Author: Public Affairs

The current debate over bilingual education obscures what should be the true goal of bilingual programming: All students should learn to communicate in two languages. In much of today’s debate, bilingual education is understood to mean education in Spanish (or another non-English language) only. This is hardly bilingual education. By definition, a bilingual classroom is…

"Thresholds: Mexican Streetscapes," a show of painted photographs by Robin Winfield, is on display at La Galeria de Casa Latina through Thursday, February 5. Winfield paints in acrylic on large Cibachrome prints of her photographs, leaving small details of the original photo exposed. A reception for the artist takes place January 23 from 4:30 to…

The draft environmental impact report for the Bay Tree Bookstore and Graduate Commons project will be the subject of a public hearing on Friday, January 30, at 5 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2. Members of the public and public agencies are invited to comment on the draft report at the hearing. They may also submit…

UCSC police are seeking information on an assault which reportedly took place in the backwoods in the northern end of the campus earlier this month. A 37-year-old man was on a footpath past the north end of Red Hill Road when another man jumped out of the bushes and attacked him, the victim told the…

Psychology professor Dominic Massaro (left) helps a hearing-impaired student learn to use Massaro’s computerized talking head, nicknamed "Baldi," at Portland’s Tucker-Maxon Oral School. Massaro is realizing his dream of using advanced technology to help deaf children learn to speak. Unique Collaboration With Oregon Graduate Institute Of Science And Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, And Intel Corporation…

Molecular biologist Harry Noller’s work using X-ray crystallography to reveal three-dimensional images of the inner workings of ribosomes made Science magazine’s list of likely areas for promising breakthroughs in 1998. The San Jose Mercury News picked up the story and included Noller in an end-of-the-year preview of coming science attractions. Economist Manuel Pastor of Latin…

University of California President Richard C. Atkinson has selected UC Merced as the name for the university’s proposed 10th campus. The campus is scheduled to open its doors to students in 2005. Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, UC’s vice provost for academic initiatives, made the formal announcement at a ceremony at the Merced County Courthouse Museum in December.…

Having problems with your two-wheeler? Come down to the Recreation Office porch at the East Field House and have the expert bike maintenance specialists check it out. Drop-in bicycle maintenance will be open for the campus community on Fridays from 2 to 5 p.m. January 16 through March 13. For further information, contact Matt Brower…

Zhiwu Zhu: Assistant Professor of Biology Zhiwu Zhu will become a faculty member in the planned Environmental Toxicology Department when that degree program is established. He uses yeast cells to study the biochemistry and molecular biology of metal ions such as copper, which can trigger disease at abnormal levels. Zhu earned his B.S. from Nanjing…

For Carol Shennan, the new director of UCSC’s Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, navigating the sometimes antagonistic worlds of organic and conventional agriculture is nothing new. For nearly three years, she has been at the forefront of a research project that aims to resolve long-standing conflicts among environmentalists, farmers, and hunters in the…

Deborah Abbott has been named director of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered (GLBT) Resource Center. This new position was created to provide services and programming to support the GLBT campus community. Abbott, a UCSC Porter (College Five) alumna, is a longtime activist on GLBT issues. She coedited the book, From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life,…

Gov. Pete Wilson has proposed an 8 percent state budget increase for the University of California in 1998-99, including funds to cover a 5 percent reduction in fees for undergraduates who are California residents. The governor’s plan calls for an increase of $175 million in state general funds for UC or a total $2.3 billion…