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High-tech Tracking Devices Reveal New Details Of Elephant Seal Migrations And Feeding Strategies SANTA CRUZ, CA–Thousands of elephant seals are now returning from their fall migrations for the winter birthing and breeding season at Año Nuevo, a major rookery for seals and sea lions 55 miles south of San Francisco. How the elephant seals spent…

UC Santa Cruz Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood Focuses On Science Education Issues At Aaas Board Meeting In San Jose SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meets this week in San Jose to focus on the issue of science education, a top priority of the board’s chair,…

New Institute At UCSC Will Support Global Environment And Planetary Science Research SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), a multicampus research unit, is expanding to include a branch on the UC Santa Cruz campus. The UCSC branch of the institute will address fundamental questions relating to Earth’s environment,…

UC Santa Cruz Professor Receives France’s Highest Academic Honor SANTA CRUZ, CA–Miriam Ellis, a lecturer in French at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has nearly 30 years of history in evidence in her campus office. Her walls are adorned with the fliers and posters, mostly in French, that represent hundreds of student performances in…

Astronomers Discover Six New Planets Orbiting Nearby Stars SANTA CRUZ, CA–The world’s most prolific team of planet hunters has found six new planets orbiting nearby stars, bringing the total number of planets astronomers have detected outside the solar system to 28. The researchers also found evidence suggesting that two previously discovered planets have additional companions,…

Announcing December Broadcast Schedule For Ucsc Forum Editors and News Directors: Below is the broadcast schedule for December for UCSC Forum, which features the best of lectures and programs at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The show airs at 8 p.m. each Sunday and 4:30 p.m. each Wednesday on Community TV of Santa Cruz…

UC Santa Cruz Biology Department Presents "an Evening At The Microscope" On December 12 SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Biology Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, invites members of the Santa Cruz community to spend "An Evening at the Microscope" on Sunday, December 12. Biology Department staff will guide participants in observing a variety of…

American Studies Professor Takes On Leading Universitywide Post SANTA CRUZ, CA–A University of California, Santa Cruz, professor has been named to the position of vice chair of the Academic Council. The council is the steering committee of the universitywide Academic Senate, which serves all nine academic campus of the University of California. Named to the…

New Book Gives Voice To The Stories Of Chinese American Women SANTA CRUZ, CA–Expected to serve and obey without question, often exploited as factory workers, indentured servants, or prostitutes, Chinese women who immigrated to America in the early 20th century were considered powerless over their own destiny. However, a new book by historian Judy Yung,…

Folksinger Activist Presents Public Performance At UC Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, CA–Ronnie Gilbert, a leading voice in music and activist circles for a half century, will present a public performance at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Thursday, November 18. A founding member of the Weavers (a legendary folk ensemble that also featured Pete…

New UCSC Farm Cookbook Features Recipies For Seasonal Produce From The Great Chefs Of Santa Cruz County SANTA CRUZ, CA–Just in time for holiday feasting and gift giving, the Friends of the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden are pleased to announce publication of their second cookbook, Seasonal Recipes from the Great Chefs of Santa…

Fat Liberation Activist Nomy Lamm To Speak At UCSC November 10 SANTA CRUZ, CA–Nomy Lamm, a leading activist in the fat liberation movement, will deliver a lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Wednesday, November 10, at 7 p.m. Her talk, "It’s a Big, Fat Revolution!" will take place in Classroom Unit 2 and is free…