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SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Division of Natural Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has awarded Russell Flegal, professor and chair of the Environmental Toxicology Department, the Outstanding Faculty Award for 1999-2000. The award recognizes Flegal’s commitment to service, teaching excellence, and distinguished research career, said dean of natural sciences David Kliger. "He is an…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The New Idria mercury mine near Pinnacles National Monument is one of dozens of inoperative mercury mines in the Coast Ranges of California. It had one of the longest periods of operation (from 1854 to 1972) and was the second largest mercury producer in North America. Now, researchers from the University of California,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–For the first time, beginning teachers from across the state have the opportunity to meet for a daylong professional conference that will offer tips on issues such as classroom management, curriculum development, student assessment, and technology, all in the context of recognizing and celebrating the contributions new teachers make to schools. The New…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The members of the Academic Senate at UC Santa Cruz, polled via a mail ballot this fall, have reaffirmed an earlier vote implementing UC’s conventional grading system. The results of the most recent vote were announced late yesterday by senate chair Roger Anderson. The grading legislation continues to permit UCSC undergraduate students to…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Daniel Greenhouse, a senior physics and math major at UC Santa Cruz, thinks learning about science should be fun. He began experimenting with electricity when he was 12 years old, and before long he was building Tesla coils that could generate huge arcs of electricity. This led to special-effects projects for concerts by…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A rare species of succulent that grows only on California’s Channel Islands has a better chance of surviving in the wild now, thanks in part to the efforts of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Arboretum. As an added benefit, succulent fans can now buy the hard-to-find plants at the Arboretum’s annual Dried…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–From a biologist who studies the nearshore marine environment to an ecologist who has championed the use of rigorous statistical research methods, four faculty members at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been inducted as new fellows of the California Academy of Sciences. The academy is governed by the Fellows, a distinguished…

NOTE TO EDITORS & NEWS DIRECTORS: News media are invited to attend a news conference at NASA Ames Research Center on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000. The news conference will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., (PDT) in Bldg. 3, the Moffett Training and Conference Center. News media are also invited to attend a…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, attracted $53.4 million in external contracts and grants to UCSC last year, the highest total ever received by the campus. The increase in contracts and grants funding during the 1999-2000 year reflects a pattern of continued growth that the campus has sustained for the last…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Preview Day at UC Santa Cruz–held each fall for prospective students, their parents, and counselors–will take place on campus on Saturday, October 21, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The day’s activities will include student-led campus tours of UCSC’s ten residential colleges and workshops on financial aid, Educational Opportunity Programs, and the transfer…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Nawab Hamid Ali Khan, ruler of the state of Rampur, India, in the early 1900s, was well known for his love and patronage of the arts. Now, halfway around the world and three generations later, the great-granddaughter of this respected Nawab and her husband are carrying on that tradition, providing funding that will…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The public is invited to attend a community brunch to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the UC Santa Cruz Women’s Center on Sunday, October 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festivities will take place at the Women’s Center in the Cardiff House on the UCSC campus. The program includes music by…