Awards & Honors
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ARCS Foundation contributions to UCSC pass $1 million with 2004-05 scholarships for seven top students
At the annual awards luncheon of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation in San Francisco this week, participants from the University of California, Santa Cruz, will have special cause for celebration. Since 1976, the ARCS Foundation’s Northern California Chapter has given more than $1 million in scholarships to UCSC students. This year, seven…
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Two UCSC professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are among the 2004 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced by the association this week. They are Anthony Fink, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Russell Flegal, professor of environmental toxicology. Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon…
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UCSC astrophysicist Stan Woosley awarded the American Physical Society’s 2005 Hans A. Bethe Prize
The American Physical Society has awarded the 2005 Hans A. Bethe Prize to Stan Woosley, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Bethe Prize was established to recognize outstanding work in the areas of astrophysics, nuclear physics, and related fields. Woosley, an expert in theoretical high-energy astrophysics, studies the…
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UC Santa Cruz professor Bettina Aptheker receives California NOW Award for Excellence in Education
UC Santa Cruz professor of women’s studies Bettina Aptheker has been honored with the “Award for Excellence in Education” by the California chapter of the National Organization for Women (CA NOW). Aptheker received the award at a luncheon held on October 13 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento. Former UC Santa Cruz chancellor M.R.C.…
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Alumnus Joseph DeRisi wins coveted MacArthur Fellowship
UCSC alumnus Joseph DeRisi, an associate professor of biochemistry and biophysics at UC San Francisco, is among 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2004 named in September by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. DeRisi, 35, will receive $500,000 in “no strings attached” support over the next five years. DeRisi, who received his B.S.…
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UCSC astronomer Claire Max receives 2004 E. O. Lawrence Award in Physics
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the 2004 E. O. Lawrence Award in Physics to Claire Max, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Max, who is deputy director of the Center for Adaptive Optics at UCSC and holds a joint appointment at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,…
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UCSC physicist receives award to develop technology for neuroscience
Alan Litke, an adjunct professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received an award from the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience to support an interdisciplinary research project with neurobiologist E. J. Chichilnisky of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego. The McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award will provide…
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The Getty Awards Campus Heritage Grant to UC Santa Cruz
Long before the first student ever set foot on campus, the land now home to UC Santa Cruz was the hub of a booming limekiln business that filled ships bound for San Francisco and beyond. Before that, Native Americans known as Costanoans settled the area. Capturing and preserving this colorful history is the goal of…
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UCSC seismologist Karen McNally receives University Medal from the National University of Costa Rica
Karen McNally, professor emerita of Earth sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received the University Medal from the National University of Costa Rica. McNally was honored in a ceremony on July 2 for her contributions in helping to establish a modern geophysical observatory in Costa Rica–the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa…
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Awards honor ‘excellence through diversity’
Efforts promoting a diverse and inclusive environment have been recognized with the UC Santa Cruz Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Excellence Through Diversity awards. Acting Chancellor Martin M. Chemers presented awards June 10 to the following units and individuals providing programs, courses, activities, and one-on-one mentoring that put into practice UCSC’s Principles of Community: . Chicano/Latino…
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Alumnus Kent Nagano selects new transcription by UC Santa Cruz arts dean to open annual Ojai Music Festival
The San Francisco-based choral group Chanticleer gave the premiere performance of UCSC Arts Division dean and professor of music Edward Houghton’s new transcription of Johannes Ockeghem’s, Missa Ecce ancilla domini, at the opening concert of the Ojai Music Festival on June 3. Renowned conductor and UC Santa Cruz alum Kent Nagano–the music director of the…