Author: Jennifer McNulty
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UC Santa Cruz sociologist part of World Affairs Council panel on Nigeria
Paul Lubeck, professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will participate in a panel discussion of women’s role in Nigeria on Wednesday, January 15, in San Francisco. Paul Lubeck joins documentary producers in January 15 discussion of women’s role in Nigeria Sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Northern California, the event…
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UC Santa Cruz student creates program to help women inmates prepare for life after release
As a psychology graduate student working with women in the Santa Cruz County Jail, Susan Greene saw women going through the revolving door of the criminal justice system, being picked up, incarcerated, and released only to repeat the cycle again and again. Greene wanted to break the cycle, so she singlehandedly launched Getting Out and…
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January 19 memorial service at UC Santa Cruz for Raymond Dasmann
A public memorial service for Raymond F. Dasmann, professor emeritus of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 19, in the College Eight Dining Hall at UCSC. Dasmann, a founder of international environmentalism, died November 5 of pneumonia at the age of 83. The…
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Against the odds, local forces unite to preserve open space in California
Since the 1920s, residents of the Golden State have organized locally to preserve more than 1 million acres of open space–an amount that rivals the 1.3 million acquired during the same period by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Total exceeds 1 million acres, rivaling that acquired by state parks Unlike the ubiquitous forces…
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Fresno High grad reaches out to students at her alma mater
Sociology major MaryJane Skjellerup is reaching out by reaching back–to Fresno High School, that is. Skjellerup is using the power and allure of technology to introduce Hmong and Latino youth in her native Fresno to what’s available for them at the university. Skjellerup, a graduate of Fresno High School and a senior at the University…
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UCSC professor receives national honor
Patricia Zavella, a professor of Latin American and Latino studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is being recognized nationally for her scholarship in the field of Chicana and Chicano studies. Zavella has been awarded the 2002-03 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) Scholar Award. Established in 1980, the award recognizes lifetime…
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Author Ruben Martinez discusses migration in the global context on Nov. 12 in Santa Cruz
Ruben Martinez, author of The Other Side: Notes from the New L.A., Mexico City, and Beyond, will give a free public lecture about migrants entitled “Strangers No More: How the Newest Americans will Redefine America” on Tuesday, November 12, at 7 p.m. in Holy Cross Hall, 170 High Street in Santa Cruz. Martinez, an associate…
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Environmental visionary Raymond F. Dasmann dies at 83
Raymond F. Dasmann, a founder of international environmentalism and a professor emeritus of ecology at UC Santa Cruz, died Tuesday, November 5, in Santa Cruz. Dasmann had been in ill health for several years. The cause of death was pneumonia. He was 83. Dasmann was the author of more than a dozen books, including The…
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UCSC research professor receives top award in social psychology
Thomas F. Pettigrew, a research professor of social psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, laments the fact that “hate is in,” even though he’s getting more invitations than ever to discuss intergroup relations and the hate, prejudice, and hostility between races that underlies many of the world’s conflicts. Pettigrew was recently honored for…
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New Teacher Center at UC Santa Cruz picked for $7.5 million NSF project to improve science education
The New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in collaboration with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Montana State University, has been awarded a five-year, $7.5 million grant by the National Science Foundation to develop and implement an online mentoring program for beginning science teachers. The project, which aims to improve…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UC Santa Cruz experts available to discuss federal organic rules
On Monday, October 21, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s organic seal will appear for the first time on produce and consumer products in the United States. The final step in implementation of the USDA’s National Organic Program, the seal will assure consumers that products meet new federal standards for organic production. The federal Organic Rule…
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UC Santa Cruz hosts Oct. 24 public forum on regime change in Iraq
Michael Hudson, a distinguished professor of Arab studies at Georgetown University, will be the featured speaker at a moderated panel discussion on regime change in Iraq on Thursday, October 24, at 7 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2 on the UC Santa Cruz campus. The event is free and open to the public. Hudson, the Seif…