Author: Jim Burns
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Brian Walton, leader of falcon recovery effort, dies at age 55
Brian Walton, whose leadership of the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group was highlighted by the pivotal role the group played in the restoration of the peregrin falcon on the West Coast, died on June 15 at a Santa Cruz hospital. Walton, who served a
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More freshmen than expected say they plan to attend UCSC
About 4,200 freshmen–several hundred more than had been expected–have indicated they plan to enroll at UC Santa Cruz in the fall.
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UC Santa Cruz, City of Santa Cruz establish ‘Santa Cruz Tickets’
In a unique collaboration, UC Santa Cruz and the City of Santa Cruz have created a joint ticketing system to sell tickets for events taking place on campus, at the Civic Auditorium and throughout the community.
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Engineering Dean Steve Kang named UC Merced chancellor
With mixed feelings, we write to inform you that the UC Board of Regents today appointed UCSC Engineering Dean Sung-Mo (Steve) Kang as the next chancellor of UC Merced. We are sorry to lose Dean Kang, who has led the Baskin School of Engineering with distinction since 2001, but we are thrilled about his appointment…
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Campus closed on Friday, January 4, due to storm
As of 9:30 AM on Friday, January 4th, the campus’s senior administration has decided to close the campus today. There have been intermittent power outages in the campus core, and power is out in the lower campus. PG&E has provided no estimate for the return of power to the lower campus. People already on campus…
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Campus closed on Friday, January 4, due to storm
As of 9:30 AM on Friday, January 4th, the campus’s senior administration has decided to close the campus today. There have been intermittent power outages in the campus core, and power is out in the lower campus. PG&E has provided no estimate for the return of power to the lower campus. People already on campus…
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Statement about passage of Measures I and J
From George Blumenthal, UC Santa Cruz Acting Chancellor: The Santa Cruz community is understandably concerned about issues related to UCSC growth. Unfortunately these ballot measures will only serve to inhibit the ability of the City and the University to work together. The University continues to believe that these measures were placed on the ballot in…
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Statements concerning litigation announced against LRDP
From Kelly Drumm, University Counsel, Office of General Counsel, University of California Regents: The University of California believes that the Environmental Impact Report for UC Santa Cruz’s Long-Range Development Plan as certified and adopted by The Regents at the board’s September meeting fully complies with the California Environmental Quality Act. The University intends to vigorously…
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Editor’s Advisory: UC Regents host two public comment sessions during visit to UC Santa Cruz on Oct. 18-19
Members of the University of California Board of Regents will visit the UC Santa Cruz campus and its Silicon Valley Center on October 18-19. During their visit, the Regents will tour facilities, hear about plans for the future, and meet key campus leaders, including Acting Chancellor George Blumenthal. The Regents make three informational visits each…
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UC Santa Cruz’s new year getting under way
UC Santa Cruz students began moving into university housing on Friday (September 15), in anticipation of the 2006-07 school year. The first day of instruction in the fall quarter is Thursday, September 21. ‘Move-in’ activities began on Friday, September 15. Above, Alyssamarie Guijo of Castro Valley and Anna Tuazon of Fremont, best friends from high…
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UC Santa Cruz chancellor will recommend lower enrollment in Final LRDP
UC Santa Cruz Acting Chancellor George R. Blumenthal will recommend reducing UCSC’s proposed potential enrollment to 19,500 when he presents the campus’s 2005-2020 Long-Range Development Plan to the UC Regents later in September. Compared with the earlier suggested enrollment limit of 21,000 students, this represents a 25 percent reduction in the number of additional students…
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Obituary: Denice D. Denton–UC Santa Cruz chancellor; trailblazing woman in engineering, science and higher education
Denice D. Denton, a trailblazing engineer who broke through numerous barriers in her academic career to become chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, died June 24 in San Francisco. Denton took the helm at UC Santa Cruz in February 2005 after serving nine years as the dean of the College of Engineering at…