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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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UCSC names teaching award winners for 2001-02
Thirteen faculty members and 10 teaching assistants have been honored for teaching excellence at UCSC. Each spring the Academic Senate recognizes 10 or more members for exemplary and inspiring teaching. Winners are selected by the Committee on Teaching from a…
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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…
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Researchers find clues to the normal function of prion proteins
All mammals produce a version of the prion protein, but scientists don’t know what it normally does. In an altered form, the prion protein becomes an infectious agent that causes “mad cow disease” and its counterparts in other animals, including…
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Long Marine Lab’s annual ‘Whale of an Auction’ set for June 14
The Friends of Long Marine Lab will hold a “Whale of an Auction,” the group’s popular annual fundraiser, on Friday, June 14. The event will take place in the Porter College Dining Hall on the UC Santa Cruz campus, starting…
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Intertidal monitoring program provides information for the sanctuary as well as science education for high school students
For over 25 years, John Pearse taught students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, about marine life along the shore of the Central Coast through hands-on activities. Now the UCSC professor emeritus of biology is bringing his expertise and…
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Undergraduates honored at UCSC Achievement Awards ceremony
More than 400 UC Santa Cruz undergraduates who have received national, state, and campus awards will be honored at the annual Student Achievement Week Awards ceremony on May 31 from 3 to 5 p.m. at University House on the UCSC…
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Longtime UCSC historian named provost of UCSC’s Oakes College
Pedro Castillo, a longtime professor at UC Santa Cruz, has been named provost of the campus’s Oakes College. His three-year appointment, which takes effect July 1, was announced today by Lynda Goff, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education at…
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California Energy Commission enlists UC Santa Cruz research group in effort to prevent bird deaths caused by power lines
The California Energy Commission has awarded a $1 million grant to the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) to help solve the problem of bird deaths caused by power lines and other structures used for electricity transmission. Thousands of…
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George Somero, director of Hopkins Marine Station, to give Sinsheimer Lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Friday, May 24
People usually think of genetic mutations as negative, causing birth defects or leading to diseases like cancer. But mutations can also be beneficial. In fact, they are at the core of evolution, helping organisms to adapt to changes in their…
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Celebration reading highlights the work of young writers
They’ve polished their prose and published their poems, so now the young authors are ready to share their writing publicly at the Celebration Reading. This event is the annual culmination of the Creative Writing in the Schools program, which places…
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Classics event features newly discovered third century B.C. poems
100 recently discovered Greek poems, written on papyrus recycled as mummy wrappings, will be the topic of the 17th annual Carl M. Deppe Memorial Lecture in Classical Studies. The lecture, on May 23 at 4 p.m. at the Cowell College…
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Rare Satyajit Ray films to screen in Santa Cruz
After showing to sell-out audiences in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles during a major retrospective of Satyajit Ray’s work, The Expedition (Abhijaan, 1962), a newly restored film by the Oscar-winning director, will be at the Del Mar Theatre in Santa…
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Researchers shed light on bacterial infection linked to ulcers and stomach cancer
About 40 percent of the U.S. population is infected with a bacterium that can cause stomach inflammation and ulcers and increases the risk of stomach cancer. Although the bacterium, called Helicobacter pylori, was discovered in the 1980s, scientists are just…
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Art in the Arboretum events at UC Santa Cruz
If spring is here, can Art in the Arboretum be far behind? This annual event–to be held May 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.–showcases the literary, visual, and performing arts talent of UC Santa Cruz students and faculty. The…
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UC Santa Cruz computer scientist wins National Science Foundation grant for research on software engineering
James Whitehead, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. Whitehead will use the grant of $300,000 over five…
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Two UC Santa Cruz astronomers elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Two professors of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz–Douglas Lin and Claire Max–have been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy honors the nation’s most distinguished artists, scientists, and business…