Public Affairs

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…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Dr. Earl H. Myers and Ethel M. Myers Oceanographic and Marine Biology Trust of Pebble Beach has granted $22,450 to 22 graduate students who conduct marine-related research at UC Santa Cruz. The trust was established by the estates of Earl H. Myers, an internationally known oceanographic biologist at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine…

Two UCSC professors named as coholders of the Neufeld-Levin Holocaust Endowed Chair will be invested in a ceremony scheduled for May 4. The ceremony, a daylong conference, and evening events at Temple Beth El in Aptos have all been planned in conjunction with Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). All events are free and open to…

World-renowned wildlife photographer Frans Lanting will give two slide lecture previews of his new book Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape on Saturday, May 3, at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2. The talks mark the world premiere of Lanting’s photographs of the bonobo, an endangered ape that lives in the remote rain forests…