Author: Louise Donahue
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UCSC Alumni Association announces award winners for 2003-04
The UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association will give its highest honors in 2003-04 to a California assemblyman, an anthropologist, and a campus housing staff member. In ceremonies that will take place on campus in February, John Laird will receive the Alumni Achievement Award; Diane Gifford-Gonzalez, the Distinguished Teaching Award; and Carol Douglas-Hammer, the Outstanding Staff…
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UC Santa Cruz raises $22.7 million in private support
Led by grants for adaptive optics, engineering, and biology, UC Santa Cruz raised $22.7 million in private support in the form of gifts and grants during 2002-03. The total marked the second-largest amount ever raised by the campus. A record $24.4 million was raised in 2000. “This outstanding level of support will allow the campus…
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Summer programs draw scholars from around the world
Scholars from around the world are getting a cram course in American academia this summer from UC Santa Cruz Extension’s English Language and International Programs department. Whether it’s Egyptian teachers, Fulbright Scholars, or professionals participating in the Humphrey Fellows program, UCSC is drawing an international clientele. A group of 25 teachers from Egypt have just…
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UCSC scientists part of team decoding gamma-ray burst mystery
Scientists have pieced together the key elements of a gamma-ray burst, from star death to dramatic black hole birth, thanks to a March 29 explosion considered the “Rosetta stone” of such bursts. The results are described in the June 19 issue of Nature, in an article coauthored by Stan Woosley, professor and chair of astronomy…
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UCSC Academic Senate announces 2002-03 Excellence in Teaching Awards
Ten faculty members and 12 graduate students have received Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2002-03. Winners of the awards, for those who have demonstrated exemplary and inspiring teaching, were selected by the UCSC Academic Senate Committee on Teaching. Nominations for the annual honor are submitted by students, and the committee also reads a statement on…
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Gary Novack selected as UC alumni regent by UCSC Alumni Association
Gary Novack’s loyalties run deep. He still has his student ID card from his days as an undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from 1970 to 1973. And when he returned to UCSC this month, an old alumni volunteer name badge was in his pocket. Those loyalties will be put to good use…
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New restaurant coming soon to Quarry Plaza at UC Santa Cruz
The search for a new restaurant for Quarry Plaza at UC Santa Cruz is over, and the winner is Joe’s Pizza and Subs. Owner Joe Hammana plans to open his UCSC operation within a month. The eclectic menu will range from pizza and hamburgers to vegan dishes and Middle Eastern specialties-and Hammana promises a few…
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Activist James Lawson Jr. to address King convocation
The Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., a longtime crusader for civil rights and nonviolent solutions throughout the world, will be the keynote speaker at UCSC’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation at 7 p.m. on January 21 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Lawson…
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UC Santa Cruz raises more than $13 million from private donors
Environmental research, graduate student fellowships, and library improvements were among initiatives receiving strong support from private donors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, during the 2001-02 fiscal year. Overall, the campus received $13.1 million in private support. “This generous support for research and teaching at UCSC is particularly impressive in a time of economic…
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‘Virtual High School’ leaders to meet at UC Santa Cruz
Leaders of “virtual high schools” in more than 25 states are gathering at UC Santa Cruz from August 15 to 17 to discuss common issues and consider forming a national organization. Representatives of pioneers in the field, including the Florida Virtual School, Illinois Virtual High School, Michigan Virtual High School, and Kentucky Virtual High School,…
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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 9 p.m. in the La Feliz Room of the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory,…
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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 than 100 conferences, academic institutes, camps and outreach programs on campus this summer. The 10-week…