Campus News
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Acclaimed author and journalist Pico Iyer to speak at UCSC
Acclaimed author and travel writer Pico Iyer will present a free public lecture, Sunday, October 12, at 4 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall on the UC Santa Cruz campus. Iyer will speak on the topic: “Islam and California: A Cultural Romance.” Renowned Indian actress Sharmila Tagore to appear at Satyajit Ray film screening A…
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Two retrospectives celebrating the life and art of UCSC professor Mel Wong set for October
The life and art of UC Santa Cruz theater arts professor, dancer, choreographer, and visual artist Mel Wong will be celebrated in two retrospectives during the month of October. On Saturday, October 11, the UCSC Theater Arts Department will present a special memorial celebration at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater. The evening will feature…
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UC Santa Cruz hosts October 10 symposium on higher education
The first annual Clark Kerr Symposium, taking place at UCSC on October 10, brings together some of the country’s biggest names in higher education to discuss the unprecedented challenges facing public research universities in the 21st century. Editor’s Advisory NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: You are invited to cover the following event; please call the UCSC Public…
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New academic year underway; instruction begins on Thursday, September 25
The first day of classes in the 2003-04 school year at UC Santa Cruz is Thursday, September 25. Students began moving into university housing on Thursday, September 18, and will do so through Sunday, September 21. (See attached schedule for photo opportunities.) Editor’s Advisory Here are some facts and figures about this year’s student body…
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UC Santa Cruz launches bold new collaboration with NASA
The University of California, Santa Cruz, will manage a national research program valued at more than $330 million under a new agreement between UC and NASA. The ten-year contract, a first-of-its-kind for NASA, will establish a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) at the NASA Ames Research Center. Chancellor Greenwood’s announcement about agreement. A news conference…
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Geobiologist Kenneth Nealson to discuss the search for life on other planets in public lecture on Thursday, October 16, at UC Santa Cruz
If life exists on Mars, how would we know? Scientists have been grappling with this deceptively simple question for years. Kenneth Nealson, the Wrigley Professor of Geobiology at the University of Southern California, is a leading authority on this issue, which he will address in a public lecture at the University of California, Santa Cruz,…
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UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory celebrates its 25th anniversary with a special lecture series and public programs
Long Marine Laboratory turns 25 this fall, and the oceanside research facility will be celebrating its silver anniversary with a variety of public programs, tours, and lectures during the first 25 days in October. Highlighting the October celebration is a stellar lineup of speakers for the lab’s annual fall lecture series. In addition, there will…
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UC Santa Cruz announces recipients of $20,000 scholarships
This year’s recipients of the annual Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Awards $20,000 scholarships presented by the University of California, Santa Cruz, include two single mothers, a Pakistani immigrant, and an aspiring computer engineer. All recipients receive a $10,000 scholarship for each of two years, as well as the support of a strong academic mentoring…
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New book on author Paul Bowles is co-edited by UCSC lecturer who inherited famed writer’s musical estate
Paul Bowles is perhaps best known as the author of The Sheltering Sky, the popular novel that was later turned into a feature film in 1990 starring John Malkovich and Debra Winger. But few people realize that the prolific writer thought of himself primarily as a composer of music. A new book co-edited by UC…
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Scholarship enables aspiring teacher to enroll at UC Santa Cruz
Louise Hagio wants to be a teacher, and thanks to a $5,000 scholarship from the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Youth Fund, her goal is closer than ever. Hagio, 30, is enrolling this month at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she plans to major in history with a minor in education. She hopes…