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  • UCSC ranked first for impact of faculty research in space sciences

    In a new analysis of scholarly publications from top U.S. universities, the University of California, Santa Cruz, ranked first for the impact of its faculty in the field of space sciences. The findings reaffirm UCSC’s reputation as a center of excellence for research in astronomy and related fields. The analysis was conducted by ISI (founded…

  • UC Santa Cruz linguistics professor elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

    UC Santa Cruz linguistics professor Geoffrey K. Pullum has joined Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, journalist Walter Cronkite, philanthropist William Gates Sr., Nobel Prize-winning physicist Donald Glaser, recording industry pioneer Ray Dolby, and Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, as a newly elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The 2003…

  • Art history professor awarded Fulbright-Hays research grant to study in Africa

    Elisabeth L. Cameron, assistant professor of art history, has been honored with a Fulbright-Hays research grant to study African culture for the 2003-04 academic year. She is one of only 33 faculty nationwide to receive this prestigious award. Cameron will travel to Zambia in September to examine the visual culture, gender roles, and power relationships…

  • UC Santa Cruz prof will lead Latin American Studies Association

    Sonia Alvarez, an associate professor of politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been elected to lead the Latin American Studies Association. Alvarez will begin her 18-month term as vice president in May and will serve as president from November 2004 through April 2006, presiding over the group’s international congress in March 2006.…

  • UC Santa Cruz psychologist shares prize for work on intergroup relations

    For the second time in his career, social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew has received the prestigious Gordon Allport Award in recognition of his work on intergroup relations. He shares the award with his former graduate student, Linda R. Tropp, now an assistant professor of psychology at Boston College. The recipients of the 2002-03 Gordon Allport Award…

  • UC Santa Cruz dean honored by social psychologists

    Martin Chemers, a professor of psychology and dean of the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be honored by the members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) at their annual meeting on Feb. 6, 2003. Chemers is being recognized for his service to the 3,700-member organization,…

  • Lick Observatory honored by National Weather Service

    The National Weather Service is honoring the University of California’s Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton with a Length of Service Award for 120 years of daily weather observations and dedicated service to the United States. The award will be presented on Friday, November 22, at 11 a.m. in the observatory’s main building atop Mt. Hamilton.…

  • UCSC professor receives national honor

    Patricia Zavella, a professor of Latin American and Latino studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is being recognized nationally for her scholarship in the field of Chicana and Chicano studies. Zavella has been awarded the 2002-03 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) Scholar Award. Established in 1980, the award recognizes lifetime…

  • Two UCSC faculty members receive Fulbright Scholar Awards

    Two faculty members at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been honored with Fulbright Scholar Awards for the 2002-03 academic year. Kathy Foley, professor of theater arts, and Hi Kyung Kim, associate professor of music, join approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad to 140 countries over the next year through…

  • UCSC research professor receives top award in social psychology

    Thomas F. Pettigrew, a research professor of social psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, laments the fact that “hate is in,” even though he’s getting more invitations than ever to discuss intergroup relations and the hate, prejudice, and hostility between races that underlies many of the world’s conflicts. Pettigrew was recently honored for…

  • Three UCSC professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Three professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are David Haussler, professor of computer science; David Kliger, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and dean of the Division of Natural Sciences; and Marc Mangel, professor of applied…

  • Discover magazine names three UC Santa Cruz professors among the top 50 women in science

    The popular science magazine Discover has named three women on the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz, among the “top 50 women scientists in the country” in an article in the magazine’s November issue. The issue, which hits newsstands on October 15, features a series of articles about how women fare in science…

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025