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SANTA CRUZ, CA–A talk on "Poetry and Painting" will be presented by two University of California, Santa Cruz, professors. John Dizikes, professor of American studies, and Doug McClellan, professor emeritus of art, will present their joint talk on Thursday, May 8, from 7 to 8 P.M. at the Museum of Art and History at the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Dr. Earl H. Myers and Ethel M. Myers Oceanographic and Marine Biology Trust of Pebble Beach has granted $22,450 to 22 graduate students who conduct marine-related research at UC Santa Cruz. The trust was established by the estates of Earl H. Myers, an internationally known oceanographic biologist at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine…

"Active Galactic Nuclei" Is The Illuminating Topic For May 12 Talk SANTA CRUZ, CA–Faculty members at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have chosen astronomer Donald E. Osterbrock, one of the campus’s most accomplished scientists, to deliver UCSC’s 31st annual Faculty Research Lecture. The honor, which recognizes outstanding research achievements, is the highest that faculty…

Robert Kraft, professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics and astronomer emeritus, UC Observatories/Lick Observatory, was elected a foreign associate of Great Britain’s Royal Astronomical Society. According to the society’s council, Kraft was honored in recognition of his "outstanding work in stellar astrophysics," particularly his research on cataclysmic binaries and stellar rotation. Founded in 1820, the…

Psychology professor Aida Hurtado was quoted in Orange County’s Spanish-language newspaper Union Hispana in an article about UC’s systemwide Latino Eligibility Study. Hurtado, the project’s research director, discussed efforts the university can make to help prepare Latino students for college and the role parents can play in encouraging their children to go to college. The…

Two UCSC professors named as coholders of the Neufeld-Levin Holocaust Endowed Chair will be invested in a ceremony scheduled for May 4. The ceremony, a daylong conference, and evening events at Temple Beth El in Aptos have all been planned in conjunction with Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). All events are free and open to…

World-renowned wildlife photographer Frans Lanting will give two slide lecture previews of his new book Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape on Saturday, May 3, at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2. The talks mark the world premiere of Lanting’s photographs of the bonobo, an endangered ape that lives in the remote rain forests…

The second annual Strawberry Shortcake Festival at the Farm and Garden will take place on Wednesday, April 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. Accompanied by musician/Farm manager Jim Leap on a bluegrass-pickin’ guitar and others, the folks at the Farm will serve Farm-made strawberry shortcake and lemonade for a $2 donation to the Farm and…

In honor of their 20-year reunion, UCSC’s Class of ’77 has donated $35,055 toward a scholarship program for students with financial need. It is the largest class gift ever made by a UCSC alumni class. Steve Jung, president-elect of the UCSC Alumni Association, presented the check to Chancellor Greenwood at the class’s 20-year reunion dinner…

What: Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) takes place this year on Sunday, May 4. Special events are planned at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and at Temple Beth El in Aptos in commemoration of the day. Observances will begin at UCSC with an academic conference, featuring leading Holocaust scholars from around the country. Following…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–An eyewitness to many of the events that rocked Russia during 1987-95, political scientist Michael Urban has captured much of the drama of those years in his new book The Rebirth of Politics in Russia (Cambridge University Press, 1997). The book covers the tumultuous years of Mikhail Gorbachev’s leadership, the breakup of the…

Author Of Famous 1996 Hoax In Journal Social Text Is Part Of A Distinguished Group That Will Debate Recent Social And Historical Interpretations Of Science May 10-11 SANTA CRUZ, CA–Leading researchers from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities will convene at UC Santa Cruz for a weekend conference on one of the hottest topics…