Faculty
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Pioneering sociologist William Friedland receives emeriti faculty award from UC Santa Cruz
Sociologist William H. Friedland may be best known for his critique of mechanized tomato harvesting, but he’s been a thorn in the side of corporate agriculture for almost half a century.
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UCSC engineer Claire Gu honored by International Society for Optical Engineering
Claire Gu, professor of electrical engineering at UCSC, has been elected a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE).
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UCSC molecular biologist Harry Noller wins 2007 Gairdner Award
Harry Noller, the Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at UC Santa Cruz, is among the five winners of the 2007 Gairdner International Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in biomedical science.
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The Changing Face of the Humanities: A new dean, a new building, a new direction
The humanities at UC Santa Cruz are poised to meet the challenges of a global future.
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Supernova Sage: Stan Woosley
Stan Woosley, one of the world’s leading theoretical astrophysicists, studies the evolution of massive stars–and their explosive demise.
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UC Santa Cruz to have faculty art exchange with Japan
FUSE, a group show featuring new work by 12 members of the UC Santa Cruz art faculty, will travel to Japan later this year for exhibit at two university art galleries in Tokyo and Kyoto. Running from April 11 to May 12 at UCSC’s Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, the exhibition explores the influence of digital…
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Wildlife photographer Kennan Ward branches out with feature-length documentary about grizzly cubs
Kennan Ward, who earned a B.A. in environmental studies and wildlife biology from UC Santa Cruz in 1980, has spent three decades crisscrossing the globe to photograph animals in the wild.
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Physicist Bruce Rosenblum to speak at UCSC on Monday, April 9
Physicist Bruce Rosenblum will give an Emeriti Faculty Lecture on the topic of “The Quantum Enigma: Has Physics Encountered Consciousness?”
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Lecture at UCSC to address engineering and national priorities on Thursday, April 12
Richard Buckius, assistant director for engineering at the National Science Foundation (NSF), will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, April 12, on the topic of “Engineering and National Priorities.”
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UCSC lecturer Ryan Coonerty publishes Etched in Stone, a tribute to 50 memorials and monuments
Anyone who has ever gotten goose bumps visiting the Lincoln Memorial will be drawn to the new book Etched in Stone: Enduring Words from Our Nation’s Monuments.