Campus News
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Tracking of top marine predators reveals Pacific Ocean hot spots
Two big regions of the North Pacific Ocean are magnets for marine life according to results from the Tagging of Pacific Predators project.
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UCSC in the News
Biospace and GenomeWeb Daily News ran stories about biomolecular engineer David Haussler receiving the Weldon Prize from Oxford University.
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Mandolin masters David Grisman and Mike Marshall lead 8th annual symposium at UCSC
Founded by legendary mandolinists David Grisman & Mike Marshall, the annual Mandolin Symposium at UC Santa Cruz is now heading into its eighth year, beginning on June 26.
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Campus set to retire Cruzmail, Oracle calendar
In a two-phase switchover, the UC Santa Cruz campus will retire its homegrown e-mail system and Oracle calendar system and replace them with new, updated versions supplied by Google.
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Film & TV industry alums reconnect with campus
“The UC Santa Cruz student may not get the first job compared to his or her Ivy League competitor…but I assure you they will get the BEST job in the end…because they will out-think them.” That was the takeaway message from the keynote address by UCSC alumnus—and president of Lionsgate Television—Kevin Beggs at the June…
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Science Communication Program director to speak at National Press Club
Robert Irion, director of the UCSC Science Communication Program, will speak at the National Press Club on June 21.
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The long and winding road to graduation: Histcon grad takes 40 years to earn Ph.D.
History of Consciousness Program grad Peter Miller just finished up his Ph.D. at UC Santa Cruz. It took him 40 years. “I’m probably the person who has the record of how long it took to complete a doctoral degree at UCSC,” said Miller, 66.
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Eclectic group of graduate students celebrates achievement at East Field
An eclectic group of UCSC graduate students – including nearly 400 master’s degree candidates, and 231 doctoral candidates — were awarded advanced degrees last week in a ceremony that honored determination and hard work. Among the group were 100 students scheduled to complete the UCSC education master’s program by late summer.
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Campus IT leader wins service award
Mary Doyle, vice chancellor for information technology, has been named the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) 2011 Distinguished Service Award Recipient.
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Traffic Delays along Heller Drive
Construction crews are expected to begin major roadway repair work Monday, June 20th on Heller Drive between Meyer Drive (the access road to Performing Arts) and the Core West Parking Structure access road.
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Bioinformatics expert David Haussler awarded Oxford’s Weldon Memorial Prize
David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering, has been chosen to receive the 2011 Weldon Memorial Prize given by the University of Oxford.