Author: Public Affairs

SANTA CRUZ, CA–One of the world’s leading social psychologists, Elliot Aronson is dedicated to improving people’s lives. His work exploring the science of how people think and behave has contributed greatly to the field of social psychology, and his distinguished career is marked by groundbreaking findings on how to reduce prejudice in public schools, how…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Faculty and staff at the University of California, Santa Cruz, received $32.4 million in contracts and grants for research last year, an increase of 4.8 percent from the amount received the previous year. Public and private grants are included in the annual total reported by UCSC’s Contracts and Grants Office. The 1993-94 year…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–C. James Quann has been appointed interim associate vice chancellor for enrollment management at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in a move designed to bolster efforts to recruit and retain students. The appointment, which was announced by Executive Vice Chancellor R. Michael Tanner and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Francisco J. Hernandez,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Professor emeritus of biology Charles Daniel, one of the founding faculty members at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been appointed dean of the Division of Graduate Studies at UCSC. Daniel’s appointment, the result of an on-campus search, took effect August 1. Daniel will oversee programs and issues that affect the nearly…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–As racial polarization grows and the backlash against immigrants and welfare families intensifies, the University of California has an obligation to develop multicultural courses to foster greater understanding of the diversity of the American experience. That’s the view of Ronald Takaki, a professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and…

Indonesian Theater, Talks By Holocaust Survivor And "Zoot Suit" Lawyer/activist, Storytelling, And Reading By Noted Poet Are Among The Presentations Planned For Fall Series At Uc Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, CA–Every year Porter College at the University of California, Santa Cruz, sponsors a series that features exceptional performers and speakers. The series offers a chance…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When John Lennon proclaimed in 1964 that the Beatles had become more popular than Jesus Christ, he was engaging in the age-old practice of using irony to make a social statement. Like Lennon, people rely on figurative speech all the time to help convey their messages. When a coworker says her boss’s request…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Lovers of marine science, adults and children alike, won’t want to miss the fifteenth annual Open House at the Long Marine Laboratory in Santa Cruz on Sunday, October 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The Long Marine Lab is a marine-research facility operated by UC Santa Cruz. Located at…

Development Of Computerized "Talking Head" Allows Researchers To Explore The Role Of Visible Cues, Which Combine With Auditory Elements To Facilitate Recognition Of Spoken Language SANTA CRUZ, CA–Spoken language is a universal means of communication, yet relatively little is known about how people comprehend speech. Auditory cues clearly play a role in speech comprehension, with…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Public educators at Long Marine Lab are seeking marine-science enthusiasts to enroll in an upcoming series of training classes for docents. The ten-week course begins on Monday, October 3. Docents lead public tours of the lab, a marine-research facility operated by UC Santa Cruz. The volunteer workers also teach visiting schoolchildren and help…

NEW YORK–Producing recycled paper is dramatically cleaner for the environment than making paper products from virgin-wood fiber, according to a study reported today (September 1) by an environmental policy analyst from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Assistant professor of environmental studies Daniel Press found that relative to mills that use virgin wood, recycled-paper mills…

Astronomy Keck and HIRES take the temperature of a much younger universe The Keck Telescope and its main observing tool, the high- resolution spectrograph (HIRES), are proving their power with precise measurements of astronomical objects previously beyond reach. The latest coup: a reading of the universe’s temperature when it was only about one-fourth of its…