Campus News
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Business Owners Gain Practical Tips For Thriving In Today’s Economy
Executives Of Graniterock, Giro Sport, And Raytek Tell Secrets Of Their Business Success The most important asset for all businesses are dedicated and innovative employees who focus on quality in every aspect of their work. This assessment was agreed upon unanimously by a trio of chief executives who participated in a public forum on June…
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OPERS Plans Groundbreaking Activities For New Fitness Center
A groundbreaking ceremony will mark the start of construction on a 10,600-square-foot weight training and fitness center for the Office of Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports. A number of activities are planned for the groundbreaking event on Tuesday, June 9, including a traditional shovel ceremony, a wellness fair with holistic health activities including massage and…
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Making The News
The June 4 issue of Nature ran an article by astronomer Erik Asphaug and colleagues on their simulations of asteroid collisions with earth and measures that could be used to avert "deep impact." The Santa Cruz County Sentinel interviewed Asphaug for a follow-up story. Ellen Moir, director of teacher education at UCSC, was quoted in…
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National Focus On Oceans Long Overdue, Say UCSC Researchers
The National Ocean Conference June 11-12 in Monterey will focus the nation’s attention on critical ocean issues, including the health of marine ecosystems, sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources, ocean research, and ocean management. This level of attention has been a long time coming, say UCSC researchers in ocean science, who have spent decades…
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Major Gift Will Fund New Center For Ocean Health At Long Marine Laboratory
SANTA CRUZ, CA–UC Santa Cruz will establish a new Center for Ocean Health at the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, a research and education facility operated by the campus. Construction of the new center will be largely funded by a $5 million grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The Center for Ocean Health…
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Ocean Science Research At UC Santa Cruz
The Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) at the University of California, Santa Cruz, brings together researchers working in many different fields. The IMS includes the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, an internationally renowned center for research in marine mammal physiology and ecology, marine invertebrate ecology, and marine toxicology. IMS researchers also work in the Earth…
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Asteroid Impact Study Finds Effects Of Collisions Or Explosions On Small Asteroids May Be Hard To Predict
SANTA CRUZ, CA–An analysis of collisions between asteroids may help explain the structure and evolution of these small planetary bodies and also raises concerns about the feasibility of disrupting or deflecting an asteroid in the event that one is discovered hurtling through space towards Earth. Astronomer Erik Asphaug, a research associate at the University of…
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Humanities Undergraduates Earn Awards To Pursue Research
Past and current recipients of Humanities Undergraduate Awards in Research stand with humanities dean Jorge Hankamer. They are (l to r): Dana Kawaoka, Hankamer, Tia Miyuki Morita, Kathleen Simonton, Emily Urban, and Marc Cirovic. On May 20 the Humanities Division hosted a celebration announcing the recipients of the Winter 1998 Humanities Undergraduate Awards in Research.…
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Making The News
David Cope’s work was featured as the cover story of West–the Sunday magazine of the San Jose Mercury News–in a story titled "Wolfgang Amadeus Macintosh." The story focused on Cope’s invention EMI and the ways in which computers are changing how we think about creativity. At one point, the reporter describes a contest in which…
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Ocean Conference Brings National Leaders To Monterey Bay Region
Ocean policy leaders from around the country will come to Monterey June 11-12 for the first National Ocean Conference in 25 years. President Clinton, Vice President Gore, and several cabinet secretaries plan to attend. Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood will serve on a panel focusing on Oceans and Commerce, one of four main areas to be addressed…
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Free Poetry Reading At Alan Chadwick Garden On June 6
Enjoy an afternoon of poetry and music in the Alan Chadwick Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Saturday, June 6, from noon until 2 p.m. The event, "Poetry and Music in the Garden," features readings by six accomplished poets. Internationally acclaimed acoustic guitarist Martin Simpson will also perform as part of the…
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UCSC Professor Participates In Clinton’s ‘Initiative On Race’
Patricia Zavella, a professor in the Community Studies Department, was one of 40 scholars invited to participate in a recent conference that was part of President Clinton’s Initiative on Race, One America. Titled "Social Science Knowledge on Race, Racism, and Race Relations," the conference was sponsored by the American Sociological Association (ASA) and the White…