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How sheeplike are we? A Los Angeles Times story exploring the phenomenon of the human tendency to follow without asking questions quotes UCSC psychologist Anthony Pratkanis. He noted when food is involved, as was the case when Oprah Winfrey publicly swore off hamburgers during the mad cow disease scare, the tendency to jump on the…

Kevin James (right) presented Steven Jung with a $40,000 check at the class of ’78 reunion dinner. SANTA CRUZ, CA-In honor of its 20-year reunion, the class of ’78 at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has donated $40,712 toward a scholarship program for students with financial need. It is the largest gift ever made…

Researchers in the lab of Harry Noller, Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology, have taken another key step toward solving the puzzle of how ribosomes carry out protein synthesis, a fundamental process in all living cells. The new study, published in the April 10 issue of the journal Science, identified a key stretch of RNA at…

Public Hearing: On the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the Interdisciplinary Sciences Addition Project–an addition to Natural Sciences 2, which will provide space for the Environmental Studies, Astronomy, and Physics Departments. The hearing will be held on May 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Student Center Upper Cafe. The DEIR is available…

The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) is moving to a new building in downtown Oakland–just across the street from the site where UC first opened its doors 130 years ago. Nearly 1,000 UCOP employees will move into the new headquarters at 1111 Franklin St., between 11th and 12th streets, beginning April 25.…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Danny Scheie, assistant professor of theater arts at the University of California, Santa Cruz, won the Best Actor Award from the Bay Area Critics Circle for his performance in The Last Hairdresser. The award was presented April 6 in a ceremony held at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Scheie played…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The American Heart Association’s annual American Heart Walk takes place this year on Saturday, May 2, at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos. Companies and individuals are being sought to participate in this worthy fund-raising event, both in the 10K and 5K walk/run and as volunteers. M.R.C. Greenwood, chancellor of the University of California,…

The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded the 1998 Robert R. Wilson Prize to Matthew Sands, professor emeritus of physics. The Wilson Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in the physics of particle accelerators. Sands was an active faculty member at UC Santa Cruz from 1969 to 1985 and continued his research activities until 1994. He lives…

An audience gathered at Porter College Quad under last Thursday’s sunny skies for a performance of traditional dance by Su-Nu-Nu Shinal, Pomo Indian dancers. The troupe traveled from the Mendocino area to perform for UCSC students, faculty, staff, and children from the UCSC Children’s Center. The performance was organized by theater arts student Carie Warner…

"Globalization: The Challenge and the Opportunities" is the title of a talk by Gita Sen, professor of economics and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India; visiting professor at the Center for Population and Development Studies at Harvard University; and Research Coordinator on Alternative Development Frameworks–Development Alternatives with Women for a New…

Frank Talamantes, professor of biology, has received a 1997 Distinguished Scientist Award from the national Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). The awards, presented for the first time this year, are given to outstanding scientists and leaders in education who have brought distinction to the scientific community. The California…

UCSC Researchers Find All Students Benefit From Strong Cognitive And Academic Instruction Conducted In Their First Language How should we educate English language learners for success academically and to become productive and integrated members of American society? State, federal, and local policies should be congruent with research-based findings, in order to stimulate and, when necessary,…