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  • UC Santa Cruz to present readings by renowned authors Jonathan Franzen and Nathaniel Mackey

    The UC Santa Cruz Humanities Division will kick off the new year with two public events on campus featuring nationally renowned, award-winning authors. UCSC literature professor Nathaniel Mackey–winner of the 2006 National Book Award for Poetry–will read from his book Splay Anthem and talk about his writing on Monday, January 8, at 7:30 p.m. in…

  • Jingle Shells Art and Book Festival at the Seymour Center on Saturday, December 9

    The 87-foot blue whale skeleton at UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory will again brighten the holiday season. Fondly known as Ms. Blue, the world’s largest mounted whale skeleton will glow each evening starting December 9 at the lab’s Seymour Marine Discovery Center. To celebrate the holidays, the Seymour Center will host the Jingle Shells…

  • Rare bilingual Latino literature conference at UCSC on Nov. 10-11

    A distinguished group of writers, editors, and critics will converge on the UCSC campus November 10 and 11 for a bilingual conference on Latino literature, titled “Latino Literature/La Literatura Latina: Writing, Publishing, Reading.” In addition to a series of academic panels, the conference will feature eight nationally recognized writers who will read from their works…

  • Free public forum on Persian Gulf crisis Nov. 2 at Veterans Memorial Hall in Santa Cruz

    The public is invited to a free panel discussion about the Persian Gulf Crisis with an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, an expert on international terrorism, and a San Francisco Chronicle reporter who has covered wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kashmir. Alan Richards (Photo: Jim MacKenzie) The town hall forum, “The Persian Gulf:…

  • Physicist Stanley Flatté to give UCSC Emeriti Faculty Lecture on Thursday, November 2

    Stanley Flatté, professor emeritus and research professor of physics at UC Santa Cruz, will give the Emeriti Faculty Lecture at UCSC on Thursday, November 2. His talk, “World Energy and Power: Facts to Inform your Thinking,” will begin at 8 p.m. in the Music Center Recital Hall. This event is free and open to the…

  • ‘Living Writers Series’ begins October 4 at UC Santa Cruz

    The UCSC Humanities Division’s “Living Writers Series” kicks off this fall quarter on October 4 with a presentation by poet Joshua Clover, a widely published critic and journalist, a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and the poetry editor for the Village Voice Literary Supplement. Clover is one of many authors and poets who…

  • UCSC Arboretum features a wide variety of plants at the annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 14

    The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 14, from noon to 4 p.m. It will take place at the Arboretum’s Eucalyptus Grove on High Street near the intersection of Western Drive. Held in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society, the sale opens early (from 10 a.m.…

  • Digital divide leaving immigrants further behind, UC Santa Cruz study finds

    The digital divide between immigrants and the native born is widening in the United States, with some immigrant groups less than half as likely to have computer access at home as nonimmigrants, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Only 36 percent of Latino immigrant youth have a…

  • Business influence over environmental policy and regulation is targeted, says author of new book

    Business influence over environmental policy and regulation in the United States is strategic and focused, says the author of the new book “Corporate America and Environmental Policy: How Often Does Business Get Its Way?” Sheldon Kamieniecki. (Jim MacKenzie) Business interests are more selective about exerting their influence than is commonly believed, and when they do…

  • Fall lecture series at the Seymour Center will focus on global climate change

    The Fall Lecture Series at UC Santa Cruz’s Seymour Marine Discovery Center will focus on climate change and global warming, with six speakers providing a range of perspectives on climate science, the effects of global warming, and policy options. Lisa Sloan, professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, will give the first lecture in the series.…

  • UCSC swim team prepares for 12-hour swim across Monterey Bay on Sept. 30

    In a grueling test of their endurance, 12 hearty members of the UC Santa Cruz swim team will forsake their pool with a view and plunge into Monterey Bay on September 30 for the seventh annual transbay swim. UCSC Slug swimmers Hitomi “Homey” Aihara (left) and Audie McRae try to warm up between legs of…

  • UC Santa Cruz’s new year getting under way

    UC Santa Cruz students began moving into university housing on Friday (September 15), in anticipation of the 2006-07 school year. The first day of instruction in the fall quarter is Thursday, September 21. ‘Move-in’ activities began on Friday, September 15. Above, Alyssamarie Guijo of Castro Valley and Anna Tuazon of Fremont, best friends from high…

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