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Physicists Michael Dine and Howard Haber are helping readers of Scientific American understand the nature of an elusive particle called the "Higgs boson." Dine and Haber responded to a question posed by a reader in the magazine’s online "Ask the Experts" column. Sociologist Craig Reinarman penned an op-ed piece for the _San Francisco Chronicle _about…

The following is a letter from Provost Judson King to UC chancellors regarding a temporary restraining order issued today (Friday, December 6, 1996) against the university. The restraining order, in effect until December 16, prohibits UC from implementing Proposition 209. Mike Lassiter Director, News & Communications CHANCELLORS Dear Colleagues: Judge Henderson of the United States…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A quick scan of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a leading journal for original research in chemistry, reveals reams of papers by teams of scientists at universities and industries. Rare is the paper written by just one person, and rarer still is that author from a high school. Yet both of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Community-supported agriculture is one of the fastest- growing trends in agriculture these days. The way it works is simple: Farmers set a price for a share of the year’s produce, then recruit a group of shareholders who receive a weekly box of freshly harvested vegetables and fruits throughout the season. It’s a partnership…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The oral history memoir of the fourth chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has just been released. The volume, Robert L. Sinsheimer: The University of California, Santa Cruz, During a Critical Decade, 1977-1987, was produced by the Regional History Project at UC Santa Cruz. A molecular biologist of international distinction, Robert…

Carter Wilson, professor of community studies, has won the 1996 Ruth Benedict Prize for his book Hidden in the Blood: A Personal Investigation of AIDS in the Yucatan (New York: Columbia University Press, 1995). The prize recognizes the best monograph on a gay or lesbian theme and is given annually by the Society of Gay…

Scientists have exposed for the first time the precise interactions between a common class of antibiotics and the vital machinery in bacteria that they disable, setting the stage for targeted efforts by researchers to design new and more effective drugs. A team led by UCSC biochemist Joseph Puglisi worked for more than two years to…

Romney Dunbar of KSBW-TV covered a visit to the UCSC Farm and Garden by seven farmers participating in an international exchange program. (Photo) Hailing from Honduras, Lithuania, and Russia, the farmers spent a day at UCSC learning about sustainable agriculture. KSCO radio also covered the visit. Sociologist Andrew Szasz was featured in West, the Sunday…

A community tribute is planned for arts advocate and former UCSC employee Gail Rich at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, in the Performing Arts Theater. Several local artists (many of whom were friends and associates of Gail’s) will perform musical and spoken word selections–pieces that Gail enjoyed in her life. A reception follows. "Cheers…

Paul Nauert Assistant Professor of Music Composer and theorist Paul Nauert focuses his research on mathematical and computer models of strategies used by listeners, performers, and composers to organize musical rhythms. His research informs his own computer-assisted compositions. Nauert is associate editor of Current Musicology. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in music theory from…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Judy Yung, associate professor of American studies at UC Santa Cruz, is the featured speaker in this month’s Humanities Lecture Series, presented jointly by UCSC’s Humanities Division and the Museum of Art and History. Yung’s talk, "Unbound Feet: Reclaiming Chinese American Women’s History," takes place from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, December…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Family, friends, and academic colleagues of UC Santa Cruz graduate student Mei Wang, who died today (November 22) from injuries suffered in a car accident, will hold a memorial service for her at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 24, at the Cowell College Provost’s House on the UCSC campus. The service is open to…