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SANTA CRUZ, CA–Researchers studying a bloom of toxic algae in Monterey Bay last summer found the algal toxin domoic acid in anchovies, sardines, and krill, all key species in the marine food web. Harvesting of anchovies and sardines for human consumption was halted and there were no reports of adverse effects on wildlife from this…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A professor of women’s studies, the national editor of the New York Times, and a media specialist have been selected to receive the highest awards bestowed annually by the UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association. Bettina Aptheker will be given the Distinguished Teaching Award for her more than 20 years of teaching and service;…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Astronomers have obtained new evidence of an extreme warp in the stellar disk of the Andromeda Galaxy (also known as M31), our nearest galactic neighbor. The findings are being presented by Puragra Guhathakurta and Philip Choi of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and David Reitzel of UC Irvine at the American Astronomical…

Three days devoted to improving teaching SANTA CRUZ, CA–Kerry Mazzoni, California’s new secretary of education, will headline the third annual symposium on new teacher support being hosted by the UC Santa Cruz New Teacher Center. The event takes place January 31-February 2 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. The conference, "Quality Mentoring: Staying…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–‘Tis the season to be thinking about fruit trees–buying, planting, and pruning. No matter what questions you have, there’s an upcoming workshop that will provide all the answers. General care and varietal selections for the home garden will be the topic on Saturday, January 20. Orin Martin, manager of the Alan Chadwick Garden…

EDITOR’S ADVISORY What: UC Santa Cruz political scientist Gwendolyn Mink is one of 21 leaders identified by Women’s Enews as those who will "move and shape this century on behalf of all women." Mink, an expert on women and poverty, is the only academic on a list that includes Hillary Rodham Clinton and the founder…

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Modern Language Association of America will present its 16th annual Howard R. Marraro Prize to UC Santa Cruz literature professor Margaret Brose for her book, Leopardi Sublime (Bologna, Italy; Re Enzo Editrice, 1998). The Marraro Prize, which is jointly awarded with the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Italian Literary Studies, is only…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–The West Antarctic ice sheet, which contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by 5 to 6 meters, has been a focal point of concerns about global warming since the 1970s. According to a new analysis of ice streams that flow through the huge ice mass, a complete collapse of the ice…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–Erosion of seacliffs, damage to coastal structures, and the comings and goings of beach sand along California’s central coast are all closely linked to the intense winter storms associated with El Niño. Two new studies by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveal the connections between this climatic heavy hitter and…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, will play a key role in one of three new [California Institutes for Science and Innovation][2] established today by Governor Gray Davis. The Institute for Bioengineering, Biotechnology and Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) will be centered at UC San Francisco with major research components at UC Santa Cruz…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A new study suggests that too much manganese, an essential element required by the body in tiny amounts but toxic at elevated levels, may contribute to the early development of Parkinson’s disease symptoms in susceptible people. Recent epidemiological studies have suggested an association between Parkinson’s disease and elevated exposure to manganese. The new…

A Celebration Of His Life Is Planned For Saturday, December 2 SANTA CRUZ, CA–Ronald W. Henderson, a professor emeritus of education and psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, whose research focused on improving educational opportunities for underrepresented minorities, died at his Santa Cruz home November 24 after a lengthy battle with melanoma. He…