week to discuss the development of a next-generation international particle accelerator facility. The Santa Cruz Linear Collider Retreat, June 26 to 29, will begin with…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Ham radio operators at UCSC will be ‘talking to the world’ June 22-23
What: Ham Radio Field Day When: Early tent setup is at sundown Friday, June 21; operation of ham radio is from 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, to Sunday, June 23 Where: East Field (near East Field House on Hagar…
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NSF Director Rita Colwell to speak at UC Santa Cruz at the dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics on Friday, June 21
Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), will visit the University of California, Santa Cruz, this week 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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Background, Center for AO dedication: Adaptive optics ushers in a new era in ground-based astronomy
Note to reporters: Andrea Ghez will give a presentation on adaptive optics applications in astronomy at the dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics on June 21 at UC Santa Cruz. The following is provided as background information to assist…
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Background, Center for AO dedication: Adaptive optics technology provides powerful tools for eye doctors
Note to reporters: Austin Roorda will give a presentation on adaptive optics applications in vision science at the dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics on June 21 at UC Santa Cruz. The following is provided as background information to…
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A wildflower, a moth, and a diverse landscape: Shifting relationships offer a rare view of how species interactions evolve
The complicated relationship between a common wildflower and a little gray moth is yielding new insights into how species coevolve, with implications for the conservation of biodiversity. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Washington State University (WSU)…
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Class of 2002’s commencement exercises begin Friday, June 7
A number of graduation celebrations, the first of which starts a day earlier, are also planned UCSC’s class of 2002 will participate in commencement exercises on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 7-9. Approximately 1,900 (1,896) students are candidates this spring…
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Early film theory book features ongoing debates
Are movies art, or entertainment? Does watching violent films encourage violent behavior in teenagers? Should movies be censored? These questions are being debated today, but they were also posed nearly 100 years ago by Hugo Münsterberg, a German psychologist who…
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New climate study shows California’s vulnerability to global warming
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have produced a detailed picture of how California’s climate is likely to change within the next 50 to 100 years as a result of global warming. Their study, complete with temperature and…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: NSF Director Rita Colwell to speak at UCSC on June 21 at dedication of Center for Adaptive Optics
What: Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation, will speak at the University of California, Santa Cruz, as part of a dedication ceremony for the national Center for Adaptive Optics. Where: Science Hill, UC Santa Cruz When: Friday, June…