Author: Public Affairs

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Chancellor Karl S. Pister and astronomer Joseph S. Miller of the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Membership in the academy, an international honorary society based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of the highest honors there is for scientists, artists, public figures,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Frank Talamantes, professor of biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received the 1993 "SSR Research Award" from the Society for the Study of Reproduction. The award, which recognizes outstanding research during the past six years, is one of the top honors for scientists who study the hormones involved in the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Particles with only one magnetic pole, massive but ghostly particles called "WIMPs," and high-energy blasts from supernovas and the Big Bang itself–these are among the quarries of MACRO, a huge detector 3,000 feet beneath the Gran Sasso mountain in Italy. California Institute of Technology physicist Barry Barish, U.S. spokesman for this international project,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Alias (America) Corporation of Los Angeles has donated ten packages of software for state-of-the-art computer graphics to the University of California, Santa Cruz, for use in teaching and research. The donation is valued at $450,000. The software, named Alias PowerAnimator, will be used in five courses in computer graphics at UCSC. They…

PASADENA, CA–Southern Californians have long lived in fear of "The Big One." In recent years, however, scientific focus has shifted from that one huge earthquake on the San Andreas Fault, as seismologists have realized that smaller but potentially more hazardous faults crisscross virtually the entire L.A. basin. The latest example ripped Northridge in January: a…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–For fifteen years, Shirley Malcom has striven to find ways to increase public support for science education and to encourage students, especially young women and minorities, to pursue careers in science. She will share her thoughts on these ongoing challenges in a free public lecture at UC Santa Cruz at 4 p.m. Tuesday,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Frederick H. Siff has been named associate vice chancellor of Communications and Technology Services at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The appointment, which takes effect May 23, was announced today (April 6) by vice chancellor for Business and Administrative Services Ed Coate. Siff comes to UCSC from George Mason University in Fairfax,…

UC Santa Cruz Hosts Two-day Conference April 29-30 SANTA CRUZ, CA–People who believe the American labor movement is dead haven’t heard María Elena Durazo talk about her work. Durazo, president of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, Local 11 of Los Angeles, is at the forefront of the struggle to organize immigrant workers…

On April 18, Save Our Shores will hold a panel discussion in Santa Cruz regarding a science program known as Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC). As researchers involved with ATOC, we would like to provide perspective on some aspects of the program that have caused confusion and concern. ATOC will search for evidence of…

PASADENA, CA–The symptoms: Skin that shifts, cracks, and erupts. The diagnosis: Stubborn lumps, hot and cold spots, and churnings under the surface. The complexion of a pitiful adolescent? No, it is the complexity of the upper layers of our planet earth, which seethe with enough unrest to raise mountains, spout volcanoes, and unleash devastating earthquakes.…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Like a parent asked to choose a favorite child, G. William Domhoff won’t say if he prefers his work on dreams or his research on the power of the corporate rich. Domhoff, a professor of psychology and sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has devoted his career to the study of…

SANTA CRUZ–Art departments at colleges and universities around the country are in crisis as faculty and students grapple with questions of cultural diversity and technological innovation. The Art Board at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is hosting a two- day conference April 21-22 to foster discussion among educators, artists, activists, and students. Titled "Target…