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UC Santa Cruz Ranked Second Worldwide In Physical Sciences Research SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, is the second most influential university in the world in the physical sciences, according to rankings of research universities and other institutions published recently by the British newspaper The Guardian. The rankings are based on an analysis…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, is the second most influential university in the world in the physical sciences, according to rankings of research universities and other institutions published recently by the British newspaper The Guardian. The rankings are based on an analysis of scholarly publications from 1994 to 1998. Data for the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–According to the visionary speculations of the web wizards and Internet gurus, over-the-counter purchases should have been just about obsolete by now. By the middle of 2001, we were expected to be suckling at the teat of technology for all our needs–credit card numbers whizzing through cyberspace in an orchestrated orgy of high-tech…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–In May 1985, a group of eminent biologists gathered at the University of California, Santa Cruz, to discuss a radical proposal put forth by molecular biologist Robert Sinsheimer, then chancellor of the UCSC campus. His idea was to launch a massive project to determine the complete DNA sequence of the human genome. It…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–"I was an A-plus student and I wanted with all my heart to go to college," Shirley Primack Azen recalls, "but my father was adamantly opposed to a female having an education beyond high school." There is no hint of bitterness in her voice. Azen, now into her 80s and with a doctorate…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The UC Santa Cruz Foundation has elected David B. Regan of Santa Cruz as president of the board. His two-year term took effect at the board’s meeting on June 1. The publisher of the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper, Regan has lived in Santa Cruz since 1983. In addition to his work as a…

UC Santa Cruz Foundation Elects David Regan As New President SANTA CRUZ, CA–The UC Santa Cruz Foundation has elected David B. Regan of Santa Cruz as president of the board. His two-year term took effect at the board’s meeting on June 1. The publisher of the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper, Regan has lived in Santa…

UCSC’s Long Marine Lab Celebrates Completion Of New Facilities SANTA CRUZ, CA–Funding from private foundations and individual donors has enabled the University of California, Santa Cruz, to build two vital new facilities at Long Marine Laboratory over the past two years: the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, which opened to the public last year, and the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Funding from private foundations and individual donors has enabled the University of California, Santa Cruz, to build two vital new facilities at Long Marine Laboratory over the past two years: the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, which opened to the public last year, and the Center for Ocean Health, a recently completed research center.…

Scientists Record Extraordinary Sounds Made By Minke Whales SANTA CRUZ, CA–When Jason Gedamke and Daniel Costa first went to Australia to record the sounds of dwarf minke whales, people told them they were wasting their time. There were very few reports of minke whale vocalizations, and some experts believed the species rarely made any sounds…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When Jason Gedamke and Daniel Costa first went to Australia to record the sounds of dwarf minke whales, people told them they were wasting their time. There were very few reports of minke whale vocalizations, and some experts believed the species rarely made any sounds at all. But according to Gedamke, a graduate…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Noted astronomer Sandra Faber, a University Professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was elected to the American Philosophical Society on April 29. The learned society, founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, honors extraordinary accomplishments in all fields. Faber is renowned for her research on the formation and…