Alumni
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Zimmerman scholarship ceremony leads to discussion of public service
Two families, linked by sorrow and promise, met for the first time as the Gabe Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship was presented to Yethzéll Díaz. A panel discussion on Careers with a Conscience followed the ceremony.
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Walking and talking: Learning outside the classroom door
In her essay, UCSC lecturer Candace Calsoyas discusses the Aristotelian method of conversation and learning while on foot, a practice she introduced in Albania and brings to the College Eight core course.
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Environmental studies researchers take studies to new heights
UC Santa Cruz environmental studies associate professor Jeff Bury and Adam French, an environmental studies Ph.D. candidate, were among 31 high-altitude scientists and researchers from around the world who traveled to Nepal last September to study and find solutions for destructive glacial floods.
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White House names College Ten alumna a Pacific Islander champion of change
Terisa Tinei Siagatonu, (College Ten,’11, community studies) is one of nine Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders and organizations named by the White House as Champions of Change.
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Why letting salmon escape could benefit bears and humans
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz and in Canada suggest that allowing more Pacific salmon to spawn in coastal streams would mean a long term win-win for ecosystems and humans.
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Peregrine falcon chicks hatch on San Francisco high-rise
Four fluffy, white peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in a nest on the San Francisco skyline where they can be viewed via a web cam hosted by UCSC’s Predatory Bird Research Group.
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UCSC forest research site joins Global Earth Observatory, nearly triples in size
The nearly 15-acre Forest Ecology Research Plot located within the UC Santa Cruz Campus Natural Reserve has been accepted into the global network of the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Tropical Forest Science / Global Earth Observatory.
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Nesting eagles highlight success of restoration program
Discovery of a pair of bald eagles building a nest near Watsonville’s Pinto Lake highlights the success of a wildlife conservation effort begun 26 years ago, according to Glenn R. Stewart a UC Santa Cruz alumnus and director of the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird (SCPBRG) Research Group at UCSC’s Long Marine Lab.
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Bridgeman named winner of Dickson emeriti award
Bruce Bridgeman, professor emeritus of psychology and psychobiology at UC Santa Cruz, has been named the Edward A. Dickson Professor of Psychology for the 2012-13 academic year.
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Investor behavior expert to describe investors’ worst enemy
Finance professor Terrance Odean, an expert on investor behavior, will speak on “The Investor’s Worst Enemy,” Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 2-3:30 p.m. in Room 180, the Simularium, in the Engineering 2 building on the UCSC campus. His lecture is free and open to the public.
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New book traces UCSC’s role in organic and sustainable farm movement
A new book published by the UCSC Library’s Regional History Project offers a window into the 40-year history of how UC Santa Cruz–and California’s Central Coast—became leaders in the organic farming and sustainable agriculture movement.