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SANTA CRUZ, CA–The public is invited to attend a sale featuring low-cost original prints by student artists and others affiliated with the printmaking studio at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The sale takes place on Friday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Baskin Visual Arts, Room G-101. Block prints, lithographs, etchings,…

In Addition To Endowment, Gift Includes Rich Archive Of Family Documents From The Holocaust SANTA CRUZ, CA–On the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, many holocaust survivors share this hope: that the world not forget Hitler’s program of genocide that killed 6 million Jews. "I believe it is critical to perpetually study…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Interviews with a distinguished astronomer and former director of Lick Observatory have been published by the Regional History Project of the University Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In the publication, titled A. E. Whitford: Directorship of Lick Observatory, 1958-1968, Albert Whitford discusses his experiences as director of the country’s oldest…

SANTA CRUZ, CA­Sunday, April 30, a group of students and others at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will stencil "No dumping, flows to bay," notices on campus storm drains to celebrate Earth Day. The event takes place from 8:30 a.m. to noon. During that time, teams of volunteers will stencil the reminder on storm…

SANTA CRUZ–An exhibit of the work of twelve art scholarship recipients takes place this month at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The twelve UCSC students, recipients of the 1994-95 William Hyde Irwin and Susan Benteen Irwin Scholarships, will exhibit their work May 17 through June 12 in Porter College’s J. B. Hall Gallery, with…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When a magazine collector in Japan described the allure of America to young Japanese, he told film director Chip Lord that this country has an "aroma of enchantment." Lord knew he had just heard the title for his documentary-in-progress. In a talk titled "The Aroma of Enchantment and Other Works," Lord will show…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Balancing the demands of work and family is always a struggle, even for seals and penguins. Daniel Costa, a marine biologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will examine some of these marine family values in a free public lecture at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, in the UCSC Concert Hall. Costa’s…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Steven Vogt, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatory, has received the Maria and Eric Muhlmann Award for 1995 from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The award honors major results in astronomy made possible by innovative advances in instrumentation. In…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–"Challenges for the Monterey Bay Region," a series of conferences for researchers and interested citizens, gets under way at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, May 20, with a critical look at the complex relationship between fisheries and climate change. The symposium, entitled "Climate and Fisheries: Biological and Social Issues," runs from 1 to…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Sociologist Nancy Stoller will present a slide show and talk titled, "Racial Prescriptions and Sexual Permissions: When AIDS Educators Send Us to Bed" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, in the Performing Arts Concert Hall at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The talk is free and open to the public. Stoller is…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A panel discussion titled, "Testing the Limits: From the Artist’s Book to the Book as Art," will take place on Saturday, May 20, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Art Museum of Santa Cruz County, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz. General admission is $3, student and member admission is $2. The panel…

Contest Expands This Year To Include Local High School Students SANTA CRUZ–Winners of the 29th Annual Book Collection Contest at the University of California, Santa Cruz, were announced at an awards ceremony held on Thursday, April 20, at McHenry Library. The annual contest, which is sponsored by the Friends of the UCSC Library, was expanded…