Campus News
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Rainbow Theatre to perform six works in November
Rainbow Theatre will present six works directed or written by students this November as the troupe heads into its 14th season at UCSC. Founded by Don Williams, director of Cultural Arts and Diversity for the Student Affairs Division, Rainbow Theatre is on a mission to create a greater understanding of the different cultures that make…
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Chancellor encourages support for those affected by Southern California fires
I know that I speak for all of us in expressing concern and sympathy for our UC colleagues and the many others who have been affected by this week’s Southern California wildfires.
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Regional History Project publishes oral histories of two visionary UCSC professors
The UC Santa Cruz Library’s Regional History Project has just announced the publication of two new oral histories featuring visionary professors who have helped shape the academic development of the campus. The first volume, Edges and Ecotones: The Worlds of Donna Haraway at UCSC, spotlights one of UCSC’s preeminent multi-disciplinary thinkers. A professor of history…
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Gift from botanist Jean Langenheim establishes Endowed Chair in Plant Ecology and Evolution
UCSC has appointed Ingrid Parker, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, to the newly established Jean H. Langenheim Endowed Chair in Plant Ecology and Evolution.
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Announcing UC Open Enrollment for 2008
The University of California Office of the President has released information regarding Open Enrollment for 2008. This information may be found on the At Your Service website: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/health/08oestart.html Open Enrollment for UC health and welfare benefits plans runs from November 1 to November 27. At the Open Enrollment website (http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/open_enrollment/index.html), you’ll be able to review…
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Information about moth spraying
As you may already know, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is planning pheromone applications for the Santa Cruz area as part of a program to eradicate the light brown apple moth, a pest that damages crops and other plants. Insects use pheromones to attract mating partners, and the spraying is intended to…
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Helping the ocean, one bite at a time
With the growth of an innovative program created by a pair of UC Santa Cruz graduate students, colored signs on the offerings at the fish counter are helping food shoppers combat what scientists say is one of the world’s most pressing issues: the decline
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Founders Day dinner last week
As many of you know, UC Santa Cruz hosted its inaugural Founders Day Dinner this past Thursday night. The event, which drew a capacity crowd to the Cocoanut Grove, was absolutely splendid. It brought together people, from on and off campus, for an evening that truly underscored UCSC’s 42 years of outstanding service to its…
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Salaries, parking, child care are topics for Blumenthal at fall staff brown bag
Chancellor George Blumenthal updated staff on a number of ongoing campus issues and answered questions about salaries and benefits, parking costs, and child care in his first staff brown bag forum as permanent chancellor October 17.
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UCSC in the News
UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
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New annual tradition launched with Founders Day
More than 350 people celebrated the founding principles of UC Santa Cruz and the achievements of four outstanding individuals at a gala dinner October 18 at the Cocoanut Grove in Santa Cruz.