Author: Public Affairs

Jesse Jackson, who has been in the forefront of the civil rights movement in America for more than 30 years, spoke to a packed house at Stevenson Dining Hall on Tuesday. President of the National Rainbow Coalition, Jackson came to UCSC as part of his Freedom Bus "Save the Dream" tour. On the tour, Jackson…

Making the News highlights campus people interviewed or covered by news media. Composer David Cope’s work on EMI, a computer program he invented, has seen a flurry of attention in the media of late. Leading off the crowd was New Scientist magazine, which made EMI its cover story for August 9. Other print media that…

A 24-year veteran of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, known for his skill at forging campus-laboratory ties as well as his scholarship in fusion energy research, is the University of California’s newly appointed associate vice provost for research and laboratory programs. Rulon K. Linford, currently UC coordinator for science and technology at the Los Alamos…

"An Evening with John Muir" is the title of a solo performance by Frank Helling on Saturday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cowell College Fireside Lounge. Geologist, botanist, explorer, writer, philosopher, and preservationist, John Muir lived life to its fullest, and Frank Helling brings the great mountaineer to life. His acclaimed rendering of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Aficionados of the Internet appreciate how quickly they can send and access information. However, today’s Internet also limits most of its users in one key way: They’re tied down to hardwired workstations, unable to get online on-the-go. Even wireless modems require users to hook up to the Internet via an established service provider,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Two members of the National Academy of Sciences will address some of the hottest topics in the emerging field of "astrobiology" during a special afternoon colloquium next week at UC Santa Cruz. The event will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, October 30, at the Performing Arts Second Stage (formerly the Concert…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A new study of welfare recipients across the country reveals that welfare mothers in states that offer larger benefit increases per additional child do not appear to be more likely to have another child than those in states with lower benefit increases per additional child. The study, which appears in the current issue…

The University of California’s new California Digital Library will be headed by Richard E. Lucier, UC President Richard C. Atkinson announced last week. Lucier is university librarian at UC San Francisco and is a special assistant for library planning and development at UC’s Office of the President. In his new capacity, Lucier will be founding…

Rev. Jesse Jackson is scheduled to make an appearance on campus on Tuesday, October 21, as part of his "Saving the Dream" tour. He is scheduled to speak at 8 p.m. at Stevenson Dining Hall. Seating is limited. Admission is $1 for UCSC students with I.D. cards, $2 for UCSC faculty and staff, and $3…

Juan Poblete: Assistant Professor of Literature Juan Poblete’s focus is on Latin American literature with an emphasis on the history and social contexts of literature. He has studied the emergence of literary markets in Chile, the role subaltern readers play in influencing markets, and how cultural values influence curricular choices in schools, for example, the…

Allan Dyson, university librarian at UCSC, offered the following comments about the creation of the California Digital Library and the selection of Richard Lucier to head the project: We’re very pleased about this development. As UC’s smallest general-campus library, the UCSC library will benefit greatly having the resources of other libraries available online to our…

As of Saturday, the UCSC Archaeological Archives is home to a unique collection of prehistoric artifacts that date back between 7,000 and 10,000 years. The artifacts, which include ancient grinding stones and a very rare brown chert tool that resembles an arrowhead ([photo][5]), were recovered from a site near Scotts Valley City Hall that has…