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SANTA CRUZ, CA–Construction began this month on the first new facilities to be built at the former Fort Ord military reservation: a headquarters building complex for the University of California’s Monterey Bay Education, Science, and Technology (MBEST) Center. The 26,000-square-foot headquarters complex, scheduled for completion in spring 2001, will house a variety of tenants, including…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Brush the cobwebs off your creativity and create a seasonal sensation for the first-ever scarecrow contest that will highlight the UC Santa Cruz Farm’s annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 14. The contest will be a centerpiece of the annual festival,which takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Harvest Festival features…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The recipients of named scholarships for community college transfer students have been announced by the University of California, Santa Cruz. Named scholarships honor contributors of major gifts, in this case to the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Awards (KSPLOA) program, which provides $20,000 scholarships to regional community college students who transfer to UC…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Martha Zúñiga, an associate professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is among ten Latino scientists whose achievements are featured in an exhibit at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose. The exhibit, running from September 16 through October 15, is part of the museum’s…

Editor’s Advisory First day of instruction is Wednesday, September 20 SANTA CRUZ, CA–The first day of classes in the 2000-01 school year at UC Santa Cruz is Wednesday, September 20. Students began moving into university housing on Thursday, September 14, and were scheduled to continue doing so through Saturday, September 16. To assist you in…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–An extraordinary documentary account of the trial of convicted Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann will open the second annual Santa Cruz Documentary Film and Video Festival on Sunday, October 1. The two-hour film, The Specialist, is a highly acclaimed work directed by Israeli filmmaker Eyal Sivan. The 1961 trial, which was filmed in…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, will hold a public workshop on Wednesday, October 4, to discuss progress toward developing a master plan for Long Marine Laboratory and the adjacent 55-acre property purchased last year from Wells Fargo Bank. The meeting will take place from 7 to 9 p.m.in the conference room of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The use of lead as a gasoline additive was phased out years ago in California, but an enormous reservoir of lead-contaminated soils and river sediments remains in the Central Valley and will continue to contaminate the waters of San Francisco Bay for decades to come, according to a study published in the September…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, has named Cathy Sandeen to the position of dean of University Extension/Summer Session. Sandeen, formerly an assistant dean at UC San Francisco, begins her appointment at UC Santa Cruz on September 11. "Dr. Sandeen was selected from a field of excellent candidates during a nationwide search, and…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The desire for ever larger telescopes has driven astronomers relentlessly for nearly 400 years. In 1610, Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter using a telescope with a lens not much more than an inch in diameter. Today, the largest optical telescopes are the twin Keck Telescopes in Hawaii, with 10-meter mirrors that gather…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–If your idea of a barbecue is burgers and ribs, come expand your horizons and enjoy the grilled bounty of the UCSC Farm & Garden at a benefit dinner on Thursday, September 21, at the Merrill College Provost’s House. Cost is $20 per person, which includes dinner, herbal tea, beer, and dessert. The…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Prepare your garden now for the glory days of spring and summer by planting perennials that will establish themselves over coming months and be ready to really take off as the air and soil warm up. To capitalize on this benefit of our mild climate, visit the UC Santa Cruz annual Fall Plant…