Events
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Seymour Center hosts sneak preview of ‘Coastal Clash,’ a KQED documentary on California’s coastal conflicts, on November 11
On Thursday, November 11, the Seymour Center at UCSC’s Long Marine Laboratory, in partnership with KQED Public Television, presents a sneak preview of Coastal Clash, a new documentary that takes an in-depth look at the struggle between public and private interests along the California coast. After the screening, Deanna Zachary, host of KUSP Radio’s Talk…
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Tech industry pioneer Lee S. Ting will speak at UCSC Foundation Forum on Friday, November 5
Lee S. Ting, advisory director at W. R. Hambrecht and former vice president and managing director of geographic operations at Hewlett-Packard, will speak at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Friday, November 5. Ting will speak on “Innovation Leadership in the Global Economy” for the fall UCSC Foundation Forum at 4:30 p.m. in the…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Media tours and interviews available prior to dedication ceremonies for Engineering 2 Building
The Engineering 2 Building on the UC Santa Cruz campus will be dedicated on the afternoon of Friday, November 5, with ceremonies including UC President Robert C. Dynes and State Senator Bruce McPherson starting at 3 p.m. Tours of the building and interview opportunities for reporters have been scheduled for earlier in the day. When:…
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UC Santa Cruz Jewish Studies Program to celebrate anniversary with concert featuring music of Kurt Weill
The UC Santa Cruz Jewish Studies Program will present a concert titled “The Music of Kurt Weill: From Berlin to New York,” on Sunday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center Recital Hall. The evening of music will feature UCSC voice lecturer Patrice Maginnis singing selections from Weill’s Broadway songbook. There will also…
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Gala Scholarships Benefit Dinner to honor former UCSC Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood
Supporters of UC Santa Cruz will have a chance to invest in tomorrow’s leaders while honoring one of today’s when they gather for the gala Scholarships Benefit Dinner on November 6. In addition to raising funds for scholarships and graduate fellowships, a highlight of the evening will be the awarding of the UC Santa Cruz…
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UCSC to host only West Coast tribute to late actor, writer, and comedic monologuist Spalding Gray on Oct. 23
The late actor, writer, and comedic monologuist Spalding Gray was scheduled to appear at UC Santa Cruz last March as part of the university’s 2003-04 Arts & Lectures performing arts season. But the show was canceled after Gray was reported missing in January. Gray’s body was subsequently found in New York City’s East River on…
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UC Santa Cruz completes first draft of updated LRDP
UC Santa Cruz has completed the first draft of its 2005-20 Long Range Development Plan. The draft is currently available in PDF format at the following web address: planning.ucsc.edu/lrdp/cmte/drafts/firstdraft_2005lrdp.htm. The first draft of the LRDP will be the subject of a public workshop on October 20.
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Fourth annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture/Film Screening set for October 17 at UC Santa Cruz
UCLA emeritus professor and renowned ethnomusicologist Nazir Jairazbhoy will be the featured speaker at the fourth annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture set for October 17 at 5:30 p.m. in the Music Center Recital Hall at UC Santa Cruz. Known as the “father of Indian Ethnomusicology” in the United States, Jairazbhoy has conducted extensive research on…
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UCSC Arboretum, now in its 40th year, holds annual fall plant sale on Saturday, October 9
In the fall of 1964, one year before the first class of students entered the University of California, Santa Cruz, the first trees were planted in the UCSC Arboretum. Some of those plantings have since grown into the graceful trees of the Eucalyptus Grove, where the Arboretum’s plant sales are now held. And the Arboretum…
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UCSC students collaborate with Museum of Art and History to create innovative gallery exhibit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Big and Bold exhibit now on display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History is a prime example of the benefit derived from combining university research with an important cultural institution in the community. The gallery exhibit features an array of large and oversize graphic art from…