Author: Public Affairs

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Dr. M.R.C. (pronounced "Marci") Greenwood will be inaugurated as the seventh chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Friday, May 23. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will begin at 12:30 P.M. in the Upper Quarry Amphitheater. Leon Panetta, former White House chief of staff for President Clinton…

Professor Encourages Teachers And Others To Tape The Broadcast For Educational And Personal Use SANTA CRUZ, CA–The premiere broadcast of La Charreada! Rodeo a la Mexicana, a 27-minute documentary about Mexican rodeo, will take place on Monday, May 19, at 10 P.M. on Channel 68, KTEH-TV, San Jose’s public television station. The documentary provides an…

On Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1, the University Opera Theater will present the premiere of the first modern edition of a nearly forgotten French comic opera, Sisters of the Visitation, by Francois Devienne. The opera will be performed in the Music Center Recital Hall at 8 p.m. The opera features a full orchestra…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, is one of the nation’s "most wired" universities, according to a just-published survey that assessed the computer environment of 300 colleges and universities. UC Santa Cruz was No. 56 on the survey’s top-100 list. "America’s 100 Most Wired Colleges" was compiled by Yahoo! Internet Life and appears…

The Staff Art and Craft Show opens on Friday, May 9, at the Women’s Center with an ice cream social from 3 to 5 p.m. The show, which continues until noon May 16, can be viewed from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Teams are forming for the 10th annual Prediction Walk/Run relay, which will…

Manuel Pastor of Latin American and Latino Studies recently coauthored a report entitled "Growing Together: Linking Regional and Community Development in a Changing Economy," which analyzes economic development efforts in Los Angeles in the wake of the riots that rocked the city in April 1992. The riots helped call attention to the need for economic…

Joseph Bunnett, professor emeritus of chemistry and biochemistry, was named trustee emeritus by the Board of Trustees at Reed College, Portland, Oregon. Bunnett received the following citation: "Reed College has been honored by your 27 years of exemplary service on the Board of Trustees and by your generous and unfailing support over the years. In…

When world chess champ Garry Kasparov and IBM’s "Deep Blue" computer program check in for their much-hyped rematch in New York starting on May 3, UCSC’s Robert Levinson will watch with more than a passing interest. Levinson, an associate professor of computer science, is an expert on artificial intelligence (AI), the effort to imbue machines…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Two recent gifts to the University of California, Santa Cruz, from Santa Cruz residents Grace and Michael Jacobs have established scholarship funds to support students in environmental studies and the campus’s re-entry program. A $10,000 gift from the couple has created the David Gaines Endowment Fund in Environmental Studies in memory of David…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, is showcasing folklorico dance in May, with a lecture and video demonstration by master choreographer Rafael Zamarripa on May 16 and the Annual Spring Concert by Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas de UC Santa Cruz on May 30 and 31. Folklorico dance is a highly choreographed dance style…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Representatives of local business and government are invited to attend a forum on "Reaching International Markets" on Friday, May 16, from 8 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. in the Cypress Room at Peachwood’s at the Inn at Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz. Presented by the Economics Advisory Board of the University of California, Santa Cruz, the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A talk on "Poetry and Painting" will be presented by two University of California, Santa Cruz, professors. John Dizikes, professor of American studies, and Doug McClellan, professor emeritus of art, will present their joint talk on Thursday, May 8, from 7 to 8 P.M. at the Museum of Art and History at the…