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Viktor Ginzburg Assistant Professor of Mathematics Viktor Ginzburg’s broad research interests are in classical global analysis. He studies mathematical models of physical processes that display symmetries, periodic motions, or initial conditions that might lead to periodic motions, such as the orbits of celestial bodies or the motions of charges in a magnetic field. Ginzburg earned…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–From Bittersweet Bistro to The Shadowbrook, recipes from some of the finest restaurants in Santa Cruz County are featured in a new cookbook, Recipes from the Great Chefs of Santa Cruz County. Whatever local specialties make your mouth water–whether it’s appetizers like poached trout and wild mushrooms with watercress and radishes, or desserts…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–It’s hard to imagine a more intriguing riddle in science than the one a machine at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) will begin to investigate in 1999: Why do we exist? More specifically, the new machine, called the "B Factory," will explore why the universe is dominated by matter–the stuff that composes…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A $50,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation of San Francisco will strengthen public education programs at the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, a research and education facility operated by UC Santa Cruz. The grant will allow educators to augment "Windows to Discovery," the popular program that debuted at Long Marine Lab…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) recognized the research efforts of three UC Santa Cruz undergraduate students at its recent national conference, held October 24-27 in Los Angeles. Dynela Garcia, a senior in biochemistry, was one of three recipients of the $1,250 SACNAS-Eli Lilly Scholarship, awarded…

Sandra A. Clark has been appointed to the position of Silicon Valley and Central Coast corporate training director for UCSC Extension. Clark will be working with high-tech companies and businesses of all sizes and types to provide training programs tailored to their needs. She has worked with corporate clients at UC Berkeley Extension for more…

Elections make news, and UCSC folks helped provide context and commentary for reporters. KSBW-TV tapped Anthony Pratkanis of psychology and Bob Meister of politics for help with their live analysis of election returns. The _Santa Cruz County Sentinel _also turned to Pratkanis for insight into the campaign-financing woes of local city council candidate Eleanor Eisenberg…

Kirsten Silva Gruesz Assistant Professor of Literature Kirsten Gruesz’s areas of interest are nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature of the Americas, including Latino culture. Her research explores the way that literature was used to unite communities in the early American republics, and particularly in the Spanish-speaking borderlands. She is currently working on a book entitled "Ambassadors…

The men’s soccer team, coached by Sean Sullivan and assistants Ashley Edgar and Paul David Seldis, ended their season at 15-5, the best record in school history. The Slugs also had a record nine shutouts. "We accomplished all the goals we set for ourselves, says Sullivan. "The only one missing was an invitation to the…

It’s hard to imagine a more intriguing riddle in science than the one a machine at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) will begin to investigate in 1999: Why do we exist? More specifically, the new machine, called the "B Factory," will explore why the universe is dominated by matter–the stuff that composes galaxies, the…

Several of the University of California’s top administrators have issued statements in the wake of the passage of Proposition 209 on November 5. In a letter to the UCSC campus community last Wednesday (November 6), Chancellor Greenwood pledged that the proposition’s passage would not reduce UCSC’s commitment to the "principals of nondiscrimination and inclusion." In…

High school seniors and prospective transfer students anywhere in the world can now apply directly over the Internet for admission to the University of California. Admissions officials estimate that at least 10 percent of the 72,000 applications UC expects to receive during the 30-day filing period that traditionally begins Nov. 1 will be from students…