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Several years ago, a scientific project with the innocuous name of ATOC became something of a national cause célèbre. Researchers proposed using low-frequency sound waves to probe the temperature and other physical properties of the Pacific Ocean. Over the long term, such data could show whether global warming is indeed occurring, the scientists said. However,…

Residency Includes Public Talks And Visits To Local High Schools SANTA CRUZ, CA–Grace Paley, one of America’s most revered short story writers, will come to the University of California, Santa Cruz, November 3-14 as a UC Regents’ Lecturer. Among the activities planned during Paley’s visit are two public readings and visits with area high school…

Bruce Levine: Associate Professor of History Bruce Levine taught history for the past 11 years at the University of Cincinnati. Previously, he was director of research and writing for the American Social History Project at the City University of New York. His areas of interest are the Civil War era and labor history. He is…

Currents online is now accepting classified ads from faculty and staff. Before submitting an ad, please read the policies and submittal procedure. Housing wanted: One or two BR house in Emeline, East Santa Cruz, or UCSC neighborhood beginning in January or February. Longtime UCSC employee, single mom w/ two kids 50 percent time. Reliable and…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–An ambitious new partnership between the East Side Union High School District and the University of California, Santa Cruz, will dramatically improve college participation rates of students from East San Jose. The goals of the partnership are to improve the academic preparation of students in the district and to increase the number of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The East Remote parking lot will have room for 200 additional cars starting next month, under a temporary attendant-assisted parking program sponsored by Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS). The drivers of these 200 cars will be allowed to park in the aisles of the paved lot but will be required to leave their…

Jesse Jackson, who has been in the forefront of the civil rights movement in America for more than 30 years, spoke to a packed house at Stevenson Dining Hall on Tuesday. President of the National Rainbow Coalition, Jackson came to UCSC as part of his Freedom Bus "Save the Dream" tour. On the tour, Jackson…

Making the News highlights campus people interviewed or covered by news media. Composer David Cope’s work on EMI, a computer program he invented, has seen a flurry of attention in the media of late. Leading off the crowd was New Scientist magazine, which made EMI its cover story for August 9. Other print media that…

A 24-year veteran of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, known for his skill at forging campus-laboratory ties as well as his scholarship in fusion energy research, is the University of California’s newly appointed associate vice provost for research and laboratory programs. Rulon K. Linford, currently UC coordinator for science and technology at the Los Alamos…

"An Evening with John Muir" is the title of a solo performance by Frank Helling on Saturday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cowell College Fireside Lounge. Geologist, botanist, explorer, writer, philosopher, and preservationist, John Muir lived life to its fullest, and Frank Helling brings the great mountaineer to life. His acclaimed rendering of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A person born blind can tell the difference between a sphere and a cube by touch. Were this person suddenly able to see, would she be able to distinguish the two forms by sight? This is the crux of a puzzle that philosophers have been debating for centuries, according to Alva Noe, an…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Aficionados of the Internet appreciate how quickly they can send and access information. However, today’s Internet also limits most of its users in one key way: They’re tied down to hardwired workstations, unable to get online on-the-go. Even wireless modems require users to hook up to the Internet via an established service provider,…