Author: Public Affairs

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD–Countries trying to destroy their stockpiles of chemical weapons should carry out additional basic research and carefully inform the public about the pros and cons of various destruction methods, according to an international task force of civilian and military researchers. In a new report, the task force identified eight scientific problems that…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Friends of the UCSC Farm and Garden will host their annual holiday tea and gift sale on Sunday, December 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the ID Building on the Pacific Garden Mall in downtown Santa Cruz. The event will feature an array of Farm and Garden merchandise, as well as…

Building Forms The Heart Of Burgeoning Research Programs That Focus On Geosciences, The Marine Realm, And The Environment SANTA CRUZ, CA–A gleaming new building has joined the growing complex of facilities upon "Science Hill" at UC Santa Cruz: the $29.5 million Earth and Marine Sciences Building, dedicated November 12 in private ceremonies on campus. Located…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–What does hip-hop have in common with the waltz? What about the watusi and the tango? All of these popular forms of social dance will be featured in Dancetime!, a unique theatrical performance that traverses 500 years of dance, complete with period costumes and music. Across the centuries, social dance has figured prominently…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Planners at the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory of the University of California, Santa Cruz, have moved $300,000 closer to their goal of a new Visitor Education Center, with the receipt of a $200,000 grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation of Los Altos and a $100,000 unitrust established by Paul and…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A recognition ceremony for the participants in an art contest for children takes place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, in McHenry Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The event is free and open to the public. The contest, open to children in numerous after-school programs in Santa Cruz and…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A drug commonly used to treat lead poisoning may increase the amount of lead absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract into other parts of the body, according to a pilot study on twelve adult men. The study’s authors are proposing research on a larger scale using people with moderate cases of lead poisoning. Meanwhile,…

Overview And Construction Construction will start during the month of November on the Music Center–a new facility at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The facility is located on a four-acre site southwest of the Student Center, overlooking the Great Meadow. The Music Center will house the Music Department, which currently shares space with the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A daylong conference titled "Community and Agriculture–Understanding the Concerns of a Changing Region," on Saturday, November 12, will address the pressures facing agriculture in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties. Central Coast agriculture generates food and jobs and preserves open space, but the growing urban population is threatening the viability of agriculture…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Eleven science students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have received $5,000 scholarships from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. The students were honored today (October 19) at a ceremony in San Francisco. Now in its 22nd year of awarding scholarships, the northern California chapter of the ARCS Foundation awarded…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–"Ask. Tell. Pursue. Research!" is the title of an instruction session offered at the University Library by the University of California, Santa Cruz, in celebration of the first national Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay History Month. Library staff will offer this workshop to help participants learn how to access and use library resources focusing on…

Celebrations Of The Work Of Local Philanthropist William Mackenzie Set For October 23 In Santa Cruz And November 6 In Pebble Beach SANTA CRUZ, CA–For much of his life, William Mackenzie was concerned with the prospects of the children of immigrants and migrant workers. A Monterey Bay Area resident, Mackenzie made it his mission to…