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  • Spring celebration of the arts at UC Santa Cruz on May 18

    Jazz, opera, dance, sculpture, 3-D art, literary readings, Latin American songs, and Shakespearean theater will emanate from the tranquil gardens of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum on Sunday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s all part of “Art in the Arboretum,” the annual spring celebration of creativity held on the university campus.…

  • Seafloor sediments hold clues to runaway global warming

    Scientists from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and other institutions around the world arrived in Rio de Janeiro yesterday after spending two months at sea on the research ship JOIDES Resolution near an ancient submarine mountain chain off Africa, known as the Walvis Ridge. There they studied evidence of a massive release of methane…

  • New role for brain chemical found in mammary glands, with implications for breast cancer research

    Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered a new role for a molecule long associated with brain development: orchestrating the growth of mammary glands during puberty. The findings may have important implications for the development of breast cancer. The molecule, a signaling protein called netrin-1, has been intensively studied for its role…

  • UCSC lecturer honored by state psychological assocation

    Donald Saposnek, a lecturer in psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was honored by the California Psychological Association for making a “Distinguished Contribution to Psychology as a Profession.” The association presented Saposnek with the award during its recent annual convention in San Jose. Saposnek is a child psychologist and child-custody mediator. He was…

  • Art history professor awarded Fulbright-Hays research grant to study in Africa

    Elisabeth L. Cameron, assistant professor of art history, has been honored with a Fulbright-Hays research grant to study African culture for the 2003-04 academic year. She is one of only 33 faculty nationwide to receive this prestigious award. Cameron will travel to Zambia in September to examine the visual culture, gender roles, and power relationships…

  • UCSC lecturer honored by state psychological association

    Donald Saposnek, a lecturer in psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was honored by the California Psychological Association for making a “Distinguished Contribution to Psychology as a Profession.” The association presented Saposnek with the award during its recent annual convention in San Jose. Saposnek is a child psychologist and child-custody mediator. He was…

  • UC Santa Cruz executive named to national board for online learning

    Francisco Hernandez, vice chancellor for student affairs at UC Santa Cruz and an early champion of virtual schooling, has been named to the board of directors of a new national council for online K-12 education. Hernandez is executive director of the University of California’s College Preparatory Initiative (UCCP), which offers online advanced placement and honors…

  • Messages from the early universe shed light on how elements form

    New information from a distant corner of the universe may lead to a fuller understanding of how the elements of the periodic table–which make up all the familiar matter in the universe–come to be. A team of astronomers has used light from a powerful quasar to analyze the composition of a young galaxy in unprecedented…

  • Three at UCSC recognized as ‘Hispanic Power Hitters’

    Three faculty and administrators at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been recognized by Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine as “2003 Power Hitters in Business and Technology.” They are Francisco Hernandez, vice chancellor for student affairs, and Frank Talamantes and Martha Zúñiga, both professors of molecular, cell and developmental biology. The magazine published…

  • EDITOR’S ADVISORY: Policy brief examines reforms to global financial system

    A leading economist argues that proposed reforms to the global financial system, drafted in the wake of financial crises that shook the world economy during the 1990s, would fail the test of markets and politics. Current proposals focus on reducing the probability of a crisis and helping bring about the swift resolution of any that…

  • UC, Monterey Institute of International Studies exploring incorporation of institute into UC

    The University of California and the Monterey Institute of International Studies jointly announced today that they are in preliminary discussions regarding the possibility of the Monterey Institute becoming part of the University of California. Q&A about today’s announcement A first step in the process would be to formulate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the…

  • Public chemistry lecture at UC Santa Cruz features Nobel laureate Herbert C. Brown

    Nobel laureate Herbert C. Brown will give the third annual Joseph F. Bunnett Research Organic Chemistry Lecture at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 2, in the University Center at UC Santa Cruz. Brown’s talk, entitled “The Discovery and Exploration of a New Continent of Organic Chemistry,” is free and open to the public. The R.…

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025