Campus News
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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…
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UC Santa Cruz raises $22.7 million in private support
Led by grants for adaptive optics, engineering, and biology, UC Santa Cruz raised $22.7 million in private support in the form of gifts and grants during 2002-03. The total marked the second-largest amount ever raised by the campus. A record $24.4 million was raised in 2000. “This outstanding level of support will allow the campus…
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UC Santa Cruz genome group is among 25 global innovators honored by The Tech Museum of Innovation
The Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering (CBSE) at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been honored by the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose as one of 25 laureates for the 2003 Tech Museum Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity. The CBSE’s Genome Bioinformatics Group was recognized in the Health Award category for its…
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‘Wind to Whales’ research program to investigate the Monterey Bay ecosystem receives additional funding of $2 million
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a grant of nearly $2 million to the University of California, Santa Cruz, to support the ongoing development of the Center for Integrated Marine Technologies (CIMT). The center, established last year with an initial $2 million grant from NOAA, has brought together a diverse group of…
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Astronomers capture a dwarf galaxy being torn apart in the dark matter halo of a massive galaxy
For the first time, astronomers have found direct evidence of a phenomenon long thought to play an important role in the formation of giant galaxies: the ongoing disruption of a small galaxy as it orbits within the dark matter halo of a much larger galaxy. Images from the Hubble Space Telescope, confirmed by detailed observations…
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UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures director offers up her second season of innovative programming
It’s only fitting that the UC Santa Cruz 2003-04 Arts & Lectures season kicks off with the Turtle Island String Quartet performing a tribute to legendary trumpet player Miles Davis. Crossing boundaries and merging genres is the order of the day as UCSC’s innovative performing arts presenter offers up a brand new lineup of 23…
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Coastal upwelling in the California Current was weaker 6,000 years ago than today, according to new studies
The California Current is a major influence on the climate of western North America and on the productivity of both terrestrial and marine ecosystems along the West Coast. But 6,000 years ago, the California Current wasn’t quite what it is today, according to a team of researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz. New…