Author: Public Information Office
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Stunning campus images win photo contest awards
This year the Chancellor’s Office and acting arts dean Margaret Morse sponsored an on-campus photography contest, open to all students, staff, and faculty. The entries show the stunning physical beauty of the campus–its meadows, valley vistas, ranch buil
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Computer security expert Martín Abadi garners Outstanding Innovation Award
Martín Abadi, professor of computer science, has received the SIGSAC Outstanding Innovations Award from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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Geophysicist Robert Coe honored by American Geophysical Union
Robert Coe, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, was selected by the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism section to receive the 2007 William Gilbert Award.
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Undergraduate wins biomedical research award for minority students
Milana PeBenito, an undergraduate senior at UC Santa Cruz, received a presentation award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.
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UCSC in the News
UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
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Services during Winter Break and Campus Closure
The Student Health Center, including the CPS office, will be closed during Campus Closure from December 22 through January 1. During the week of December 17 through December 21, Student Health Services will provide Urgent Care at the Student Health Center, receiving patients daily between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Offices will reopen on Wednesday,…
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Dominican Occupational Health Center Closure – Dec. 22 to Jan. 7
Dominican Occupational Health Center (DOHC), UCSC’s designated facility for on-the-job injuries, will be closed for two weeks, from December 24 through January 4. DOHC will reopen on Monday, January 7, 2008. During the two-week closure, Dominican Hospital Emergency Department at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, will be UCSC’s designated facility. Supervisors should direct employees requiring…
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Update on Science Hill encampment
Campus grounds crews report that people who had camped illegally on the ground at a Science Hill site during the past six weeks departed over the weekend. While a few people remain in the trees, crews are cleaning up the site on the ground this morning. Since the people in the trees and their wooden…
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Coastal Commission approval of our Coastal Long Range Development Plan
I am delighted to inform you that, moments ago, the California Coastal Commission approved UCSC’s Coastal Long Range Development Plan. This is very exciting news for our faculty, staff, and students-and for our campus, which for decades has contributed to the field of marine sciences through the educational and research activities at Long Marine Laboratory.…
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Death of UCSC Student
I am sorry to inform you of the death of first-year Chemistry and Biochemistry graduate student Anthony DiCapua. Tony died unexpectedly at his home in Rockledge, Florida on November 28. Please join me in extending our most heartfelt condolences to Tony’s family and all in the campus community who loved and cared for him.
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Vice Provost Silicon Valley Initiatives
I write to inform you that following the recommendation of the search committee for the Vice Provost, Silicon Valley Initiatives, Chancellor Blumenthal and I have extended an offer of appointment to Professor Joseph Miller. Professor Miller has accepted the offer; however, final approval of the appointment is pending action by the Office of the President.…
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Death of UCSC Student
With sadness, I write to inform you that the campus has learned that Michael C. Wilson, a College Eight undergraduate, died unexpectedly last week. He was 21 years old. Majoring in mathematics, Michael was a fourth-year UCSC student who was planning to graduate in 2008. In addition to succeeding in his academic endeavors, Michael worked…