Campus News
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New Center for Ocean Health at UCSC’s Long Marine Lab emphasizes integration of science and policy
The University of California, Santa Cruz, will dedicate the Center for Ocean Health at the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory on Thursday, February 21. The 23,000-square-foot state-of-the-art research facility was completed last spring and has been occupied since June 2001. The Center for Ocean Health serves as a focal point for scientific research, education, and…
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Genome scientist David Haussler to deliver Faculty Research Lecture at UCSC on Thursday, February 28
David Haussler, professor of computer science at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has gained international recognition through his recent contributions to the Human Genome Project. Having helped to assemble a working draft of the human genome, he is now deeply involved in efforts to use the information encoded in the genome sequence to transform…
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UCSC professor/UC Silicon Valley Center leader named provost at University of Illinois at Chicago
Robert C. Miller appointed to fill position of interim director for UC Silicon Valley Center UC Santa Cruz professor and academic administrator R. Michael Tanner has accepted a position as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), effective July 1, 2002. The appointment was announced today (February…
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Editor’s Advisory: UCSC to dedicate the Center for Ocean Health at Long Marine Laboratory on Thursday, February 21
MEDIA ADVISORY What: The University of California, Santa Cruz, will hold a dedication ceremony for the new Center for Ocean Health at the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory. When: Thursday, February 21 10:30 a.m. Dedication Ceremony, La Feliz Room, Seymour Marine Discovery Center 11:30 a.m. Ribbon Cutting, Center for Ocean Health 11:45 a.m. Reception and…
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UCSC researchers help launch program to monitor coastal oceans
The University of California, Santa Cruz, will soon be at the center of an extensive new program to monitor California’s coastal oceans. The Network for Environmental Observation of the Coastal Ocean (NEOCO) will funnel real-time data from seven UC research sites along the California coast to a database at UC Santa Cruz. Information in the…
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UCSC scientists honored for top research paper in Science
Harry Noller, the Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and his coauthors on a groundbreaking paper published last year have received a major award in recognition of their achievements. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has awarded them the Newcomb Cleveland Prize, which is given annually…
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Advanced instrument destined for Keck Telescope completed at UCSC; begins shipment to Mauna Kea, Hawaii
The most advanced optical spectrograph in the world begins a two-week journey today from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where it was built, to the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, where it will be installed at the W. M. Keck Observatory, home of the world’s largest optical and infrared telescopes. The $10 million…
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Editor’s Advisory: UC Regents will visit UCSC on February 13-14
Members of the University of California Board of Regents will visit the UC Santa Cruz campus on Wednesday, February 13, and Thursday, February 14. During their visit, the Regents will tour the campus and hear an overview of the campus’s programs and goals. The Regents periodically visit different campuses in the UC system. Such visits…
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Researchers gather clues to the disappearance of northern fur seals from California a thousand years ago
Today, northern fur seals are primarily native to Alaska and Siberia and are rarely seen on the Central Coast of California. But up until 1,000 years ago, these animals bred abundantly on the beaches of Monterey Bay and elsewhere in California. That discovery initially surprised researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who are…