Author: Public Affairs

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The American Heart Association’s annual American Heart Walk takes place this year on Saturday, May 2, at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos. Companies and individuals are being sought to participate in this worthy fund-raising event, both in the 10K and 5K walk/run and as volunteers. M.R.C. Greenwood, chancellor of the University of California,…

At a University House reception honoring Peace Corps volunteers, Peace Corps deputy director Charles Baquet (center, left) and Executive Vice Chancellor Michael Tanner (center, right) speak with current UCSC students who will go overseas this summer as part of the Corps. Ambassador Baquet speaks with UCSC student Melanie Sheldon who leaves this summer for Cape…

The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded the 1998 Robert R. Wilson Prize to Matthew Sands, professor emeritus of physics. The Wilson Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in the physics of particle accelerators. Sands was an active faculty member at UC Santa Cruz from 1969 to 1985 and continued his research activities until 1994. He lives…

An audience gathered at Porter College Quad under last Thursday’s sunny skies for a performance of traditional dance by Su-Nu-Nu Shinal, Pomo Indian dancers. The troupe traveled from the Mendocino area to perform for UCSC students, faculty, staff, and children from the UCSC Children’s Center. The performance was organized by theater arts student Carie Warner…

"Globalization: The Challenge and the Opportunities" is the title of a talk by Gita Sen, professor of economics and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India; visiting professor at the Center for Population and Development Studies at Harvard University; and Research Coordinator on Alternative Development Frameworks–Development Alternatives with Women for a New…

Frank Talamantes, professor of biology, has received a 1997 Distinguished Scientist Award from the national Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). The awards, presented for the first time this year, are given to outstanding scientists and leaders in education who have brought distinction to the scientific community. The California…

UCSC Researchers Find All Students Benefit From Strong Cognitive And Academic Instruction Conducted In Their First Language How should we educate English language learners for success academically and to become productive and integrated members of American society? State, federal, and local policies should be congruent with research-based findings, in order to stimulate and, when necessary,…

Elaine Wedegaertner, assistant registrar for records, (right) and Greta Jacobson, narrative evaluations coordinator, show off a "faculty summary screen"–part of a new database for narrative evaluations on the World Wide Web. At the end of each quarter, UCSC faculty members must collectively write more than 30,000 course-performance or "narrative" evaluations–one for every undergraduate student earning…

A San Francisco Examiner article about the search for alien life-forms featured astronomer Frank Drake, known for his work in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project. The March-April 1998 issue of VIA, the California Automobile Association’s magazine, featured excerpts from Melanie J. Mayer’s Klondike Women: True Tales of the 1897-98 Gold Rush (Ohio University…

Dean E. McHenry’s official portrait, taken early in his tenure as chancellor. Photo: Moulin Studios Note: Parking will be provided for the ceremony in the East Remote parking lot, not at the base of campus as was previously reported. A public ceremony celebrating the life of Dean E. McHenry will be held on Saturday, April…

A nationally acclaimed atmospheric scientist, who currently is dean of the School of Physical Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, was appointed on Thursday, April 16, to lead the campus as its fourth chancellor. Ralph J. Cicerone was named to the post by the UC Board of Regents on the recommendation of UC President…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–If you’re interested in alternative agriculture and enjoy working with people, now is the time to consider volunteering as a docent at the 25-acre organic Farm at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Applications are available now for the six-week docent training program, which begins May 14. During the training, docents will learn…