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On Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1, the University Opera Theater will present the premiere of the first modern edition of a nearly forgotten French comic opera, Sisters of the Visitation, by Francois Devienne. The opera will be performed in the Music Center Recital Hall at 8 p.m. The opera features a full orchestra…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, is one of the nation’s "most wired" universities, according to a just-published survey that assessed the computer environment of 300 colleges and universities. UC Santa Cruz was No. 56 on the survey’s top-100 list. "America’s 100 Most Wired Colleges" was compiled by Yahoo! Internet Life and appears…

The Staff Art and Craft Show opens on Friday, May 9, at the Women’s Center with an ice cream social from 3 to 5 p.m. The show, which continues until noon May 16, can be viewed from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Teams are forming for the 10th annual Prediction Walk/Run relay, which will…

Manuel Pastor of Latin American and Latino Studies recently coauthored a report entitled "Growing Together: Linking Regional and Community Development in a Changing Economy," which analyzes economic development efforts in Los Angeles in the wake of the riots that rocked the city in April 1992. The riots helped call attention to the need for economic…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, is showcasing folklorico dance in May, with a lecture and video demonstration by master choreographer Rafael Zamarripa on May 16 and the Annual Spring Concert by Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas de UC Santa Cruz on May 30 and 31. Folklorico dance is a highly choreographed dance style…

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–Representatives of local business and government are invited to attend a forum on "Reaching International Markets" on Friday, May 16, from 8 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. in the Cypress Room at Peachwood’s at the Inn at Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz. Presented by the Economics Advisory Board of the University of California, Santa Cruz, 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…

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…

"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…