Author: Public Affairs

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Astronomer Jerry E. Nelson of the University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory, UC Santa Cruz, was one of 60 leading scientists and engineers elected today (April 30) as new members of the National Academy of Sciences. Election to the academy, one of the highest honors for American scientists, recognizes distinguished and continuing achievement in…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The future of the Monterey Bay economy will be the focus of a public forum on Wednesday, May 15, from 8 a.m. until noon. The event will bring together academic and corporate leaders to discuss the region’s economy and its evolving competitive advantage. "Monterey Bay Region: Innovation, Connection, and Growth" will feature a…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–"Voices of Spring" features soprano Kathleen Nitz and tenor Joseph Meyers in a program of favorite operatic arias and duets by Puccini, Bernstein, Mozart, and Verdi. The concert takes place at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the Cowell College Dining Hall. Both Nitz and…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Have you ever wondered about the taxonomy of Barney? If cats react differently to bearded men? Whether you can actually compare apples and oranges? These and other unlikely research topics have found their way into The Annals of Improbable Research, the sponsor of Harvard University’s yearly Ig Nobel prizes. Marc Abrahams, editor of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA­ Chuck Matthei, a leader of national efforts to preserve agricultural land, will give a free public talk on May 8 about creative ways to secure farmland. The talk, which will begin at 7 p.m., will take place in Room 3 of Louden Nelson Community Center at 301 Center Street in Santa Cruz.…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Three Russian political scientists will discuss the upcoming Russian presidential elections, and their comments will be followed by a response from three political scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, during a free public forum on Monday, May 6. The forum, "Presidential Elections: Russia and America," will be held from 2 to…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A lecture series presented jointly by the Humanities Division at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Art Museum of Santa Cruz County continues on May 8 with the talk, "Abundant Righteousness: Moralism in Contemporary Political Life." The talk is presented by UCSC professor of women’s studies and legal studies Wendy Brown…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Delight zipped around planet Earth last October when astronomers discovered signs of a new planet in the cosmos, orbiting a star much like our own Sun. But fantasies about life on this distant body went up in flames when the details became clear: The planet is so close to its star that temperatures…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Oceanographer Mary Silver has received the "outstanding faculty award" for 1995-96 from her peers in the Natural Sciences Division at UC Santa Cruz. The annual award honors excellence in three areas: research, teaching, and service to the campus, scientific organizations, and the public. Silver, a professor of marine sciences, focuses her research on…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–In the days following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, few subjects of a dream study recalled any of their dreams, says psychologist Veronica Tonay. During the second week, subjects experienced extraordinarily happy dreams full of joy and good feelings. It wasn’t until the third week that they started dreaming of earthquakes and of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Photographs by seven UC Santa Cruz students will be exhibited at the Louden Nelson Community Center from May 5 through May 30. The show is titled "Photographic Journeys, 1996," and features works by students in UCSC’s Division of Social Sciences. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The community center is…

In my dreams the impossible is not a Jewish concept. –Elie Wiesel from All Rivers Run to the Sea SANTA CRUZ, CA–Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel will present a talk titled "An Evening with Elie Wiesel" on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. The talk,…