Author: Public Affairs

When Henry Hooker’s left forearm started hurting in the spring of 1996, he had no idea what was causing the pain. "I didn’t know what to make of it," says Hooker, a senior architect at UCSC. "I think I mentioned it to my doctor in passing and he said it sounded like some kind of…

Global demands on education are growing and diversifying, and the University of California Extension is meeting the challenge, UC Regents were told last week during their meeting at the UC Davis Medical Center. UC officials and representatives from major corporations described how eight University Extension divisions act as a bridge connecting communities around the world…

Third-week census figures reveal that UCSC has its highest enrollment ever–up 4 percent, or 423 students, this fall from last year for a total of 10,638 students, according to figures released by the Office of Planning and Budget. The enrollment total includes 6,970 continuing, 239 returning, and 3,429 new students. Of the total, 9,570 are…

Environmental Health & Safety is offering monthly ergonomics classes for UCSC staff. The topics covered include: How to set up a computer workstation in an ergonomically correct way; early warning signs of computer-related injuries; contributing factors in the development of repetitive strain injuries; and what to do if you think you have an injury. The…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Rain-laden tempests driven by El Nino could batter the Central Coast this winter and wreak havoc on the environment, if you trust the headlines. The question is, should you? That’s what four leading Monterey Bay Area scientists will try to address on Tuesday, November 4, during a set of public lectures titled "El…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When Japan’s powerhouse "bubble economy" of the late 1980s burst on the last day of 1989, it signaled the end of phenomenal growth and more than two decades of rapid overseas business expansion. The remarkable combination had provoked discussion among economists, who have continued to watch the country’s subsequent reforms nearly as closely…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Newsgroups. Online tutorials. The World Wide Web. A few years ago, not one of these tools was widely available to university instructors. Now, with high-tech in full bloom, enterprising educators are finding ways to enhance their students’ experiences, both in and out of the classroom. Few campuses are moving ahead as quickly as…

The campus HIV Prevention Program is one of 12 key community agencies that will benefit from the AIDS Walk on Saturday, October 18th. Proceeds from the walk will be used to provide greater outreach, programming, testing, and support for the campus. Walk teams have been organized at nearly all the colleges with the help of…

Accolades describes awards, honors, and other professional acitivities of faculty, staff, and students; this column also includes published books, articles, and music by members of the campus community. Three UCSC tennis players won the Fall Rolex Invitational Western Regional Championships, held October 3-5 in Claremont. Thomas Oechel (soph.) and Josh Goodley (jr.) won the doubles…

The following is a statement by UC President Atkinson regarding the governor’s veto of AB 1415 on Friday evening (October 10, 1997). Mike Lassiter UC Office of the President Governor Wilson’s veto of AB 1415 is a disappointment. I remain hopeful, however, that we can solve the serious long-term funding needs of publ ic higher…

Community Chat turns the spotlight on the community activities and personal milestones of staff and faculty. Send Community Chat items to Mary Ann Dewey ([dewey@cats.ucsc.edu][2]). Agroecology’s Sean Swezey spoke at a recent fund-raising event at the local Patagonia store at the Sash Mill. In conjunction with National Organic Awareness Month, the event was a fund-raiser…

UCSC professor of history Edmund Burke III has received a $165,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding a five-week summer institute in 1998 to explore the environment and world history. The institute, titled, "The Environment and World History, 1500-2000," will bring 25 college and university teachers of history to the campus…