Author: Public Affairs

Faculty and staff will pay more for parking permits in the 1998-99 year, according to Transportation and Parking Services. "A," "B," and "C" permits will rise from $29 to $32 a month–an increase of $36 per year–effective July 1. Motorcycle, remote, and "scratch-off" permits will also increase, with the exception of the first packet of…

Someday these may go for 100 times as much, but right now the work of UCSC student printmakers can be had for a mere song. Hundreds of original etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, and linocuts by current and former students will be on display and for sale, with prices ranging between $10 and $50. This year’s sale…

Chancellor Greenwood presents a Chancellor’s Award Dean of arts Edward Houghton presents an award to one of the Dean’s Award winners in the Division of Arts. Chancellor Greenwood joined the deans of UCSC’s academic divisions last month to honor 42 undergraduates for academically outstanding achievement. The undergraduates were recipients of the Dean’s Undergraduate Achievement Awards,…

Beginning this July, campus telephone numbers will be assigned to a new area code–a change that requires campus units to assess their publications, other materials, and equipment to make sure that they incorporate the new 831 area code. When the 831 area code takes effect on July 11, a six- month grace period begins in…

In celebration of Gay Pride Month, there will be an end-of-the-year BBQ for queer and queer-friendly staff, students, and faculty on Tuesday, June 9, at the Women’s Center from 3 to 7 p.m. There’ll be great grillables, games, beverages, and more. (The gods and goddesses promise no rain.) For more information, call (408) 459-4385. The…

These images show the impact a house-size rock (represented by a white dot), traveling five kilometers per second, would have on the asteroid Castalia. An analysis of collisions between asteroids may help explain the structure and evolution of these small planetary bodies and also raises concerns about the feasibility of disrupting or deflecting an asteroid…

The Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) at the University of California, Santa Cruz, brings together researchers working in many different fields. The IMS includes the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, an internationally renowned center for research in marine mammal physiology and ecology, marine invertebrate ecology, and marine toxicology. IMS researchers also work in the Earth…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–An analysis of collisions between asteroids may help explain the structure and evolution of these small planetary bodies and also raises concerns about the feasibility of disrupting or deflecting an asteroid in the event that one is discovered hurtling through space towards Earth. Astronomer Erik Asphaug, a research associate at the University of…

Past and current recipients of Humanities Undergraduate Awards in Research stand with humanities dean Jorge Hankamer. They are (l to r): Dana Kawaoka, Hankamer, Tia Miyuki Morita, Kathleen Simonton, Emily Urban, and Marc Cirovic. On May 20 the Humanities Division hosted a celebration announcing the recipients of the Winter 1998 Humanities Undergraduate Awards in Research.…

David Cope’s work was featured as the cover story of West–the Sunday magazine of the San Jose Mercury News–in a story titled "Wolfgang Amadeus Macintosh." The story focused on Cope’s invention EMI and the ways in which computers are changing how we think about creativity. At one point, the reporter describes a contest in which…

Ocean policy leaders from around the country will come to Monterey June 11-12 for the first National Ocean Conference in 25 years. President Clinton, Vice President Gore, and several cabinet secretaries plan to attend. Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood will serve on a panel focusing on Oceans and Commerce, one of four main areas to be addressed…

Enjoy an afternoon of poetry and music in the Alan Chadwick Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Saturday, June 6, from noon until 2 p.m. The event, "Poetry and Music in the Garden," features readings by six accomplished poets. Internationally acclaimed acoustic guitarist Martin Simpson will also perform as part of the…