Events
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Editor’s Advisory: Bay Area’s Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) to launch first Northern California web site for jobs in higher education
The Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, a group of 18 Bay Area campuses founded in 2000 by UC Santa Cruz, will announce on Tuesday, October 21, the launch of the first higher education job web site in northern California. You are invited to attend What: PRESS CONFERENCE to announce the launch of www.bayareaherc.org — the first…
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Disciple of renowned master musician Ali Akbar Khan to kick off new Indian classical music series at UCSC
Violinist Sisirkana Dhar Chowdhury–a disciple of renowned master musician Ali Akbar Khan for over 30 years–will kick off the UC Santa Cruz Music Department’s 2003-04 Indian Classical Music series with a concert on Saturday, October 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the UCSC Music Center Recital Hall. One of India’s premier performers of Hindustani music, Sisirkana…
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UCSC Arboretum’s Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 11, features new introductions from Australia
New Australian introductions available for the first time in the United States will be among the plants on sale at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum during its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 11, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. As in previous years, the Arboretum’s plant sale is a joint event with the…
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Acclaimed author and journalist Pico Iyer to speak at UCSC
Acclaimed author and travel writer Pico Iyer will present a free public lecture, Sunday, October 12, at 4 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall on the UC Santa Cruz campus. Iyer will speak on the topic: “Islam and California: A Cultural Romance.” Renowned Indian actress Sharmila Tagore to appear at Satyajit Ray film screening A…
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Two retrospectives celebrating the life and art of UCSC professor Mel Wong set for October
The life and art of UC Santa Cruz theater arts professor, dancer, choreographer, and visual artist Mel Wong will be celebrated in two retrospectives during the month of October. On Saturday, October 11, the UCSC Theater Arts Department will present a special memorial celebration at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater. The evening will feature…
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UC Santa Cruz hosts October 10 symposium on higher education
The first annual Clark Kerr Symposium, taking place at UCSC on October 10, brings together some of the country’s biggest names in higher education to discuss the unprecedented challenges facing public research universities in the 21st century. Editor’s Advisory NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: You are invited to cover the following event; please call the UCSC Public…
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UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory celebrates its 25th anniversary with a special lecture series and public programs
Long Marine Laboratory turns 25 this fall, and the oceanside research facility will be celebrating its silver anniversary with a variety of public programs, tours, and lectures during the first 25 days in October. Highlighting the October celebration is a stellar lineup of speakers for the lab’s annual fall lecture series. In addition, there will…
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UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures director offers up her second season of innovative programming
It’s only fitting that the UC Santa Cruz 2003-04 Arts & Lectures season kicks off with the Turtle Island String Quartet performing a tribute to legendary trumpet player Miles Davis. Crossing boundaries and merging genres is the order of the day as UCSC’s innovative performing arts presenter offers up a brand new lineup of 23…
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UC Santa Cruz honors 2003 Irwin Scholars at Sesnon Art Gallery
Julia DeGuzman decided to apply to UC Santa Cruz four years ago during a trip down from Oakland to visit friends on campus. “I saw the Art Department and I thought to myself, this is where I’d like to create my work,” the 21-year-old senior recalled. Apparently, she made the right decision. DeGuzman has been…
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UC Santa Cruz to present major conference on ‘Rethinking Anti-Semitism’ May 3-5
The UC Santa Cruz Jewish Studies Program and the Holocaust Center of Northern California will present a three-day conference titled “Rethinking Anti-Semitism: The Holocaust and the Contemporary World,” May 3-5, at the UC Santa Cruz campus. This event will feature prominent scholars from the United States, Poland, England, Hungary, Israel, and South Africa, who will…
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Research Review Day at UCSC Engineering School will highlight faculty research projects
Leading faculty and researchers in the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will present their latest findings during a Research Review Day on Monday, May 5. Engineering research at UCSC is concentrated in the areas of information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. The event will take place in the University Center…