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  • UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Appointed Provost of UC System

    Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood was appointed provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs, the second highest post in the UC system, during a special meeting of the Regents of the University of California today (Feb. 23, 2004). Greenwood, who is an internationally recognized expert in genetics and nutrition and a national leader in science and…

  • UCSC forms new Department of Biomolecular Engineering

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, has established a new Department of Biomolecular Engineering within the Baskin School of Engineering. The department is the new home for UCSC’s renowned programs in bioinformatics, and includes faculty and researchers with interests in nanotechnology, protein engineering, and DNA microarrays (also known as “gene chips”). The department’s unique interdisciplinary…

  • UC Santa Cruz hosts American Indian Colloquium Series in February

    Merrill College at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is hosting the Merrill American Indian Colloquium Series 2004 during the month of February, and the public is invited to attend a series of free events that highlight this year’s theme, “Service to Native American Communities.” Guest speakers will address ways to serve the needs of…

  • UCSC to hold public hearing on draft EIR for faculty-staff housing project

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, will hold a public hearing on February 26 to receive comments on a draft Environmental Impact Report that has been prepared related to the campus’s Ranch View Terrace faculty and staff housing project. The meeting will take place at UCSC’s Barn Theater, located at the base of campus, from…

  • UC Santa Cruz professor hopes to promote musical connection with Monterey through concert at Carmel Mission

    UC Santa Cruz music professor Nicole Paiement is particularly looking forward to a rare appearance by the UCSC Chamber Singers at the Carmel Mission on February 21. The 24-voice ensemble will perform an evening of early music featuring Renaissance and Baroque styles from England and France–including works by Thomas Morley, John Dowland, John Wilbye, and…

  • UCSC holds second public workshop as part of effort to update its Long Range Development Plan; meeting to take place February 25

    UC Santa Cruz will hold a second public workshop on February 25 as part of a multiyear effort to update its Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), a revision that is expected to guide the campus’s physical development through the year 2020. A special LRDP presentation for students will also take place. That meeting will be…

  • UCSC ranks sixth in number of graduates serving in Peace Corps

    With 52 volunteers, UCSC has been ranked sixth among mid-sized institutions for the number of its former students serving in the Peace Corps. More and more college graduates are joining the Peace Corps, with top-ranking institutions having, on average, 15 percent more of their alumni become volunteers than last year. UCSC did twice that well,…

  • UCSC to hold public hearing on draft EIR for long-term development of Long Marine Laboratory, adjoining property

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, will hold a public meeting on February 19 to receive comments on a draft Environmental Impact Report that has been prepared related to future development at Long Marine Laboratory and adjoining property. The meeting will take place at the laboratory, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Seymour Marine…

  • UCSC under contract to acquire Texas Instruments property

    The University of California, Santa Cruz announced today (January 27) its intent to purchase the land and facilities formerly occupied by Texas Instruments. Located on Delaware Avenue, the property is currently in escrow. It is anticipated that the transaction will be completed within the next 90 days. Research and Administrative Functions Are Potential Uses for…

  • 700 educators to attend Sixth National New Teacher Symposium February 2-3 in San Jose

    More than 700 educators will descend on the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose on February 2-3 to learn the latest about what new teachers need to be successful in their work. The Sixth National New Teacher Center Symposium on Teacher Induction, “Soaring to New Heights,” will focus on three themes central to teacher induction: quality…

  • World of an anthropologist subject of Sigma Xi lecture on January 28

    A public lecture on the UC Santa Cruz campus on Wednesday, January 28, will address some of the myths that have emerged about the profession of forensic anthropology. The UCSC Sigma Xi Lecture, which will begin at 8 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2, will feature Alison Galloway, of UCSC’s Anthropology Department and chair of the…

  • Preventing Columbine: Psychologist Elliot Aronson delivers UCSC Faculty Emeritus Lecture February 11

    Award-winning social psychologist Elliot Aronson will deliver a free public lecture entitled “The Elephant in the Parlor: How the Columbine High School Massacre Could Have Been Prevented,” on Wednesday, February 11, at 8:15 p.m. in the Media Theater at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Aronson, a professor emeritus of psychology at UCSC, is author…

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