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With New, High-speed Link, US Astronomers Won’t Have To Travel To Hawaii To Use The Keck Telescopes SANTA CRUZ, CA–A remote observing facility nearing completion at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will enable astronomers to operate the powerful Keck Telescopes atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii without leaving the mainland. The new facility will be…

Distance Learning Program Enables Silicon Valley Engineer To Earn A Master’s Degree From UCSC–without Commuting SANTA CRUZ, CA–When Steve Canby receives his master’s degree during graduation ceremonies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Friday, June 9, it will be one of the few times he has set foot on the UCSC campus. Yet…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–If the thought of sweet, flavorful strawberries brings a smile to your face, mark your calendar for Tuesday, June 6, because that’s the day the popular market cart at UC Santa Cruz opens. Enjoy the bounty of the UCSC Farm & Garden by shopping at the market cart, which is located at the…

You are invited to cover What: A two-day conference focusing on the rights of indigenous peoples of the Americas and the Pacific When: Friday and Saturday, May 19-20, 8:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Where: Media Theater in the Theater Arts Center and College Eight at UC Santa Cruz Summary: This conference, Sovereignty 2000: Locations of Contestation and…

Twelve Community College Students Receive $20,000 Scholarships To Attend UCSC SANTA CRUZ, CA–Regional community college graduation ceremonies will be especially festive for 12 students who have been awarded $20,000 scholarships to attend the University of California, Santa Cruz, this fall. Recipients of the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Awards are selected in recognition of their…

Two UC Santa Cruz Researchers Selected By Howard Hughes Medical Institute For Appointment As New Investigators SANTA CRUZ, CA–A biologist and a computer scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are among the 48 scientists selected in a national competition to be appointed as investigators for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). David Haussler,…

UC Santa Cruz Opens First New College Since 1972 SANTA CRUZ, CA–For the first time since 1972, the University of California, Santa Cruz, is pleased to announce the founding of a new college. College Nine will serve as the intellectual home of students interested in global and international studies, the first of whom will enroll…

Governor Names UCSC Vice Chancellor To Higher Education Panel SANTA CRUZ, CA–Francisco J. Hernandez, vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named by Governor Gray Davis to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The commission facilitates resource sharing among higher education in its 15 member states.…

New Book By UC Santa Cruz Professor Shows The Surprising Results Of 1910s Film Promotions That Targeted Women "Ladies, if you spare us one evening and make use of the enclosed tickets, we will consider it a favor." SANTA CRUZ, CA-In the 1910s, promoters in the fledgling film industry began actively courting women audiences. Most…

Leading Scholar Appointed To Hold Chair In India Studies At UC Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, CA-Professor of theater arts Kathy Foley, chair of the Theater Arts Department and provost of Porter College, has been appointed to hold UCSC’s Chandra Bhandari Endowed Chair in India Studies-one of the country’s few endowed chairs in India studies and…

Distinguished Lecturer To Discuss The Geology Of The Tibetan Plateau In A Lecture At UCSC SANTA CRUZ, CA–The geologic origins of one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, the Tibetan plateau, is the focus of a free public lecture at the University of California, Santa Cruz. B. Clark Burchfiel, Shlumberger Professor of Geology…

Harvard sociologist to discuss growing inequity in American Society on May 15 May 1, 2000 Contact: Jennifer McNulty (831) 459-2495; jmcnulty@cats.ucsc.edu Harvard sociologist to discuss growing inequity in American Society on May 15 William Julius Wilson calls for New Deal-style political coalitions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA CRUZ, CA–One of the country’s most noted scholars on…