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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,…

The University of California Board of Regents, acting on President Richard C. Atkinson’s recommendation, named M.R.C. "Marci" Greenwood chancellor of UC Santa Cruz during a special meeting today (Tuesday, April 9) by teleconference. A nationally respected scholar and dean of graduate studies and vice provost for academic outreach at UC Davis, Greenwood, 53, is the…

Science Journalist Laurie Garrett Will Deliver A Free Public Lecture At UCSC On Friday, April 12 SANTA CRUZ, CA–An alumna of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism, Columbia University announced today. Science and medical reporter Laurie Garrett won for a series of articles last year in…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will host its annual Spring Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. The event is free and open to the public. It will take place in the Arboretum’s eucalyptus grove, near the intersection of Empire Grade and Western Drive…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Jonathan Weitsman, an associate professor of mathematics at UC Santa Cruz, is one of 100 outstanding young researchers who have received prestigious fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the foundation announced Friday. Weitsman will receive $35,000 per year for two years. Weitsman studies a field of mathematics called symplectic geometry. From the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Albert E. Whitford, astronomer emeritus at the University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory and long recognized as one of the world’s preeminent astronomers, will receive the 1996 Catherine Wolfe Bruce Medal from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) in honor of his lifetime accomplishments. Whitford, age 90, was director of Lick Observatory from…

Program Attracts The Support Of Industry, Including A $25,000 Challenge Grant From Glaxo Wellcome SANTA CRUZ, CA–Finding and testing safe and effective new drugs, pesticides, and other useful chemicals is a tricky business. Designing them from scratch is even harder. In the face of ongoing battles against deadly viruses, cancer, agricultural pests, and a legion…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A new carnivorous plant bog has added some bite to the flowery displays of the Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Kids are not the only ones enthralled by the insect-devouring plants, says Steve McCabe, a curator at the Arboretum. "Most everybody likes the carnivorous plants–they’re just so weird." An early…

Wednesday, April 10 UCSC hosts the Pacific Rim Festival of Contemporary Music, a four- concert series featuring internationally acclaimed talents of the contemporary music world. The April 10 program features the works of Sung Jae Lee, Kyung Sun Suh, John Sackett, Chou Wen Chung, David Evan Jones, and Toru Takemitsu. A post-concert discussion featuring guest…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–An innovative teacher-training program led by the University of California, Santa Cruz, that provides professional guidance and support for teachers during their first two years in the classroom is receiving an award for excellence from a statewide educational group today (Friday, March 29, 1996). The California Council on the Education of Teachers is…

Everyone has concerns about schools today–from parents and teachers to business and civic leaders. At a time when creative solutions appear to be in short supply, some answers may be found in the work of Barbara Rogoff, UCSC Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Rogoff’s work as a developmental psychologist…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–What’s the secret to successful leadership? Vision? Organization? Speaking style? Try confidence. And optimism. Those two qualities have a major impact on the effectiveness of leaders, says Martin Chemers, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Chemers will discuss leadership during a talk entitled "Heavy Mettle: The Role of…