Campus News
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Slug swim team braves cold, jellies in eighth annual bay crossing
Neither jellyfish nor sharks nor the stinging-cold waters of the Monterey Bay deterred the UC Santa Cruz swim team from spending a recent Sunday completing the eighth annual transbay swim–a grueling, 26-mile test of endurance the team does to raise funds
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Openings in recreation classes
The Recreation Office still has openings in many activities and classes.
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UCSC in the News
Craig Reinarman wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post about a drug case before the Supreme Court . . . and more
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Campus photography contest for Chancellor’s holiday card
The Chancellor’s Office is looking for a photograph local to the UC Santa Cruz campus for its season’s greeting card. Arts Division Acting Dean Margaret Morse has offered to sponsor the contest, open to all UCSC faculty, staff, and students. — First Prize: $200 Bay Tree Book Store Gift Certificate. Awarded to image chosen for…
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UARC team wins big at NASA Ames chili cook-off
The team from the UCSC University Affiliated Research Center took second place as the people’s choice in the NASA Ames chili cook-off this year.
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Controlled burns planned at Wilder Ranch
State parks personnel have notified the campus Fire Department that the state’s annual series of “controlled” fires has begun and may continue for several weeks. You may see some smoke on campus as a result of these planned fires. At the request of UCSC, the state office has provided a phone number for people seeking…
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Arboretum concert series concludes with ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro
The concert series at the UCSC Arboretum concludes on October 18 with one of the world’s top ukulele musicians, Jake Shimabukuro. He plays jazz, blues, funk, folk, flamenco, and rock, expanding the usual bounds of the instrument.
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Four social scientists honored for teaching and research at UC Santa Cruz
Four social scientists at UC Santa Cruz were honored for teaching and research today (Thursday, October 11) during the annual fall convocation hosted by the dean of the Division of Social Sciences.
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Global affairs expert to deliver UCSC’s 2007 Maitra Lecture at Montalvo on Nov. 2
UC Santa Cruz and Montalvo Arts Center will present the seventh annual Sidhartha Maitra Endowed Lecture–featuring global affairs expert and award-winning author Shashi Tharoor–on Friday, November 2, at 7 p.m, in the Carriage House Theater at Montalvo. The chairman of Dubai-based Afras Ventures and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Tharoor will present an insider’s…
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Discovery of retinal cell type ends four-decade search
Researchers have discovered a type of retinal cell that may help monkeys, apes, and humans see motion.
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UCSC awarded $5 million grant for genome research
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) announced a $5 million grant to UCSC as part of a four-year project to build a “parts list” of biologically functional elements in the human genome.
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Lincoln Taiz named Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists
Lincoln Taiz, professor emeritus of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB).