Author: Public Affairs

Counseling psychologist Gary Shoemaker of Merrill College was given an award of appreciation for service to the Northern California Training Directors at its recent conference, hosted by UCSC’s Counseling and Psychological Services. Planning for the 1997 Women at Work Retreat will begin at a meeting on Wednesday, January 29, from noon to 1 p.m. in…

Two retired UCSC professors are enjoying the limelight as subjects of "festschrifts." Frank Barron of psychology and Michael Soule of environmental studies have each had volumes dedicated to them. Festschrift is a German word for a volume of writings by different authors that is presented as a tribute or memorial. The tradition, which has been…

For psychology professor Aida Hurtado, Proposition 209 was a wake-up call. Voters approved the statewide ballot measure to eliminate affirmative action programs in government and education in part, she believes, because they were operating in an information vacuum, and she takes some responsibility for that. "As academics, we failed to join the public discourse, and…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Since mid-1993, researchers in the laboratory of UC Santa Cruz chemist Joseph Konopelski have tried to construct an intriguing substance harbored within the tissues of a tropical marine animal. The substance may be a potent weapon in the fight against cancer. But there’s a problem: Less than a thimbleful of the material exists,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Chefs from some of the area’s finest restaurants will donate their services on Sunday evening, February 2, for the Friends of Long Marine Laboratory Gourmet Dinner. This annual culinary extravaganza raises money for Long Marine Lab’s public education programs, including the popular "Window to Discovery"; emergency marine-mammal care; research awards for UC Santa…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Charles Griffin Farr, one of California’s great realist painters, was honored at a reception held recently at the University of California, Santa Cruz, to which he has donated a dozen of his paintings and drawings. Some 100 people attended the January 11 reception for the artist, a longtime resident of San Francisco. The…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Rarely is an undergraduate student listed as an author in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the country’s leading scientific journals. Scott Seiwert, a former UC Santa Cruz biology student who managed that uncommon feat, has secured yet another distinction: the prestigious 1996 Pharmacia Biotech & Science Prize for…

Psychologist Anthony Pratkanis began the new year with an interview by Investor’s Business Daily. Daniel Press of environmental studies had a long talk recently with Daniel Jordan on KUSP Radio, covering Press’s EPA-funded project on open space in California and other pressing environmental topics. Science magazine recently published a letter by linguist Geoffrey K. Pullum.…

Public Performances Will Be Offered Beginning This Month SANTA CRUZ, CA–On January 6, after nearly a decade of careful planning, the University of California, Santa Cruz, offered its first classes in the new Music Center. Neighboring the Performing Arts and Baskin Visual Arts complexes, the $21 million center expands a cluster of arts facilities located…

Tom Vani, vice chancellor for Business and Administrative Services, was elected to the position of board member of the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce at its 35th annual Awards Dinner Dance and Auction on January 18. He joins UCSC staff member Jennifer Blanke, operations manager of Community Planning and Land Development, who was elected to…

The following news release was issued at today’s (Thursday, Jan. 16) meeting of the UC Board of Regents detailing remarks by President Atkinson and Budget Director Larry Hershman about Gov. Wilson’s 1997-98 budget and discussions to develop a long-term fee policy. Mike Lassiter Director, UCOP News & Communications Thursday, January 16, 1997 News Office (510)…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–An innovative teacher, a trailblazing scientist, and a supportive employee have won the three top awards given annually by the Alumni Association of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Carol Freeman, chair of UCSC’s Writing Program and provost of Cowell College, won the Distinguished Teaching Award for 1996. A dedicated and inspiring teacher,…