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Tom Vani, vice chancellor for Business and Administrative Services, was elected to the position of board member of the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce at its 35th annual Awards Dinner Dance and Auction on January 18. He joins UCSC staff member Jennifer Blanke, operations manager of Community Planning and Land Development, who was elected to…

The following news release was issued at today’s (Thursday, Jan. 16) meeting of the UC Board of Regents detailing remarks by President Atkinson and Budget Director Larry Hershman about Gov. Wilson’s 1997-98 budget and discussions to develop a long-term fee policy. Mike Lassiter Director, UCOP News & Communications Thursday, January 16, 1997 News Office (510)…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Astronomers and astrophysicists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, published some of the most notable research papers in their field in recent years, according to a new study by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) of Philadelphia. Analysts at ISI studied the impacts of all space-science papers published from 1993 to 1995…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–An innovative teacher, a trailblazing scientist, and a supportive employee have won the three top awards given annually by the Alumni Association of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Carol Freeman, chair of UCSC’s Writing Program and provost of Cowell College, won the Distinguished Teaching Award for 1996. A dedicated and inspiring teacher,…

During the November filing period, UCSC attracted 14,591 applications from prospective undergraduate students for fall 1997, an increase of 6.1 percent over applications received during the same month a year earlier. The total was the most ever received by UCSC during the open filing period, according to the Office of Admissions. "We believe the upturn…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood of the University of California, Santa Cruz, a nationally recognized biologist, spokesperson for higher education, and an experienced voice in the arena of national scientific policy, has been chosen by her peers as the next president-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Greenwood’s one-year term as…

The following news release was issued on Thursday, Jan. 9, regarding 1997-98 state funding for UC proposed by the governor. Mike Lassiter Director, News & Communications, UCOP Thursday, January 9, 1997 Rick Malaspina (510) 987-9179 rick.malaspina@ucop.edu UC PRESIDENT APPLAUDS GOVERNOR’S BUDGET PLAN Gov. Pete Wilson’s 1997-98 proposed state budget provides the funding necessary to keep…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–If your apple tree is looking anemic, or your peaches have lost their punch, you’ll want to attend a two-day fruit-tree workshop for the home gardener at UC Santa Cruz on February 7 and 8. Orin Martin, manager of the Alan Chadwick Garden at UCSC, will offer tips for beginning gardeners and those…

Standard techniques for measuring metals in groundwater may drastically overestimate their levels, forcing owners of supposedly contaminated sites to "remediate" problems that may not exist. Graduate student Carol Creasey and professor of earth sciences Russell Flegal, both of UCSC, studied the groundwater from two wells at a reportedly contaminated site in central California. A consulting…

The Conference and Summer Housing Office is looking for students to assist with its summer operations. Applications for summer jobs are due by February 7. An informational job mixer will be held on Wednesday, January 22, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Porter Fireside Lounge. For more information, call ext. 2611.

The agroecology team of Steve Gliessman, Matt Werner, and Jan Allison published the results of their work with strawberry grower Jim Cochran in _Biological Agriculture and Horticulture. _The article, titled "A Comparison of Strawberry Plant Development and Yield Under Organic and Conventional Management on the Central California Coast," reports on the team’s multi-year project near…

Earth scientists gathered in San Francisco the week before Christmas for their largest annual confab, the American Geophysical Union meeting. As usual, UCSC researchers represented themselves well, giving about 60 talks and posters. Short summaries of five talks of interest appear below. For the full text of each article, click on the title. New way…