Faculty
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Eighteen talented undergraduates travel to Costa Rica with anthropology class
Imagine slogging through humid rainforests so dense your pace slows to a crawl, encountering spiders as big as your hand, plants that burn your skin, and mud so deep you sink up to your knees. And loving it.
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Recognize outstanding student employees with a SERAP award
The Career Center is pleased to announce that campus supervisors will once again have an opportunity to publicly reward and recognize their outstanding student employees who continue to dedicate their abundant talent and skills to UCSC. The purpose of the award is to provide UCSC’s top student workers with a cash award that may range…
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Innovation, education to be focus of Intellectual Forum and Alumni Vintners Wine Reception
Innovation guru John Kao, Silicon Valley leader Shellye Archambeau, historian and political pundit Victor Davis Hanson (Cowell ’75), and New York Times senior editor Katy Roberts (Kresge ’74) will participate in the Intellectual Forum and Alumni Vi
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Mark G. Yudof recommended for position of UC president
The committee conducting the search for the next University of California president is recommending to the Board of Regents that Mark G. Yudof, currently head of the University of Texas system, be appointed to lead the UC system.
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Cattle moo-ve in
Grounds Services manages a contract with a local cattle rancher to bring cattle to campus at different times of the year.
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New book spotlights the experiences of Mexicans in Chicago
Chicago is home to one of the largest populations of Mexicans in the United States, and the experiences of Mexican immigrants in the Windy City offer a revealing lesson in how the forces of racism work, according to the author of the new book Mexican C
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Campus security report shows progress, says more to be done
A report on campus security by the University of California following the Virginia Tech massacre last year outlines the gains the system has made on measures to protect students, staff, and faculty–but acknowledges that the effort is a work in progress. “The university can take pride in the many positive and proactive actions that it…
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New Associate Dean in the Graduate Studies Division
It is my pleasure to announce that Professor Tyrus Miller has accepted the position of Associate Dean in the Graduate Studies Division. Tyrus arrived in 1999 as a scholar of European modernisms and avant-garde movements. He earned his Ph.D. at Stanford and taught for four years at Yale University in the departments of English, Comparative…
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Court issues order on Science Hill protest
In a preliminary injunction issued yesterday, Santa Cruz County Superior Court enjoined seven defendants and others from lodging in trees occupied since November 7 on Science Hill. The court’s order affirms that this tree occupation was and is unlawful and not, as some have claimed, protected free speech. The injunction (http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/protest/biomedical/prelim-injunction_03-10-08.pdf) prohibits not only the…
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Faculty debate the use of police force in campus demonstrations
A resolution proposed by a professor at Friday’s Academic Senate meeting prompted an emotional response from both supporters and opponents before being referred to committee for further study.
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Memorial to honor Tony Fink, April 13
Many of you may know that Tony Fink, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry on our campus, died on Sunday following a yearlong illness. In addition to calling your attention to the passing of this special person, I want to let you know that an event on campus is being planned in his honor.…
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Submit Nominations for the Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity
You are invited to submit nominations for the 2008 UCSC Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity. These awards will honor and showcase campus faculty, staff, and programs that have made outstanding contributions in furthering diversity at UCSC. Eligible recipients include faculty and staff members, campus units (e.g. offices, departments or divisions), and academic or administrative programs.…