Author: Public Affairs

Reporters are invited to cover this national conference that will include demonstrations of state-of-the-art multimedia tools available for use in higher education. For more information or for a detailed agenda, please call the UCSC Office of Public Information at (408) 459-2495. What: A conference on technology that will showcase the latest computer technology for higher…

SANTA CRUZ–A collaborative project between the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Dickens Project at the University of California, Santa Cruz, gets under way the week of July 31 when Angie Mason, the head of BBC’s Educational Developments division, will be on campus with a film crew interviewing world-renowned Dickens scholars. The BBC and the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–This summer more than 200 high school and college minority students are attending programs at the University of California, Santa Cruz, designed to encourage them to continue their academic careers. Four programs, running as late as September 3, are offered by UCSC’s Student Affirmative Action/Educational Opportunity Programs (SAA/EOP). The programs are geared for…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–How do marine animals stay warm in frigid water? What do deep-sea fishes near our coast look like? What are some favorite "tall tales" of the ocean? Lovers of the marine environment can enjoy those topics and more at "Ocean Explorations- -Above, Below, and Beyond Monterey Bay," the third annual lecture series presented…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–"Catalina Bob," the resilient common dolphin that first came ashore in early April, is one step closer to returning to his ocean home today after a nine-hour transport from the Long Marine Laboratory at UC Santa Cruz to Sea World in San Diego. Catalina Bob arrived at Sea World at about 6 a.m.…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Girls and young women are consistently shortchanged in mathematics and science education by a system that favors boys and young men, but researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are launching a major three-year study this summer to reverse the trend. Funded by a three-year, $903,000 grant from the National Science Foundation,…

SAN FRANCISCO–The University of California Board of Regents today (Friday, July 15) approved the sale for $2.4 million of a 410- acre redwood parcel to Save-the Redwoods League. The sale of the parcel, which contains some old-growth redwoods, ensures that the property will be available for public use. The land, called the "Miller property," is…

SAN FRANCISCO–Francisco J. Hernandez has been appointed to fill the position of vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The appointment, which will take effect September 1, was approved today (Friday, July 15) by UC’s Board of Regents. Offered UCSC’s top student affairs post after a national search, Hernandez will…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–From kitchen scraps to municipal waste, earthworms are capable of transforming tons of organic matter into low-cost, usable fertilizer and compost. Known as vermiculture, the raising of earthworms to transform organic waste into useful products is gaining support from environmentalists, city planners, farmers, and educators. On Monday, July 18, one of the world’s…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Twelve outstanding community college transfer students have received Leadership Opportunity Awards that will enable them to complete their undergraduate education at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Recipients receive $10,000 scholarships for each of two years, as well as assistance finding paid summer work experience in a field that complements their academic studies…

Summer Institute To Run July 6-21 At UC Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, CA–If you think that only squares like math, you probably had an old-fashioned education: Dull lesson plans, lots of rote exercises, and nothing that seemed to apply to your life. Think again: Teachers are no longer slaves to dry textbooks, and math class…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received gifts totaling $500,000 from two private foundations toward the construction of an Education Center at the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory. The Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation of Oakland donated $300,000 for the project, while the J. M. Long Foundation of Walnut Creek provided $200,000.…