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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…

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…

"Active Galactic Nuclei" Is The Illuminating Topic For May 12 Talk SANTA CRUZ, CA–Faculty members at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have chosen astronomer Donald E. Osterbrock, one of the campus’s most accomplished scientists, to deliver UCSC’s 31st annual Faculty Research Lecture. The honor, which recognizes outstanding research achievements, is the highest that faculty…

Robert Kraft, professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics and astronomer emeritus, UC Observatories/Lick Observatory, was elected a foreign associate of Great Britain’s Royal Astronomical Society. According to the society’s council, Kraft was honored in recognition of his "outstanding work in stellar astrophysics," particularly his research on cataclysmic binaries and stellar rotation. Founded in 1820, the…

Psychology professor Aida Hurtado was quoted in Orange County’s Spanish-language newspaper Union Hispana in an article about UC’s systemwide Latino Eligibility Study. Hurtado, the project’s research director, discussed efforts the university can make to help prepare Latino students for college and the role parents can play in encouraging their children to go to college. The…

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…

The second annual Strawberry Shortcake Festival at the Farm and Garden will take place on Wednesday, April 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. Accompanied by musician/Farm manager Jim Leap on a bluegrass-pickin’ guitar and others, the folks at the Farm will serve Farm-made strawberry shortcake and lemonade for a $2 donation to the Farm and…

In honor of their 20-year reunion, UCSC’s Class of ’77 has donated $35,055 toward a scholarship program for students with financial need. It is the largest class gift ever made by a UCSC alumni class. Steve Jung, president-elect of the UCSC Alumni Association, presented the check to Chancellor Greenwood at the class’s 20-year reunion dinner…