Author: Public Affairs

SANTA CRUZ, CA–From Comet Hyakutake to the possible detection of past life on Mars, it’s been a banner year for astronomy. One of the biggest stories is still unfolding: the discovery of planets orbiting other stars like our Sun. Astronomers have found at least eight of these heavenly bodies, with more announcements likely in upcoming…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A peculiar type of seismic wave has unveiled a major surprise deep within the earth: The base of the planet’s mantle, long assumed hard as a rock, instead may be partially molten. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, studied seismic waves that skim along the sharp boundary between the earth’s outer…

Dear Colleagues: The voters have approved Proposition 209 and the University of California will comply with the law. At my request, Provost C. Judson King has written to the University’s Chancellors today to give them specific guidance about implementing the language of Proposition 209. We are well along in this process as a result of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Preview Day at the University of California, Santa Cruz–held each fall for prospective students, their parents, and counselors–will take place on Saturday, October 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the morning session, faculty and current UCSC students will be featured in panel discussions on academic programs and residential student life. Separate…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, announces the appointments of new provosts at two of the campus’s eight colleges. David Henry Anthony, III, associate professor of history, has been named provost of Oakes College and Paul Skenazy, professor of literature, has been named provost of Kresge College. The appointments were announced by Executive…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Gwendolyn Mink, a professor of politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been honored by her peers for her recent book on women and welfare policy. Mink received the Victoria Schuck Award from the American Political Science Association for her book The Wages of Motherhood: Inequality in the Welfare State, 1917-1942…

MOUNT HAMILTON, CA–Of all the legacies of the eccentric businessman and land baron James Lick, born August 25, 1796, none has endured like the observatory near San Jose that bears his name. If Lick had heard Sunday’s celebration from his crypt beneath the observatory’s original telescope, he would have been pleased to learn how his…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Edward J. McCaughan, who earned his doctorate in sociology from UCSC in 1995, has been awarded the prize for the best dissertation given annually by a section of the American Sociological Association. McCaughan, who is an assistant professor of sociology at Loyola University in New Orleans, was recognized by the Political Economy of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–George Von der Muhll, professor emeritus of politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been awarded a Fulbright Lectureship for the coming academic year at Charles University in Prague. Von der Muhll will lecture on the principles of democracy, democratic regimes and democratization, American politics and society, and American political philosophy…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, received nearly $6.1 million in private support in the form of gifts and grants during the fiscal year that ended June 30, according to the campus’s Development Office. Gifts from UCSC alumni rose more than 40 percent over the previous year, and contributions to the Annual Fund…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Fall is a prime time to plant perennials and winter vegetables on the Central Coast, and the UC Santa Cruz Farm will help you get ready by sponsoring the first-ever Fall Plant Sale on Friday and Saturday, September 6-7. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Thomas Vani has been named vice chancellor of Business and Administrative Services at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Vani comes to UCSC from UC Berkeley, where he has worked since 1987, most recently as executive director of financial and business services. His appointment, which follows a nationwide search, begins August 1. Vani…