Awards & Honors
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Astronomy professor Douglas Lin receives Outstanding Faculty Award
The Division of Physical and Biological Sciences has given its 2007-08 Outstanding Faculty Award to Douglas Lin, professor of astronomy and astrophysics.
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Biologists John and Vicki Pearse receive Lifetime Achievement Award
The Western Society of Naturalists has awarded its 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award to UCSC biologists John and Vicki Pearse.
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UCSC earns top ranking for scientific impact of astronomy research
UCSC is the top-ranking university in the country for the quality of its research in astronomy and astrophysics, according to a new analysis of papers published in scientific journals and how often those papers are cited by other scientists.
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Humanities dean receives award in Brussels
Georges Van Den Abbeele, dean of humanities, has been awarded the 2008 Blaise Pascal Medal for Social Sciences by the European Academy of Sciences. He received his award on Friday, November 7, in Brussels.
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New Humanities building wins award
Hacker Associates AIA, the architectural firm UCSC collaborated with to create the Humanities buildings, was selected for a Merit Award by the Portland AIA for the campus’s Humanities building complex.
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Princeton awards Madison Medal to astronomer Claire Max
Princeton University will present the James Madison Medal, one of its top honors for alumni, to Claire Max, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz who has developed techniques to enable astronomers to more clearly observe the universe.
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Earth scientist Gregory Rau is finalist for ConocoPhillips Energy Prize
Gregory Rau, a senior researcher at UCSC’s Institute of Marine Sciences, was chosen as a finalist for the ConocoPhillips Energy Prize for his energy and carbon management proposal.
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Biologist Daniel Costa appointed to Ida Benson Lynn Endowed Chair in Ocean Health
Daniel Costa is a leading authority on marine mammals, seabirds, and the impacts of humans on marine environments. His appointment to the Ida Benson Lynn Endowed Chair in Ocean Health recognizes Costa’s important contributions in these areas and provides
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Biologist John Thompson honored for contributions to ecology
John Thompson, Distinguished Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, will receive the 2009 Per Brinck Oikos Award for contributions to the science of ecology.
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Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, an assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics, is the ninth young scientist at UCSC to receive a prestigious Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering.
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Physicists Sriram Shastry and Peter Young honored by American Physical Society
The American Physical Society has awarded two of its annual prizes to physics professors at UC Santa Cruz.
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Four social scientists honored for teaching and research
Four social scientists were honored for teaching and research today (Tuesday, October 7) during the annual fall convocation hosted by the dean of the Division of Social Sciences.