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  • UCSC professor named second Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County

    UCSC professor named second Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County

    UCSC emeritus professor of education and creative writing David Swanger has been named the second Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County.

  • Physicist Peter Young receives Humboldt Research Award

    Physicist Peter Young receives Humboldt Research Award

    The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has elected physicist Peter Young to receive a Humboldt Research Award.

  • Pioneer alumni return for Cowell fountain celebration

    Pioneer alumni return for Cowell fountain celebration

    Nostalgia will reign at Cowell College on February 26, when pioneer alumni, emeriti faculty, students and Friends of Cowell gather, as in 1966, to celebrate the work of Berkeley artist Nancy Genn with a re-enactment of the original fountain dedication. Genn designed the Cowell Fountain and an exhibition of her work , “The Shape of…

  • UCSC in the News

    He tells a great story, he creates incredible, unforgettable characters, his dialogue is splendid, his language in general is wonderful”, says John Jordan, professor of literature at UC Santa Cruz and an expert on Dickens,” the Los Angeles Times wrote in a Feb. 9 article. Jordan—director of the Dickens Project at UCSC, appeared in numerous…

  • Big cats on campus: mountain lion sightings prompt UCSC expert forum

    Big cats on campus: mountain lion sightings prompt UCSC expert forum

    Excited by two recent mountain lion spottings on and near campus, a large crowd attended a UCSC forum on these powerful but shy and elusive predators.

  • Farm apprentice graduate honored in Bronx Black History Month ceremony

    Farm apprentice graduate honored in Bronx Black History Month ceremony

    Karen Washington, a graduate of the 2008 apprenticeship class at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz, was honored at the annual Black History Month Celebration in the Bronx, N.Y.

  • Investor behavior expert to describe investors’ worst enemy

    Investor behavior expert to describe investors’ worst enemy

    Finance professor Terrance Odean, an expert on investor behavior, will speak on “The Investor’s Worst Enemy,” Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 2-3:30 p.m. in Room 180, the Simularium, in the Engineering 2 building on the UCSC campus. His lecture is free and open to the public.

  • ‘Prom Week’ breaks new ground in computer game design

    ‘Prom Week’ breaks new ground in computer game design

    Nominated for a technical excellence award at the Indie Games Festival, ‘Prom Week’ is a game about social relationships driven by an innovative artificial intelligence system.

  • Community Crime Bulletin

    UC SANTA CRUZ POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY CRIME ALERT BULLETIN Crimes(s): 417 PC – Brandishing a switchblade knife Date(s): February 11, 2012 at approximately 7:51 p.m. Location(s): Service Road behind Stevenson College near apartments Case #s: 12-159 Suspect(s): White male, 18-19 years of age, 5’4″, 150 lbs, with short spiked hair, wearing black shirt, black basketball shorts and backpack.  He fled the area on foot.…

  • Black History Month continues at UCSC

    Black History Month continues at UCSC

    A video of the recent Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation, featuring a keynote presentation by acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni, can now be viewed. A podcast of the event is also available. A number of other exciting events are taking place at UCSC during Black History Month. All of them are sponsored by UCSC’s African American…

  • In Memoriam – Kay House

    Please join the Biological Sciences community in remembering a long-time UCSC former employee, Kay House.

  • Van Jones featured at ‘Rebuilding the Dream’ event on February 21

    Van Jones featured at ‘Rebuilding the Dream’ event on February 21

    On Tuesday, February 21, UC Santa Cruz will host Van Jones from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Stevenson Event Center. In honor of Black History Month, this event is designed for members of the campus community.

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