Author: Public Affairs

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The best artwork produced by graduating seniors in the visual arts at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be on display the weekend of June 18-19. The annual Senior Exhibit will be held in studios D101, E102, E103, and J001 of the Elena Baskin Visual Arts Studios. Hours are noon to 5…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–It seems that today’s research in particle physics takes tens of years, hundreds of researchers, and millions–if not billions–of dollars. But that’s not always true. Just ask the 11 researchers who spent about $10,000 on a clever experiment that lasted a few months–and supported a theory that physicists had not tested rigorously for…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Dr. Earl H. Myers and Ethel M. Myers Oceanographic and Marine Biology Trust of Pebble Beach recently granted $13,300 to fourteen students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who conduct marine-related research. The trust was established by the estates of Earl H. Myers, an internationally known oceanographic biologist at Stanford University’s…

SANTA CRUZ–Twelve art students who are among the finest at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will exhibit their work on campus this month. The twelve are recipients of the 1993-94 William Hyde Irwin and Susan Benteen Irwin Scholarships, given annually to outstanding young artists. The exhibit takes place in the Porter Faculty Gallery, Room…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Chancellor Karl S. Pister of the University of California, Santa Cruz, will speak on "Society, Technology, and Science: For Whom and For What Purpose?" in a free public lecture on Tuesday, May 31. Pister’s talk begins at 7:30 p.m. in Thimann Lecture Hall 3 on the UCSC campus. Among the topics Pister will…

"Horticulture II" And A New Gift Shop, "Norrie’s," Promise To Cultivate Further Public Activities At Ucsc’s Unique Site SANTA CRUZ, CA–Visitors to the famed Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be delighted by what has sprouted there since October among the fragrant and colorful plants. Two new buildings, funded entirely by private…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When thoughts turn to dramatic leaps forward in the history of astronomy, the names Copernicus and Galileo come to mind. But Freeman Dyson would like us to remember Bradley and Zwicky as well. Dyson, a visionary author and one of the world’s leading theoretical astrophysicists, will discuss advances inspired by these and other…

Winning Themes Are California’s Wild Plants, Gay Male Fiction, And Iran SANTA CRUZ–Winners of the 28th Annual Book Collection Contest at the University of California, Santa Cruz, were announced at an awards ceremony held on Thursday, April 21, at McHenry Library. The annual contest, which awards cash prizes to the top three collections, is sponsored…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Renee Firestone survived Auschwitz. For 50 years she has remembered the final words of those who did not. "The last words when someone was taken away were always ‘Remember us if you survive,’" says Firestone, who was eighteen years old when she was imprisoned. On Wednesday, May 11, at 8 p.m., Firestone will…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Cultural diversity has become such a buzz phrase that when Dr. Judy B. Rosener gives talks on the subject, she often feels compelled to ask her audience to think about why it is important to value diversity. "The reason to value diversity is not because it’s politically correct but because diversity makes for…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Seismologist John Vidale, a research associate at the Institute of Tectonics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received one of the nation’s leading awards for young geophysicists. The American Geophysical Union (AGU) honored Vidale and two other researchers with the 1994 James B. Macelwane Medal, given annually to scientists of outstanding…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–City on a Hill Press, a weekly newspaper produced by students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, received 23 awards in recent national and statewide journalism competitions, including honors for overall design, photography, news and feature writing, and advertising design. The paper received twenty Gold Circle Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press…