Faculty
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Employees required to complete ‘ethics briefing’ by June 15
During the week of May 7, many UCSC Academic & Staff employees were scheduled to receive an email from ethics@ucsc.edu reminding them to complete a 30 minute on-line Ethics Briefing. The purpose of this briefing is to familiarize all UC employees with the Statement of Ethical Values and Standards of Ethical Conduct, which the Regents…
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UCSC astronomer Douglas Lin appointed director of Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in China
Douglas Lin, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UCSC, has been named founding director of the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (KIAA) at Peking University in Beijing, China.
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Psychology professor Aida Hurtado receives gender equity award
Aida Hurtado, professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received the 2007 Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
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Infectious disease expert to discuss deadly epidemics in public lecture at UCSC on Tuesday, May 22
Dr. Donald P. Francis, executive director and chief medical officer of Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases, will discuss “Confronting Deadly Epidemics Around the World” in a free public lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Tuesday, May 22.
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UC Santa Cruz research team sheds light on diet of early human ancestors
The diet of early human ancestors probably included bulbs and rhizomes, according to researchers at UC Santa Cruz who have shed new light on a conundrum that has puzzled anthropologists for eight years.
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Dickson Emeriti Professorship awarded to Harold Widom
Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics, has been awarded this year’s Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship.
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The ‘twilight zone’ holds key to ocean’s role in climate change
Researchers have identified a critical link in the processes that determine the ocean’s ability to absorb and store the carbon dioxide that is accumulating in our atmosphere.
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G. William Domhoff, expert on dreams and power relations, receives UC-wide faculty emeriti award
G. William Domhoff says the best thing that ever happened to him professionally was being hired as a founding faculty member at UC Santa Cruz in 1965. The second-best thing was retiring early, which gave him the freedom to focus on his research.
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Michael Isaacson appointed acting dean of UCSC’s Baskin School of Engineering
The UC Regents have approved the appointment of Michael Isaacson as acting dean of the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz.
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Arts Dean finalists to make presentations
Three final candidates for the Dean of the Arts position are scheduled to make presentations in April and May on campus and the campus community is invited to attend.
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Climate change could usher in “boom and bust” population cycles and make species prone to extinction, says UC Santa Cruz conservation biologist
Climate change could trigger “boom and bust” population cycles that make animal species more vulnerable to extinction, according to Christopher C. Wilmers, an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Two UC Santa Cruz humanities professors awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
Two UC Santa Cruz humanities professors have been selected to receive 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship awards. History professor Gail Hershatter and history of consciousness professor James Clifford were among the 189 artists, scholars, and scientists selected this year from 2,800 applicants for awards totaling $7,600,000. Guggenheim Fellows are appointed on the basis of distinguished achievement in…