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SANTA CRUZ, CA–Artwork produced by graduating seniors in visual arts at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be on display the weekend of June 17-18. The annual Senior Exhibit takes place in studios throughout the Baskin Visual Arts complex at UCSC from noon to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Board of Studies in Art,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Summer is a terrific time of year to explore the University of California, Santa Cruz, and its off-campus facilities. Whether one wants to take a walk under the redwoods, visit a working organic farm and garden, or tour a 100-year-old mountaintop observatory, UCSC offers the opportunity. Admission is free, unless otherwise noted. The…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–An Academic Senate committee at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has selected the recipients of the 1994- 95 Excellence in Teaching Awards. The Committee on Teaching chose a total of five professors and lecturers from nominees submitted by UCSC students and faculty. The awards are meant to emphasize UCSC’s commitment to excellence…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Sigma Xi, an honor society of scientists founded in 1886, has conferred chapter status upon the Sigma Xi club based at UC Santa Cruz. The UCSC club was established in 1989; promotion to full chapter recognizes the group’s active membership and its organization of events to foster public awareness of scientific research. C.…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The second graders wiggled with excitement as they gathered at Long Marine Laboratory, one of the nation’s premier marine-research centers. It’s a place where scientists test the hearing of sea lions and measure the heartbeats of dolphins, and kids love it. "I’ve been here a million times," said Shay Baldwin, eight. "This place…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The class of 1995 at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will hold commencement exercises on Saturday, June 17, and Sunday, June 18. This year, the following numbers of students are candidates for degrees or graduate certificates: 2,197, bachelor of arts or science degrees; 66, master’s degrees; 61, doctorate degrees; and 43, graduate…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The public is invited to attend a sale featuring low-cost original prints by student artists and others affiliated with the printmaking studio at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The sale takes place on Friday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Baskin Visual Arts, Room G-101. Block prints, lithographs, etchings,…

In Addition To Endowment, Gift Includes Rich Archive Of Family Documents From The Holocaust SANTA CRUZ, CA–On the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, many holocaust survivors share this hope: that the world not forget Hitler’s program of genocide that killed 6 million Jews. "I believe it is critical to perpetually study…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Interviews with a distinguished astronomer and former director of Lick Observatory have been published by the Regional History Project of the University Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In the publication, titled A. E. Whitford: Directorship of Lick Observatory, 1958-1968, Albert Whitford discusses his experiences as director of the country’s oldest…

SANTA CRUZ, CA­Sunday, April 30, a group of students and others at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will stencil "No dumping, flows to bay," notices on campus storm drains to celebrate Earth Day. The event takes place from 8:30 a.m. to noon. During that time, teams of volunteers will stencil the reminder on storm…

SANTA CRUZ–An exhibit of the work of twelve art scholarship recipients takes place this month at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The twelve UCSC students, recipients of the 1994-95 William Hyde Irwin and Susan Benteen Irwin Scholarships, will exhibit their work May 17 through June 12 in Porter College’s J. B. Hall Gallery, with…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When a magazine collector in Japan described the allure of America to young Japanese, he told film director Chip Lord that this country has an "aroma of enchantment." Lord knew he had just heard the title for his documentary-in-progress. In a talk titled "The Aroma of Enchantment and Other Works," Lord will show…