Author: Public Affairs

Manuel Pastor, director of the Latin American and Latino studies program at UCSC, moderated a high-level panel discussion on race and poverty last week with members of the Advisory Board to the President’s Initiative on Race. Advisory Board members were in San Jose to conduct an evening community forum and a daylong meeting. Pastor moderated…

The UC Santa Cruz Transportation and Parking Services Office (TAPS) has added two links to its Web site that provide timely road condition reports. The Santa Cruz County Road Conditions report is updated several times a day during the peak of heavy storm periods and appears to provide the best information on Santa Cruz County…

"Sustainable Development for the Central Coast" is the focus of a forum on March 13 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey. Dr. Tapan Monroe, chief economist for PG&E, will open with the keynote address, and then groups will form to discuss the following questions: Where are we now in terms of sustainable development? Where would we…

Nobel laureate J. Michael Bishop, one of the world’s foremost medical researchers and a leading advocate for science education and increased public investment in scientific research, was named chancellor of the University of California’s San Francisco campus earlier this month. Acting on the recommendation of UC President Richard C. Atkinson, the UC Board of Regents…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A special collection of funds in support of acquisitions for the University Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz, recently reached $1 million in value, thanks to the generosity of a number of benefactors (see attached list of donors). Twenty-three endowments have been established by these donors in a range of subjects…

"The Reign of El Niño" will be the topic of a talk by Gary Griggs, professor of earth sciences and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences, when alumni gather at India Joze on Wednesday, February 11, at noon for their monthly luncheon meeting. Professor Griggs will describe the El Niño process, its impact on…

On Monday, February 2, this Douglas Fir toppled onto the roof of the Ticket Office in the Performing Arts complex, causing minor damage to the office and puncturing a nearby roof. Another view of the tree on the Ticket Office. Recent rainstorms and wild winds have caused a number of trees to fall across campus.…

In a follow-up meeting last week to a first-of-its-kind convocation for campus unit managers and supervisors, participants stressed the importance of planning for the changes that UCSC faces in the new millennium–and keeping alive the communication channels that carry information about those changes. More than two dozen presentations were made on Wednesday, February 4, to…

Chancellor Greenwood greets Arboretum supporter Elspeth Bobbs during a recent University House reception honoring Bobbs and other donors and volunteers who support the facility. Ray Collett, founding director of the Arboretum, enjoys the reception. At a University House reception, Chancellor Greenwood recently honored two longtime supporters of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum who gave gifts…

UCSC marks Black History Month with a number of events in February. The following is a partial list of activities that celebrate that theme. Tuesday, February 10 Glory. 9 p.m., Crown Dining Hall. Free. Part of a film series sponsored by Merrill and Crown Colleges. Call ext. 9-5534. Thursday, February 12 Remembering Betty Shabazz with…

State Senator Bruce McPherson (R-15th District) and Assemblymember Fred Keeley (D-27th District) will visit the campus on Friday, February 20. The two legislators will present their perspectives on the current legislative session and discuss issues of campus concern at an open forum taking place from 11 a.m. to noon in the Red Room at College…

As an art major at UCSC in the early 1970s, Rick Carter says he never did well with landscapes. Ironically, over the past 25 years, Carter has enjoyed an enormously successful career creating backgrounds–three-dimensional backgrounds that are viewed by millions each year. Carter, who graduated in 1974, is one of Los Angeles’s top production designers,…