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Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez: Acting Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez specializes in the environmental issues of North America, particularly those that arise along the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada. He also works on development and water issues, focusing on transboundary policy and social impacts. He comes to UCSC from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation…

UCSC Chancellor Emeritus Karl S. Pister To Play Leading Role Saying that the University of California and all of higher education in the state have "entered a new era in terms of how we allocate educational opportunity," UC President Richard C. Atkinson unveiled a major new initiative to help prepare greater numbers of California young…

For the third consecutive year, the University of California raised a record amount in contributions from alumni and friends, receiving $726.3 million in 1996-97, a $5 million increase from the previous year. The achievement continues the nine-campus UC system’s distinction as the leader in philanthropy among the nation’s colleges and universities. Based on the Council…

The Committee on Regents’ Professors and Lecturers is soliciting nominations for 1998-99. The program brings distinguished men and women–ordinarily from nonacademic careers–to the university for an academic quarter or less. Nominations should originate from academic units and be reviewed by the appropriate divisional dean prior to submission. The deadline for nominations is February 27. For…

Chancellor Greenwood was named one of the top five news makers of 1997 by the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau. The bureau selected Greenwood for her efforts to bridge the gap between conventional farming and the university’s students and faculty, whose emphasis on sustainable and organic agriculture has at times put them at odds with…

The current debate over bilingual education obscures what should be the true goal of bilingual programming: All students should learn to communicate in two languages. In much of today’s debate, bilingual education is understood to mean education in Spanish (or another non-English language) only. This is hardly bilingual education. By definition, a bilingual classroom is…

The draft environmental impact report for the Bay Tree Bookstore and Graduate Commons project will be the subject of a public hearing on Friday, January 30, at 5 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2. Members of the public and public agencies are invited to comment on the draft report at the hearing. They may also submit…

UCSC police are seeking information on an assault which reportedly took place in the backwoods in the northern end of the campus earlier this month. A 37-year-old man was on a footpath past the north end of Red Hill Road when another man jumped out of the bushes and attacked him, the victim told the…

Psychology professor Dominic Massaro (left) helps a hearing-impaired student learn to use Massaro’s computerized talking head, nicknamed "Baldi," at Portland’s Tucker-Maxon Oral School. Massaro is realizing his dream of using advanced technology to help deaf children learn to speak. Unique Collaboration With Oregon Graduate Institute Of Science And Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, And Intel Corporation…

For Carol Shennan, the new director of UCSC’s Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, navigating the sometimes antagonistic worlds of organic and conventional agriculture is nothing new. For nearly three years, she has been at the forefront of a research project that aims to resolve long-standing conflicts among environmentalists, farmers, and hunters in the…

Deborah Abbott has been named director of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered (GLBT) Resource Center. This new position was created to provide services and programming to support the GLBT campus community. Abbott, a UCSC Porter (College Five) alumna, is a longtime activist on GLBT issues. She coedited the book, From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life,…

Gov. Pete Wilson has proposed an 8 percent state budget increase for the University of California in 1998-99, including funds to cover a 5 percent reduction in fees for undergraduates who are California residents. The governor’s plan calls for an increase of $175 million in state general funds for UC or a total $2.3 billion…