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SANTA CRUZ, CA–Two Atlantic bottlenose dolphins named Echo and Misha surfaced in Carol Howard’s life in 1988. Two years later, after the young dolphins completed a "science sabbatical" at the UC Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab, researchers returned them to their home waters in Tampa Bay, Florida. As dolphins tend to do, Echo and Misha…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Stars twinkle serenely and galaxies swirl like wisps of mist when we view the universe in visible light. However, those pictures mask a violent universe of exploding supernovas, voracious black holes, and other prodigious objects. Astronomers glimpse that bizarre realm through windows of light such as x-rays and gamma rays–the most energetic light…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The beaches may look stable, but California’s sandy shores are moving. Waves and currents drive sand down the coast, affecting the fortunes of seaside communities. Sandy beaches bring in tourist dollars and help prevent sea cliffs from eroding. But sand can be a nuisance when it fills up harbors or disappears from towns…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Come celebrate the beginning of spring with a visit to the lush organic Farm or the historic Alan Chadwick Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Beginning March 21, Farm tours will be held every Thursday at noon and most Sundays at 2 p.m. For the first time this year, tours of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Differences among students in communication styles, preparation levels, and financial resources are just a few of the challenges that educators must contend with when teaching in today’s university. Seeking ways to understand these differences is the impetus behind the second annual Winter Convocation on Teaching at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–If you’re interested in alternative agriculture and enjoy working with people, now is the time to consider volunteering as a docent at the 25-acre Farm at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Applications are available now for the five-week docent training program, which begins March 14. During the training, docents will learn about…

State Of The Ocean Address: The Sverdrup Lecture Monday, February 12, 1:30 P.m. Speaker: Margaret Delaney Levels of carbon dioxide in the air. Temperatures of the tropical sea surface. "Conveyor belts" in the ocean linking high and low latitudes. These, says Margaret Delaney, are some of the challenges facing the burgeoning field of paleoceanography. The…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Work is under way on the second of two major planning efforts to define the future of the University of California’s innovative MBEST Center–the Monterey Bay Education, Science, and Technology Center at the former Fort Ord military reservation. A consulting team headed by Economic & Planning Systems, a land-economics firm based in Berkeley,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Business ethics will be the subject of a half-day seminar with best-selling author and motivational speaker James Melton on Thursday, March 7, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The workshop, titled "Challenge the Limits: Ethics, Values, and High Performance Team Leadership," will cover topics such as how to create a personal awareness…

For release in conjunction with the session on Ocean Science and Engineering at the 1996 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The session runs from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. EST on Friday, February 9, in room 321 of the Baltimore Convention Center. BALTIMORE, MD–Monterey Bay, one of the most beautiful notches…

For release in conjunction with the session on Ocean Science and Engineering at the 1996 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The session runs from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. EST on Friday, February 9, in room 321 of the Baltimore Convention Center. BALTIMORE, MD–If the manned space program marked the first…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Mathematician Edward M. Landesman of the University of California, Santa Cruz, is one of three professors to earn a leading national award in recognition of distinguished teaching in mathematics. Landesman received the 1996 Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics at a recent meeting of the…