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  • MEDIA ADVISORY: UC Santa Cruz’s new year getting under way

    UC Santa Cruz students began moving into university housing today (Friday, September 16), in anticipation of the 2005-06 school year. The first day of instruction in the fall quarter is Thursday, September 22. ‘Move-in’ activities begin on Friday, September 16 The fall-quarter “move in” for students living on campus continues through Sunday, September 18. (See…

  • UC Santa Cruz will get training grants from California stem cell institute

    The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) last week announced its first grant awards, including a $1.2 million training grant to the University of California, Santa Cruz, to establish a new training program in the systems biology of stem cells. The UCSC program will be part of a larger CIRM Training Program in Stem Cell…

  • UCSC swim team prepares for 12-hour swim across Monterey Bay on Sept. 30

    In a grueling test of their endurance, 12 hearty members of the UC Santa Cruz swim team will forsake their pool with a view and plunge into Monterey Bay on September 30 for the seventh annual transbay swim. Accompanied by two kayaks and two support boats, the swimmers will take the plunge at the Santa…

  • Annual Harvest Festival at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, October 8

    With toe-tappin’ music, hay rides, pumpkin painting, and delectable edibles, the annual UC Santa Cruz Harvest Festival is always a great way to celebrate the changing of the seasons. This year’s festivities take place Saturday, October 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UCSC Farm. Admission is free for kids 12 and under…

  • MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSC faculty available to discuss aspects of Katrina aftermath

    A number of faculty from UC Santa Cruz are available to discuss aspects of the post-Hurricane Katrina story. Their fields of expertise range from the science of climate change to the racial implications of the story; their contact information follows: Climate Change and Destructive Storms Lisa Sloan Professor of Earth sciences; Vice Provost and Dean…

  • Three universities collaborate to offer new doctorate for professional educators

    Ten students have begun a new doctoral program in educational leadership offered jointly by the University of California, Santa Cruz; San Jose State University; and California State University, Monterey Bay. First 10 students enrolled in new program offered by UC Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, and Caifornia State University, Monterey Bay The UC Regents…

  • UCSC team to share environmental justice expertise with state air board

    Environmental justice researchers are at the forefront of efforts to evaluate the risks posed by air pollution, particularly the disproportionate risks faced by residents of low-income and minority neighborhoods. So it’s good news that Manuel Pastor, professor of Latin American and Latino studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a leading researcher in…

  • UCSC and Santa Cruz Cultural Council to collaborate on arts project with NEA grant

    The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County has received a $14,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a collaborative project with the UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures program. Titled Connecting Arts and Community, the project will bring high-quality dance experiences to Santa Cruz County youth, their families, and other community…

  • UC Santa Cruz launching online job application system

    Job-seekers applying for staff positions at UC Santa Cruz can soon forget all about filling out forms by hand and dropping them off in the mail. Beginning Tuesday, September 6, the entire application process will be online. Two free public workshops will be conducted to familiarize prospective applicants with the process. No reservations are required,…

  • UC Santa Cruz physicists describe a new mechanism for metallic magnetism

    Predicting the magnetic behavior of metallic compounds is a surprisingly difficult problem for theoretical physicists. While the properties of a common refrigerator magnet are not a great mystery, certain materials exhibit magnetic properties that do not fit within existing theories of magnetism. One such material inspired a recent theoretical breakthrough by physicists at the University…

  • UCSC instructor links writing to democracy in Higher Education Exchange interview

    Don Rothman views the writing classroom as a laboratory for democracy. After 27 years of guiding teachers and 32 years of teaching college students, he is convinced that writing classes are temporary communities in which students can develop critical thinking skills and lifelong habits that can contribute to democracy. A senior writing lecturer and founding…

  • New research unveils complex mechanisms that control cell growth and division

    Researchers studying the molecular mechanisms that control cell growth and division are piecing together a surprising and complicated regulatory system that offers promising targets for anticancer drugs. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has revealed the interactions between key regulatory proteins that determine when cells initiate the process…

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