Campus News
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Influential fisheries ecologist Steven Berkeley dies at age 60
Steven A. Berkeley, an influential fisheries ecologist whose research helped propel the expansion of marine reserves, died at home in Scotts Valley on June 27 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 60.
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Silicon chip beams light through a liquid-core waveguide to detect one particle at a time
By guiding light through liquid-filled channels smaller than a human hair, researchers at UCSC and Brigham Young University have succeeded in building a silicon chip that can detect tiny particles one at a time.
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UCSC librarian recognized by Special Libraries Association
Wei Wei, a librarian at the UCSC Science & Engineering Library, has been honored as a 2007 Fellow of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) for service to the profession. The SLA is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves more than 11,000 members in 75 countries in the…
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UCTV to air two UCSC programs in July
Two programs from UCSC are premiering on UCTV in July on Comcast Channel 25 and countywide on Charter Channel 71.
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UCSC Blue Light Emergency Telephone Outage
We write to inform you that the campus “Blue Light” emergency telephone located at the Hagar Drive bus stop, between the Bay Tree Bookstore and the new Humanities & Social Sciences building, will be out of service for five weeks beginning Wednesday, June 27. The entire telephone unit will be removed so that work can…
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California Whistleblower Protection Act
Dear Colleagues, Provisions of the California Whistleblower Protection Act (Government Code Sections 8545.2 and 8548.3) require the University to post notices regarding the Act and, on an annual basis, to provide a copy of the notice to all employees who have UC authorized access to email. The notice includes information on what to report, where…
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TAPS 2007-08 Parking and Program Renewals
Final discussions on 2007-08 parking permit and bus pass rates are still underway. However, in the interest of everyone having the appropriate permit or pass as soon as possible, Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) is now accepting renewals of parking permits and Faculty/Staff Bus Passes. To access to the on-line application form, please visit the…
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UC Santa Cruz biologist Hinrich Boeger named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Hinrich Boeger, assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
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Folksinger Utah Phillips to perform at the Arboretum June 21
The UCSC Arboretum’s summer concert series continues with legendary folksinger Bruce “Utah” Phillips on Thursday, June 21.
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UCSC to host weeklong philosophy conference on Wittgenstein
More than 40 scholars from across the country and abroad will gather at UCSC the week of June 21-28 for a conference on philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and his significance for contemporary philosophy of mind. The event will be hosted by UCSC associate professor of philosophy Daniel Guevara and assistant professor of philosophy Jonathan Ellis. “Wittgenstein…
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Event celebrates approval of permanent staff advisor to Regents
More than 100 UC staff, including UC President Robert Dynes, Associate President Linda Williams, Regent Odessa Johnson, and UCSC Acting Chancellor George Blumenthal, gathered to celebrate a permanent Staff Advisor to the Regents Program on June 7.