Author: Public Affairs

Garden manager Orin Martin was tapped for an article in the Santa Cruz County Sentinel about growing flowers for bouquets in home gardens. Martin took gardening editor Kathy Kreiger on a tour of the Chadwick Garden, pointing out plant varieties and sharing tips on growing, picking, and drying flowers for cutting. He’ll give a free…

UCSC honored nearly 200 of its student employees for outstanding service in a ceremony at the West Field House. Approximately 450 people, including the students, their parents, friends, and work supervisors, attended the May 1 Student Employment Recognition Awards ceremony, which was sponsored by the Career Center and the Division of Student Affairs. Chancellor Greenwood…

"Jury Trials and Race" is the topic of a talk by sociologist Hiroshi Fukurai at the monthly meeting of UCSC Lifelong Learners on Sunday, May 16, in Room 159, Kresge College. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. and the talk will start at noon. For more information, call (408) 459-4968. "Comparative Capitalism in an Era…

An additional 3,179 California high school seniors have been admitted to the University of California for the 1998-99 academic year, fulfilling UC’s long-standing commitment to provide a place at one of its campuses to all eligible California applicants. The students–19.6 percent of them underrepresented minorities–were admitted during the second stage of UC’s admission process, which…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–What may be the classroom of the future is in use today at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where faculty are incorporating videoconferencing and advanced computer technology into courses ranging from network engineering to Hebrew. At a news conference and open house today, UCSC administrators demonstrated the high-tech teaching facilities recently installed…

Nearly 30 members of the campus community turned out on Saturday, May 2, at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos for the American Heart Walk. Chancellor Greenwood chaired the event, which raised funds for the American Heart Association. Approximately 120 people participated, with 76 people walking and 44 volunteering in other capacities. As of May 7,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–One of the world’s leading experts in African and African-Atlantic visual cultures will present a free public lecture on the topic on Thursday, May 14, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The talk, "Afro-Oceanic Art: Towards a New Century," will be presented by distinguished art historian Robert Farris Thompson, the Colonel Trumbull…

SANTA CRUZ, CA-The University of California, Santa Cruz, is nationally ranked for the number of bachelor’s degrees it confers on Hispanic students, according to a report in the magazine Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. The ranking was based on the 268 bachelor’s degrees UC Santa Cruz awarded to Hispanic students in the 1994-95 school year,…

But UCSC Researchers Find That Differences In Communication Styles Are Not Uniform–and That The Differences May Be Related To The Conversation Topics Men And Women Select SANTA CRUZ, CA–Psychologists have for some time observed differences in the ways that fathers and mothers communicate with sons and daughters. But a recently completed "meta-analysis" of the body…

When employees witness improper activity taking place on the job it can create a dilemma–with whom should the problem be discussed, what might the repercussions be if they air their concerns? The UC Whistleblower Policy was developed to answer such questions and to protect those who need to report misconduct. While the complete policy can…

John Isbister, professor of economics, is the recipient of a 1997 Myers Center Award for the Study of Human Rights in North America for his book The Immigration Debate: Remaking America (Kumarian Press, 1996). In this book, Isbister presents the arguments on both sides of the current immigration debate and provides an analysis of the…

The 11th annual Bike-to-Work/School Day takes place on Thursday, May 21, and a free breakfast awaits faculty, staff, and students who leave their cars behind when coming to the campus. The bagels, coffee, fruit, and other treats that UCSC will serve at the Student Center from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. on May 21 are only…