Author: Public Affairs

UCSC Marine Biologist James Estes Wins Pell Fellowship For Bering Sea Research SANTA CRUZ, CA-James Estes, a marine ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named a 1999 Pew Marine Conservation Fellow. Estes is one of 11 "ocean crusaders" to receive the prestigious award this year from…

UCSC Predatory Bird Group Receives $200,000 Grant SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Predatory Bird Research Group at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a $200,000 grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The grant will support important ongoing programs to monitor endangered bird species and will also provide transitional support as the organization expands…

UC Santa Cruz Completes Final Eir On Parking Structure; Project Goes Before Board Of Regents July 15-16 Planning Document Includes New Mitigation Measure In Response To Public Concern About Project SANTA CRUZ, CA–The final environmental impact report on a proposed parking structure at UC Santa Cruz, completed and distributed to local public agencies today, incorporates…

MT. HAMILTON–The main building at Lick Observatory, temporarily closed due to a small fire on June 22, will not reopen until Saturday, July 10. Previously scheduled public events will still be held, including "Music of the Spheres" concerts scheduled for July 9 and 10. In addition, the 120-inch Shane telescope, which is housed in a…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The UC Santa Cruz Foundation has elected Paul Irwin of Watsonville as president of the board and David Regan of Santa Cruz as vice president. The foundation promotes and supports academic programs, scholarships and fellowships, and capital improvements at UCSC through its private fund-raising efforts. The two took over leadership of the 49-member…

What: A four-week bilingual summer school that gives students a significant boost in their language and science learning will be offered to 400 elementary students at Los Padres Elementary School in Salinas this summer. The summer school uses a garden-based science curriculum to help students learn English. Students who have enrolled in the program during…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Columbine High School student Grant Taylor survived the mayhem without injury, but he was haunted by nightmares. That first night, he dreamed he was a wounded hero, pulling others to safety. The next night, coping with feelings of guilt, he dreamed that he was wounded and dying. For crime victims, as well as…

California Reading/literature Project At UCSC Offers Teacher Training What: The California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) for the UCSC/Monterey Bay region is offering four one-week training institutes for K-3 teachers in the tri-county area this summer. More than 400 teachers will participate in the literacy institutes, which are being offered as part of Gov. Gray…

SANTA CRUZ, CA-Each year, the Academic Senate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, honors a number of the campus’s most inspirational and passionate teachers. Eleven such professors and lecturers have been chosen this year for the 1998-99 Excellence in Teaching Awards. The award winners were nominated by students for qualities such as their enthusiasm…

SANTA CRUZ, CA-Some 10,000 visitors from 30 different countries are expected to come to the University of California, Santa Cruz, this summer to participate in nearly 60 camps, conferences, institutes, and outreach programs. The ten-week conference season lasts from June 20 to August 28 this year. Its diverse offerings range from a conference focused on…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–UC Santa Cruz’s class of 1999 will hold commencement exercises on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 11-13. This year, the following numbers of students are candidates for degrees: 1,683, bachelor of arts, music, or science degrees; 138, master’s degrees; and 56, doctorate degrees. A small number of UCSC students will receive graduate certificates.…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Night after night during the academic year, a dedicated corps of UC Santa Cruz students takes to the telephones, dialing alumni and parents of current students to ask them to support the campus and its programs. This year, these students passed a major milestone: For the first time since the inception of a…