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  • UC Santa Cruz exceeds $50 million goal for Cornerstone Campaign

    UC Santa Cruz has surpassed the $50 million goal for its first-ever campuswide fundraising effort, Chancellor Denice D. Denton announced Wednesday at the March meeting of the UC Regents in Los Angeles. Listen to Chancellor Denton’s presentation to the Board of Regents and view her PowerPoint presentation. As of March 14, Denton said, the campus…

  • Friends of Long Marine Lab will honor photographer Frans Lanting with Global Oceans Award

    The Friends of Long Marine Lab will present a Global Oceans Award to renowned nature photographer and conservationist Frans Lanting at the group’s annual Gourmet Dinner benefit event on Sunday, March 20. The award recognizes Lanting for his outstanding contributions to public awareness of the natural environment. Awards will also be presented to two promising…

  • UC Santa Cruz Presents Pacific Rim Music Festival featuring artists from 12 countries in nine concerts: April 29 to May 7

    Thirty composers, 15 ensembles, and over 100 performers will be featured in the 2005 Pacific Rim Music Festival–a nine-day international celebration that will be presented by the UC Santa Cruz Music Department from April 29 to May 7. Highlights of the festival include a celebration of composer Terry Riley’s 70th birthday featuring the Kronos Quartet…

  • K-12 marine masterpieces exhibit opens March 12 at Seymour Center

    From a toothy shark to a preening pelican, the artistic talent of dozens of students in grades K-12 will be on display at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center from March 12 through the spring. The public is invited to attend an awards ceremony and reception for the artists that will be held Saturday, March 12,…

  • Memory research sheds light on why older adults ‘accentuate the positive’

    Age-related differences appear to affect the way adults make and remember their choices in life, suggesting that older adults “accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative in their memories,” according to research published in the current issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology. Age-related changes appear to influence decision making in ways that focus on…

  • Journalists Amy Goodman and Naomi Klein to speak at UC Santa Cruz

    Amy Goodman, host of Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now! program, and Naomi Klein, author of No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, will each give a free public talk at UC Santa Cruz in February during two separate events hosted by College Ten. Goodman will appear at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, when she…

  • Oracle grant funds UCSC bird group’s education program

    The Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a $50,000 grant from Oracle Corporation to support the group’s education program. The grant provides funding to maintain and enhance the Oracle Peregrines Outreach Program, which includes presentations to school and community groups on birds of prey and conservation…

  • UC Santa Cruz community collaborations receive nearly $1 million from Kellogg Foundation

    Two of UC Santa Cruz’s most highly regarded community collaborations have received nearly $1 million from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to support their work promoting educational achievement, economic equity, and environmental justice. UCSC’s Bridging Multiple Worlds Alliance (BMWA) and the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community (CJTC) will share a grant of $978,125 over…

  • Award-winning author Jonathan Franzen to present lecture at Santa Cruz Public Library

    The Friends of the UCSC Library and the Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries will present a lecture by renowned author Jonathan Franzen on Thursday, January 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Main Branch of the Santa Cruz Public Library (224 Church Street). Admission is free. Franzen won the National Book Award…

  • $200,000 gift to UCSC establishes graduate fellowship in marine mammals

    A gift of $200,000 from Rebecca and Steve Sooy of Foster City has established an endowed fellowship fund to support graduate students studying marine mammals at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Sooys have been volunteer docents at Año Nuevo State Reserve for many years, where they became fascinated by the northern elephant seals…

  • UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board of Trustees welcomes new members

    Six individuals, including distinguished philanthropists, community volunteers, and leaders in a variety of fields, have joined the UCSC Foundation Board of Trustees. The new trustees are: . Ramesh H. Bhojwani of Santa Cruz, president of Ramco Illinois, which owns the Holiday Inn Santa Cruz, now leased by UC Santa Cruz for student housing. Bhojwani is…

  • UC Santa Cruz Library receives half-million-dollar gift to benefit Special Collections photo archives

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a $500,000 gift to benefit Special Collections in the University Library. The endowment will be established in honor of the late Miller and Bunny Outcalt and their lifelong partnership in the field of photography. Proceeds will be used to fund a permanent staff position dedicated to work…

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025