Events
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UCSC to hold 16th annual Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting on Saturday, April 22
The UCSC Alumni Association’s popular annual Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting will be held this Saturday, April 22, and the public is invited. The evening event, showcasing select wines, gourmet food, and music by UCSC chefs, vintners, and musicians, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Multipurpose Room at College Nine and College…
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UCSC students, community members plan ‘clean up day’ on Earth Day
UCSC students are teaming up with community leaders to celebrate Earth Day with a cleanup day in the Lower Ocean Neighborhood. Sponsored by UCSC’s Good Neighbor Initiative and the Neighbors of Lower Ocean, the April 22 cleanup will include trash pickup, gutter sweeping, and weeding of Barson Street, Clay Street, Jessie Street, and surrounding areas.…
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Seymour Center unveils new exhibit on fisheries research
What is an otolith? How long do rockfish live? What affects salmon populations? The number of people who can answer these questions is about to increase dramatically, thanks to a new exhibit on fisheries research at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center in Santa Cruz. The exhibit will be officially “unveiled” on Friday, April 21, with…
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UCSC to host a public lecture and discussion on the ethics of stem cell research on Monday, April 17
The ethical issues involved in stem cell research will be addressed in a free public lecture and discussion on Monday, April 17, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Laurie Zoloth, professor of medical ethics and humanities and of religion at Northwestern University, will give a talk entitled “May We Make the World? Bioethics, Stem…
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April lecture series marks centennial of 1906 San Francisco earthquake
With 1,100 miles of geologically active coastline and most of its 36 million people living near the coast, California is at risk from both earthquakes and tsunamis. In a series of lectures in Santa Cruz on April 19 and 20, titled “Quaking ‘n’ Breaking: Earthquakes to Tsunamis: Then and There, Here and Now,” experts will…
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Friends of Long Marine Lab will honor Secretary of State Bruce McPherson with Global Oceans Award
The Friends of Long Marine Lab will present a Global Oceans Award to California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson at the group’s annual Gourmet Dinner benefit event on Sunday, March 12. The award recognizes McPherson for his leadership in the Friends of Long Marine Lab and his commitment to the local coastal environment. Awards will…
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UCSC presents free public lecture on 1906 San Francisco earthquake on Wednesday, March 15
With the centennial of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake approaching, UC Santa Cruz will host a free public talk next month on the earthquake that devastated San Francisco and marked the birth of modern earthquake science. Mary Lou Zoback, a senior research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Menlo Park, will speak on…