Faculty
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Someone I’d Like You to Meet…
If you open the Atlantic magazine’s Fiction 2011 special issue, you’ll find “Someone I’d Like You to Meet.” Written by UC Santa Cruz alumna Elizabeth McKenzie, it’s one of nine remarkable short stories included in the magazine by some of the finest fiction writers in the country today.
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New material shows promise for trapping pollutants
UCSC chemists have developed a new type of material that can soak up pollutants from water.
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UC Santa Cruz expert explains origins of political crisis in Nigeria
The car bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria’s capital Aug. 26 is an ominous sign of the increasing militancy of disaffected Muslim youth in Africa’s most populous nation, according to UC Santa Cruz professor Paul M. Lubeck, who spent six weeks this summer conducting research in Kano, Nigeria’s largest city in the predominantly…
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UCSC film lecturer Leo Chiang up for Emmy Award in Sept.
Leo Chiang–a lecturer in the Social Documentation M.F.A. Program at UC Santa Cruz—has been nominated for an Emmy Award for his documentary film, “A Village Called Versailles.”
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Andrew Szasz wins highest honor in American environmental sociology
UC Santa Cruz sociology professor Andrew Szasz is the 2011 recipient of the Frederick Buttel Distinguished Contribution Award of the Environment, Technology, and Society section of the American Sociological Association, the highest honor bestowed in American environmental sociology.
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UCSC offers new degree in network and digital technology
The Baskin School of Engineering is offering a new major in network and digital technology.
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University Extension Dean Finalists, Campus Visits
On behalf of the search committee for the Dean of University Extension, we are happy to announce that the following individuals will be visiting our campus as finalists for the dean position.
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UCSC’s Dickens Project featured in August issue of New Yorker
In the August 29 issue of the New Yorker, staff writer Jill Lepore has written a fascinating feature story about the Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz.
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2011/12 Merit Program for non-represented academic and staff employees
We are writing to share with you a letter from President Yudof to Chancellors that outlines the general terms of the 2011/12 merit program for non-represented academic and staff employees.
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UC Santa Cruz receives $500,000 gift to establish George Hitchcock poetry endowment
UC Santa Cruz has received a gift of $500,000 to establish The George P. Hitchcock Modern Poetry Fund at Porter College.
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Preview Day 2011 — Saturday, October 15
Preview Day is the annual Saturday campus tour opportunity for prospective students and their families.
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Heller Drive improvement project update
The Heller Drive improvement project has caused some delay for those traveling on the west side of campus.