Campus News
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Daniel Press named first holder of Griswold endowed chair
Daniel Press, professor and chair of environmental studies, has been named the inaugural holder of the Olga T. Griswold Chair in Environmental Studies. Established by a gift of $350,000 from Craig Griswold in honor of his mother, Olga, the endowed chair was funded to support the work of an environmental studies professor whose interests focus…
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Heather Bullock named director of CJTC
Heather Bullock, an associate professor of psychology, will assume leadership of the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community on July 1. Bullock will succeed founding director Manuel Pastor, a professor of Latin American and Latino studies. “I’m eager to honor and continue the great traditions Manuel started and to deepen and expand the center’s relationships…
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Assistant philosophy professor awarded President’s Research Fellowship
Assistant professor of philosophy Abraham Stone has been awarded a UC President’s Research Fellowship in the Humanities grant of $25,000. Stone joined the UCSC Philosophy Department in 2005. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard University in 2000 and spent a year as a postdoctoral fellow in Israel, as well as four years as…
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Biology of aging is topic of Spring Synergy Lecture on Thursday, May 17
“Why We Age, What Makes Us Age, and What Can Be Done About It” is the title of the Spring Synergy Lecture by Marc Mangel, professor of applied mathematics and statistics.
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Computer scientist Phokion Kolaitis elected to Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Phokion Kolaitis, professor of computer science at UC Santa Cruz, has been elected a Foreign Member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters in recognition of his “outstanding academic merits.”
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Exhibit by UCSC art students at Museum of Art and History
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History is presenting an exhibition by UCSC art students titled “Invisible Boardwalks” through June 1 at its Lezin Gallery. Curated by Elliot Anderson, assistant professor of art and electronic media, the exhibit is a tribute to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and its many faces. Using a variety of…
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Clean Air Month and Bike to Work Week 2007
I am writing to invite all students, staff, and faculty to participate in celebrating Clean Air Month and Bike To Work/School Week this month. UC Santa Cruz has a long tradition of concern and action regarding local and global environmental issues. Recent media attention toward regional traffic congestion, rising fossil fuel costs, and the impacts…
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Rec Department offers class in survival skills
Learn the basic skills of survival in a one-day class offered by UCSC Recreation.
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UCSC biologist Robert Edgar elected to National Academy of Sciences
Robert Edgar, professor emeritus of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished achievements in original research.
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Anti-war protest planned for Wednesday, May 9; main campus entrance may be affected
Student leaders of a new group, Protest Mediation Council, have informed the campus that they have organized an anti-war rally that will begin in Quarry Plaza at approximately noon today (May 9). The rally is expected to transition into a march to the base of campus at approximately 1 p.m. The march will occur on…