Faculty
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Francis Nimmo awarded Urey Prize in Planetary Science
The Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society has awarded the 2007 Harold C. Urey Prize in Planetary Science to Francis Nimmo, associate professor of Earth and planetary sciences.
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Q&A: Campus Provost Kliger discusses emerging academic plan
Earlier this quarter, Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor David Kliger completed his second full year on the job. During that time he has served Chancellors Denton and Blumenthal and provided important transitional support between their two administrations. With the current year approaching its final month, the campus provost discusses one priority that has remained…
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Renew, purchase your 2007-08 OPERS Wellness Card
It is time to renew or purchase OPERS Wellness Cards for the 2007-08 academic year. For the best price, sign up by June 13.
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CruzPay Phase 2 Plans
We are pleased to inform you of the plans for Phase 2 of the CruzPay project. CruzPay, the Enterprise Time and Attendance System on the UCSC campus, was implemented in August 2006 with nearly 1600 Staff employees using CruzPay to report time worked and leave taken. We are now embarking on the next phase which…
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Climate change and green technology the focus of June 8 forum at UC Santa Cruz
Climate change expert Lisa Sloan and green technology proponent Steve Westly will be the keynote speakers during the sixth annual Foundation Forum at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Friday, June 8, at 4 p.m. in the Music Center Recital Hall.
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Annual Call–Performance Appraisals/Performance Management Program
I write to announce the annual call for performance appraisals. Performance appraisals are required annually for all career employees and are an essential component of a successful performance management program. I ask for your full participation in making this a record year in the performance appraisal completion rate for each division. As we have all…
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Scientists reconstruct prehistoric behavior and ecology of northern fur seals
A team of researchers has documented major changes in the behavior, ecology, and geographic range of the northern fur seal over the past 1,500 years using a combination of techniques from archaeology, biochemistry, and ecology.
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Adaptive optics pinpoints two supermassive black holes in colliding galaxies
Astronomers have used powerful adaptive optics technology at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii to reveal the precise locations and environments of a pair of supermassive black holes at the center of an ongoing collision between two galaxies 300 million
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Frictional heating explains plumes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
Rubbing your hands together on a cold day generates a bit of heat, and the same process of frictional heating may be what powers the geysers jetting out from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
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UCSC biologist Robert Edgar elected to National Academy of Sciences
Robert Edgar, professor emeritus of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished achievements in original research.
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UC Santa Cruz professor honored in 11th annual Webby Awards
Public Secrets, an online art project created by UC Santa Cruz film and digital media associate professor Sharon Daniel, has been named an Official Honoree in the Activism category at this year’s Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, the Webby Awards are the leading international award honoring…
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Phillip Berman appointed to Baskin Endowed Chair in Biomolecular Engineering
UC Santa Cruz has appointed Phillip Berman, professor and chair of biomolecular engineering, to the Jack Baskin Endowed Chair in Biomolecular Engineering.