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SANTA CRUZ, CA–On Thursday, February 16, renowned UC Santa Cruz astronomer Sandra Faber will take listeners on a journey to the Hubble Space Telescope, as she recounts personal experiences of the instrument’s design, vision problems, and the mission to repair it. Her talk, entitled "The Hubble Space Telescope: Back From the Dead," will begin at…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Portions of the aging archive of the country’s oldest mountaintop research observatory will be preserved through a $75,944 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant will fund microfilming and computer indexing of holdings in the Mary Lea Shane Archives of the Lick Observatory, housed in the University Library at the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When sociologist David Wellman began an in-depth study of the Longshoremen’s Union on the San Francisco waterfront, he expected that he would ultimately write yet another book on the decline of American labor and the death of militant trade unionism. He was wrong. In his new book, The Union Makes Us Strong: Radical…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Robert Kraft and Jerry Nelson, astronomers at UCO/Lick Observatory and the University of California, Santa Cruz, have earned two of the top awards in astronomy for their visionary work in the field. Kraft, a professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics, was named Henry Norris Russell Lecturer for 1995 by the American Astronomical Society…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–In 1992, a citizens’ group called the National Breast Cancer Coalition led a fight for more money from the federal government for breast-cancer studies. Congress responded with $210 million, but directed that the funds come from an unusual source: the U.S. Army. Now, despite misgivings about the military’s intent, hundreds of scientists have…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Leticia Quezada, the first Latina to serve on the Los Angeles City Board of Education, says ethnic minorities are still greatly underrepresented in the UC system, but that will change with the coming generation of urban students. "The university is not ready," Quezada warns. "It’s going to create a culture shock, both for…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Black History Month will be celebrated at the University of California, Santa Cruz, through a range of performances and talks, an exhibition, and other events. A partial listing of activities planned for the month is provided below. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free. February 1-28: Exhibition "Jazzin’ Up Our Roots: The True…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Recent stories and photos of Russian soldiers battling in the country’s southeastern borderlands are nothing unusual. Preceding the bloody conflict now raging in Grozny, Chechnya, was the war in neighboring Azerbaijan. In both cases, native Islamic populations have fought against more than 100 years of domination imposed by a country with drastically different…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Susan Harding, professor of anthropology, has been named acting dean of the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The appointment, which was approved by the UC Office of the President last week, was announced by UCSC Executive Vice Chancellor Michael Tanner. Harding, who has been on the faculty…

Nearby Dwarf Galaxy In Sagittarius Yields Rare Opportunity To Study A Strong Tidal Interaction In Detail TUCSON, AZ–Dwarf galaxies spiraling into the gravitational maw of the Milky Way should leave visible trails of debris that persist for a billion years or more, according to new computer simulations by three astrophysicists. Astronomers could learn much about…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Among the major environmental laws that could come before the new Congress for renewal or revision are the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Superfund toxic-waste cleanup legislation. At the University of California, Santa Cruz, experts in these and other environmental subjects are available for media interviews. UCSC boasts one…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Bell Hooks, whose writing addresses black womanhood, feminism, the Civil Rights movement, and critical theory, will be the keynote speaker for the eleventh annual Martin Luther King, Jr., convocation taking place at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Thursday, January 12. The convocation begins at 4 p.m. in the Porter College Dining…