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National Center Based At UCSC Will Address Primary Risk Factors Of Language, Race, Poverty, And Geographic Location Facing Students From Preschool Through College SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, has been selected by the federal Department of Education to coordinate a five-year, $20 million effort designed to help students whose education is at…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Board of Regents of the University of California has named Sandra M. Faber, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz and one of the world’s foremost astronomers, to the small circle of leading scholars and educators known as "university professors." The honor is the highest that UC bestows to recognize…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–From earthquakes to roiling thunderstorms, the patterns of nature often seem random. However, these events follow the same simple physical laws that govern the gentle arc of a pendulum’s swing or the sweeping orbits of planets. Michael Nauenberg, professor emeritus of physics at UC Santa Cruz, will discuss the reasons behind this orderly…

Marine Biology: Early ATOC transmissions show no obvious harm to marine animals During the first five transmission cycles from the California sound source in the Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC) project, biologists observed no dramatic changes in the behavior of marine mammals that would have required them to stop the broadcasts. Oceanographers hope to…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A $50,000 gift from the J. M. Long Foundation to the University Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be used to update and expand the library’s collection of Pacific Rim materials. With the expansion, the UCSC Library collection will offer an outstanding resource to faculty, students, and the local community…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Monterey Bay Educational Consortium has announced its priorities for the 1996 year and literacy tops the list, followed closely by support for technology in schools, teacher education, and building public support for education. The priorities, which were announced by MBEC coordinator Carrol Moran, will shape the activities of the consortium for the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a $100,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to develop an innovative college program in U.S. Intercultural Studies designed to promote cultural understanding and unity. UC Santa Cruz was chosen in part because its eight residential colleges provide a unique opportunity to integrate…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The W. M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles has awarded $450,000 to the University of California, Santa Cruz, for equipment that will let chemists and biologists explore the structures and functions of molecules that play roles in causing or treating human diseases. The grant will help establish a laboratory for the study of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Approximately 300 people, primarily UC Santa Cruz students, demonstrated this morning (January 17) at the entrances of the University of California, Santa Cruz, closing the campus to vehicles from 7:30 a.m. until 12 noon. At that time, fourteeen students who refused to disperse were arrested. Those students face university disciplinary action as well…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Marine biologists report progress in their research to measure the effects of low-frequency sounds on marine mammals. During the first five transmission cycles from the California sound source in the Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC) project, the researchers observed no dramatic changes in marine-mammal behavior that would have required them to stop…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Author Judy Yung will discuss her new book and sign copies at a 7:30 p.m. talk on Wednesday, January 31, at the Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave. Yung’s book, Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995), was released in November in both…

Since the campus opened in 1965, UCSC’s graduate students have been collectively saving for a home of their own. Last month, they voted to commit the more than $1 million already saved–and pledge future resources–to build a Graduate Commons in conjunction with the Bay Tree Bookstore expansion. When the 4,825-square-foot commons is completed in summer…