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  • UC Santa Cruz researchers featured in PBS documentary series on fishing crisis

    Cuddly animals such as pandas and sea otters usually steal the limelight in conservation programs. But a new PBS documentary series spotlights fish as animals in desperate need of protection. Two UC Santa Cruz researchers are featured in the two-part series, which explores problems associated with fishing and fish farming. Part one of the series,…

  • MEDIA ADVISORY: Change in schedule for center dedication

    The dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics at UC Santa Cruz, with NSF Director Rita Colwell, has been postponed until June The dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been postponed until June to accommodate a change in the schedule of featured guest Rita Colwell, director…

  • Monumental new English grammar helps debunk grammar ‘rules’

    If you’ve ever been cited for breaking traditional grammar rules you will rejoice at the publication of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (Cambridge University Press, 2002). Coauthor and University of California, Santa Cruz professor of linguistics Geoffrey Pullum hopes that among other things, The Cambridge Grammar will help debunk what he dubs “grammar…

  • Donation puts wind in UCSC’s sails

    When Peter C. Adams was a biology major at UC Santa Cruz, he occasionally left his books behind and sailed off into Monterey Bay, courtesy of the campus Boating Center. Now, as a successful entrepreneur, he is returning the favor. And what a favor it is. Thanks to Adams, the UCSC Community Boating Center is…

  • Civil and gay rights activist Urvashi Vaid speaks April 29

    Civil rights activist and attorney Urvashi Vaid will give a free public lecture on Monday, April 29, at 7 p.m. in the newly restored Del Mar Theater at 1124 Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz. Her talk, “Sexuality and Its Discontents: What’s Race, Class, and War Got to Do with It?,” marks the third annual…

  • Space-based missile defense systems could jeopardize astronomical research and space exploration

    EMBARGOED: Not for release until 11 a.m. Paris Time (5 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time) Friday, April 19, to coincide with Joel Primack’s talk at a UNESCO conference. The Bush administration’s plan to develop space-based missile defense systems has generated heated debate, but most commentators have overlooked an important and potentially destructive consequence of placing weapons…

  • Heirloom varieties featured at UCSC Farm’s annual spring plant sale May 4-5

    More than 60 heirloom varieties of vegetables and flowers will be featured at the UC Santa Cruz Spring Plant Sale on May 4-5, the only collection of organically grown flower, herb, and vegetable starts, perennials, grasses, and other landscape plants available in the region. The sale takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in…

  • UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold annual spring plant sale on Saturday, April 20

    The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum is holding its annual Spring Plant Sale in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society on Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will take place at the Arboretum Eucalyptus Grove on High Street near the intersection with Western Drive. The sale will feature plants that…

  • Economists featured during social justice lecture series at UCSC

    Two well-known economists will visit UC Santa Cruz in April to participate in the new “Global Policy and Social Justice Lecture Series” being presented jointly by College Nine and the UCSC Division of Social Sciences. Both lectures are free and open to the public. The first lecture in the series will be presented Tuesday, April…

  • UCSC expanding university housing with purchase of adjoining apartment complex

    Purchase of Laureate Court Apartments would provide housing for faculty and staff The University of California, Santa Cruz, is planning to add 64 units to its housing inventory this summer with the anticipated purchase of an apartment complex that is adjacent to the campus’s main entrance. UCSC’s planned purchase of the Laureate Court Apartments, which…

  • UC Santa Cruz hosts forum for diversity in graduate education April 13

    More than 1,000 students are expected to attend a forum for diversity in graduate education on Saturday, April 13, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The 12th annual California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The forum is designed to reach college juniors, seniors, and…

  • UC Santa Cruz math professor wins prestigious George Polya Prize

    Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will share the prestigious George Pólya Prize with UC Davis professor of mathematics Craig Tracy. The two mathematicians are being honored for their recent breakthroughs in the field of mathematical analysis. “Harold Widom has long been, and remains, one of the brightest…

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