Public Affairs

Trianon Press’s Julie Fawcus, shown above in her Paris residence, displays one of the 10 grand luxe copies of Sur Marcel Duchamp by Robert Lebel, published by Trianon in 1959. A new publication by the University Library’s Regional History Project provides an inside look at the workings of one of the world’s greatest fine presses,…

Economist Michael Dooley weighed in on the Asian banking crisis for National Public Radio’s Morning Edition last week. . . . Also in econ, Lori Kletzer’s latest research project–on the economic disparity between black and white women–was featured in the Santa Cruz County Sentinel. The Register-Pajaronian wrote up a nice history of the UCSC Farm…

NAACP chair Myrlie Evers-Williams will deliver the MLK convocation keynote speech on January 29 Civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams, whose activist husband was gunned down by a white supremacist in the family’s driveway 35 years ago, will be the featured speaker at the 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation on Thursday, January 29.…

Illustration of rose by Maureen Carey, a McHenry Library staff member and graduate of UCSC’s Science Communication Program in illustration. Spring has come early to the McHenry and Science Libraries, which are abloom with roses right now. The "roses" are from books that were recently donated to the University Library, and will be on display…

Dragisa Lazarevich’s defense attorney contended at a preliminary hearing last week that local authorities could not prosecute Lazarevich for abducting his children to Serbia in 1989 because it would be double jeopardy. Lazarevich was tried and convicted by a Serbian court for the 1989 abductions. He was fined the equivalent of $40. Local prosecutors maintain…

The men’s water polo team finished the year ranked 23rd in the nation, and junior Sam Radetsky was named to the Division III All-American Squad, Second Team. The team’s success is particularly remarkable in that men’s water polo at UCSC was only resurrected this year after being dropped to club status in the early 1990s,…

Project manager Mike Edens of AMTECH Lighting Services changes the wiring for a lighting fixture in Thimann Laboratories. Edens and his crew are replacing and upgrading light fixtures in more than 3,000 state-funded areas of campus in a project that is designed to help the campus conserve energy. SANTA CRUZ, CA–Work crews began upgrading and…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Ever wonder how to attract those beneficial insects– otherwise known as "good bugs"–to your garden or farm? Entomologist Sean Swezey of UC Santa Cruz will share his expertise during a free public lecture and slide show on Saturday, February 7, from 7 to 9 P.M. His talk, "’Good Bugs’ for the Garden," will…

UC is holding a yearlong celebration of the humanities to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Humanities Initiative, an effort that has provided more than $20 million in funding for humanities programs and fellows throughout the system. The celebration will feature more than 20 special anniversary events systemwide to showcase the humanities, culminating in a…

Indian media in the U.S. and abroad covered a recent trip to India by a UCSC delegation. Chancellor Greenwood, who led the delegation, was the focus of a number of stories as a result of her address to the Indian Science Congress, held in Hyderabad. Greenwood’s speech focused on issues concerning scientific collaboration between India…

The newly established Administrative Council invited unit managers and supervisors from across the campus to a "leadership convocation" at Stevenson College last week. The half-day informational session on January 13, attended by some 200 managers, was the first event of its kind held specifically for campus managers. The retreat was organized to foster a "common…

Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez: Acting Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez specializes in the environmental issues of North America, particularly those that arise along the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada. He also works on development and water issues, focusing on transboundary policy and social impacts. He comes to UCSC from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation…