Events
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Noted social critic and UCSC alum Victor Davis Hanson to speak May 3 on ‘Warfare and Democracy in the Middle East’
Military historian and provocative social critic Victor Davis Hanson will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Monday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the Media Theater, Room M110. A prolific author, classical scholar, and UCSC alumnus who is often featured on National Public Radio and the PBS NewsHour, Hanson will speak on the topic: “Warfare…
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Third public workshop planned on April 21 concerning LRDP update; student representatives also plan April 16 meeting
UC Santa Cruz will hold a third public workshop on April 21 as part of a multiyear effort to update its Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), a revision that is expected to guide the campus’s physical development through the year 2020. The public workshop on Wednesday, April 21, will take place from 6 to 9…
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UCSC Arboretum will hold annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 17
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to noon for members only and from 12 to 4 p.m. for the general public. The sale, held in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society, will take place at the Arboretum’s Eucalyptus Grove on High…
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Century Project challenges stereotypes of the female body
The Century Project is a remarkable exhibition that challenges stereotypical views of the female body, the nature of voyeurism, and the cycle of aging. Featuring 70 photographs of unclothed girls and woman in chronological order-from a newborn baby to a woman in her 90s-it is designed to provoke thought and discussion about subjects that are…
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Sesnon Gallery spring exhibit to feature innovative works from three UC Santa Cruz art faculty
What do exploding soap, the Polaroid I-Zone camera, and an espresso coffeemaker have in common? They’re all part of Faculty Works: 2004, an exhibition of innovative photography, video installation, and printmaking that will be presented by UCSC’s Sesnon Art Gallery from March 31 to May 1. The show will feature works by associate professor of…
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UC Santa Cruz faculty collaborate for innovative, multimedia classical guitar concert
Ever since he arrived at UC Santa Cruz in the fall of 1998, Mesut Ãzgen has been thinking about how to present a more theatrical version of the traditional classical guitar concert. After years of discussion with a wide variety of artists, the UCSC music lecturer has come up with a multimedia concept–designed to visually…
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Pioneering AIDS researcher Robert Gallo to speak at UCSC on Thursday, March 4
Robert C. Gallo, M.D., the scientist who 20 years ago codiscovered the HIV virus as the cause of AIDS, will deliver the fourth annual Sinsheimer Distinguished Lecture in Biology at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 4. The title of his talk is “HIV and AIDS in the 21st Century.” The lecture, which is free…
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UCSC to hold public hearing on draft EIR for faculty-staff housing project
The University of California, Santa Cruz, will hold a public hearing on February 26 to receive comments on a draft Environmental Impact Report that has been prepared related to the campus’s Ranch View Terrace faculty and staff housing project. The meeting will take place at UCSC’s Barn Theater, located at the base of campus, from…
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UC Santa Cruz professor hopes to promote musical connection with Monterey through concert at Carmel Mission
UC Santa Cruz music professor Nicole Paiement is particularly looking forward to a rare appearance by the UCSC Chamber Singers at the Carmel Mission on February 21. The 24-voice ensemble will perform an evening of early music featuring Renaissance and Baroque styles from England and France–including works by Thomas Morley, John Dowland, John Wilbye, and…