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UCSC student earns prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Tracey Kwong, an undergraduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named a 2004 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The Goldwater Scholarship is a prestigious national competition for undergraduates in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering. The scholarships provide up to $7,500 per…
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Climate study shows disappearing Arctic sea ice could reduce water availability in western U.S.
The sea ice covering much of the Arctic Ocean is melting, a trend that may have dramatic consequences for the western United States. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, recently looked at the long-term effects of reduced Arctic sea ice on the global climate, and their most striking finding was a significant reduction…
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Dedication of newly remodeled UCSC Communications Building set for April 17
The spotlight will shine on the UC Santa Cruz Film and Digital Media Department on April 17 when the campus dedicates its newly renovated Communications Building. The festivities will begin at 3 p.m. with a welcome reception in front of the building, accompanied by a sound mix of film scores provided by a student D.J.…
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UCSC Arboretum will hold annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 17
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to noon for members only and from 12 to 4 p.m. for the general public. The sale, held in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society, will take place at the Arboretum’s Eucalyptus Grove on High…
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$2 million grant to UC Santa Cruz researchers supports efforts to prevent bird and bat deaths caused by power lines and wind turbines
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has added $2 million to a contract with the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) aimed at solving the problem of bird deaths caused by power lines and other electricity transmission structures. The group has been overseeing research in this area since May 2002, when it received an initial…
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UC Santa Cruz music faculty travel to Asia over spring break for Korean premiere of professor’s first opera
Three UC Santa Cruz music faculty had a rather unusual experience over spring break. David Evan Jones, Nicole Paiement, and Brian Staufenbiel traveled to Seoul, Korea, to oversee the Korean premiere of the chamber opera Bardos, for which Jones wrote the music and libretto. Bardos appeared in a double bill with Back to the Origin…
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Major grant supports UC Santa Cruz foster youth program
An innovative UC Santa Cruz program that supports the college aspirations of orphans, foster youth, wards of the court, and homeless or runaway youth has received $150,000, the first installment of a three-year $450,000 grant request, from the Stuart Foundation. The funding is an enormous boost for the Page and Eloise Smith Scholastic Society, an…
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Major grant supports research on next-generation Internet technology
While fiberoptic cables carry data at the speed of light over the Internet backbone, the equipment that directs Internet traffic–the switches and routers that get data to the right places–still requires inefficient conversions of optical signals to electrical signals and back again. Keeping data in the optical domain during routing and packet switching would remove…
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Century Project challenges stereotypes of the female body
The Century Project is a remarkable exhibition that challenges stereotypical views of the female body, the nature of voyeurism, and the cycle of aging. Featuring 70 photographs of unclothed girls and woman in chronological order-from a newborn baby to a woman in her 90s-it is designed to provoke thought and discussion about subjects that are…
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Sesnon Gallery spring exhibit to feature innovative works from three UC Santa Cruz art faculty
What do exploding soap, the Polaroid I-Zone camera, and an espresso coffeemaker have in common? They’re all part of Faculty Works: 2004, an exhibition of innovative photography, video installation, and printmaking that will be presented by UCSC’s Sesnon Art Gallery from March 31 to May 1. The show will feature works by associate professor of…
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Optical glucose sensor developed at UCSC holds promise for diabetics and intensive care patients
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a novel optical glucose sensor that could be used to provide continuous monitoring of glucose levels in diabetics and hospitalized patients. Recently published studies showed that the sensor detects glucose under physiological conditions, giving a reversible fluorescent signal that changes intensity in response to changes…