Author: Public Affairs

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Hilda Navarette, a grassroots activist fighting against human rights violations in Mexico, will speak at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Wednesday, April 7, at 7 p.m. Her talk will take place in the Baobab Lounge at Merrill College. The event is free and open to the public. Navarette will address the…

UCSC Sponsors Visit By Mexican Human Rights Activist SANTA CRUZ, CA–Hilda Navarette, a grassroots activist fighting against human rights violations in Mexico, will speak at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Wednesday, April 7, at 7 p.m. Her talk will take place in the Baobab Lounge at Merrill College. The event is free and…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a Beckman Scholars Award for 1999-2000 from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. UCSC is one of 16 institutions to receive this award, which provides funding for undergraduate research. The $70,400 award enables the campus to offer four undergraduate research scholarships. The Beckman Scholars Program…

Public Symposium On ‘the Ecologies Of The Coast’ At UCSC April 11 SANTA CRUZ, CA–The public is invited to attend a free symposium on "The Ecologies of the Coast," featuring experts on coastal issues and interactions affecting the Monterey Bay region. The symposium will be held Sunday, April 11, from 1 to 5 p.m., in…

Controlled Polymerization Reactions Offer Dramatic Potential ANAHEIM, CA–A fortuitous collaboration between two teams of chemists has led to the discovery of novel compounds that give unprecedented control over polymerization reactions. The technique, which enables chemists to control precisely the length and other characteristics of the molecular chains in polymer materials, promises to usher in a…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–With a gift of $1.5 million, a San Francisco Bay Area couple has established an endowment for Jewish studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The gift is the largest private donation ever received by the campus’s Humanities Division. The gift comes from Helen and Sanford Diller. Named the Helen and Sanford…

Long Marine Lab Holds 14th Annual Whale Of An Auction March 26 SANTA CRUZ, CA–A whale of a good time is guaranteed for all at Long Marine Lab’s 14th annual Whale of an Auction. Enjoy a catered buffet and sample fine wines, champagne, and caviar while bidding on a fantastic array of offerings available nowhere…

400 Year-Old Manuscript By Renowned Astronomer Discovered At UCSC SANTA CRUZ, CA–Through a fortunate combination of sharp thinking and good luck, a 400-year-old manuscript penned by one of history’s greatest astronomers was recently discovered at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The manuscript is a horoscope authored by 16th-century astronomer Johannes Kepler sometime in the…

Annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture March 1 SANTA CRUZ, CA–When he created a computer program that composed music, David Cope didn’t intend to cause an uproar; he was only looking for a new way to approach his own composing. But Cope’s invention, Experiments in Musical Intelligence, sparked both amazement and outrage (one distressed musicologist went…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When he created a computer program that composed music, David Cope didn’t intend to cause an uproar; he was only looking for a new way to approach his own composing. But Cope’s invention, Experiments in Musical Intelligence, sparked both amazement and outrage (one distressed musicologist went so far as to accuse Cope of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Generous fans of Shakespeare Santa Cruz made a strong show of support recently by establishing an endowment to maintain and improve what is arguably one of the West Coast’s most magical and memorable performance spaces. In the initial phase of fund-raising, nearly 150 donors contributed just under $52,000 to endow a fund supporting…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have received a $138,000 grant from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Agency (HUD) to conduct an innovative study of lead poisoning in children. The researchers will collaborate with public health officials in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Santa Clara Counties to evaluate the use of…