Campus News
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Astronomers discover an enormous halo of red giant stars around Andromeda
Astronomers have found an enormous halo of stars bound to the Andromeda galaxy and extending far beyond the swirling disk seen in images of the famous galaxy, our nearest large galactic neighbor.
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Campus closed on Friday, January 4, due to storm
As of 9:30 AM on Friday, January 4th, the campus’s senior administration has decided to close the campus today. There have been intermittent power outages in the campus core, and power is out in the lower campus. PG&E has provided no estimate for the return of power to the lower campus. People already on campus…
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Campus closed on Friday, January 4, due to storm
As of 9:30 AM on Friday, January 4th, the campus’s senior administration has decided to close the campus today. There have been intermittent power outages in the campus core, and power is out in the lower campus. PG&E has provided no estimate for the return of power to the lower campus. People already on campus…
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UC Santa Cruz to present readings by renowned authors Jonathan Franzen and Nathaniel Mackey
The UC Santa Cruz Humanities Division will kick off the new year with two public events on campus featuring nationally renowned, award-winning authors. UCSC literature professor Nathaniel Mackey–winner of the 2006 National Book Award for Poetry–will read from his book Splay Anthem and talk about his writing on Monday, January 8, at 7:30 p.m. in…
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Three supporters of UCSC to be honored at Scholarships Benefit Dinner on February 3
Three generous supporters of UCSC—Anne Neufeld Levin, Robert Stephens, and Julie Packard—will receive a major campus honor at the upcoming Scholarships Benefit Dinner, a gala celebration dedicated to making the dream of higher education a reality for all students.
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Violence in the Workplace
As you may know, during 2006-07 Staff Human Resources is taking an opportunity to update our campus preparedness and response to potential violence in the workplace. Thus far, we have revised the UCSC Workplace Violence Policy and Procedures and sponsored five (5) briefings on Violence in the Workplace for UCSC managers and supervisors. Now, we…
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Carl Walsh appointed as interim leader for UC-Santa Cruz Extension
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Carl E. Walsh to provide administrative leadership for UC Santa Cruz Extension on an interim basis effective immediately. Walsh will include oversight for this program within his role as Vice Provost for Silicon Valley Initiatives. The appointment fills a vacancy resulting from the resignation of Cathy…
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UCSC biologist Harry Noller honored by Paul Ehrlich Foundation
The Paul Ehrlich Foundation of Germany has announced that it will award the 2007 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize to Harry Noller, Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Ada Yonath of the Weizm
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New instrument reveals raindrop formation in warm clouds
How do raindrops form? It’s a simple question, but the answer is far from elementary. Tiny water droplets somehow merge to become full-sized raindrops, but the details remain a mystery. Now, scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are closing in on an explanation with a new instrument they developed that measures the sizes…
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ITS Holiday Closure Information
The ITS Support Center will be closed during the campus holiday closure dates from December 23, 2006, through January 1, 2007. If you have a critical system or a network emergency during the campus closure, please call (831) 459-HELP (4357). Messages will be reviewed every six hours during the closure, and support staff will be…
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UCSC biochemist Olof Einarsdottir honored by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Olof Einarsdottir, professor and chair of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon members of AAAS by their peers. Einarsdottir is among 449 fellows elected…
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Jingle Shells Art and Book Festival at the Seymour Center on Saturday, December 9
The 87-foot blue whale skeleton at UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory will again brighten the holiday season. Fondly known as Ms. Blue, the world’s largest mounted whale skeleton will glow each evening starting December 9 at the lab’s Seymour Marine Discovery Center. To celebrate the holidays, the Seymour Center will host the Jingle Shells…