Campus News
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Locations of Contestation and Possibility
You are invited to cover What: A two-day conference focusing on the rights of indigenous peoples of the Americas and the Pacific When: Friday and Saturday, May 19-20, 8:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Where: Media Theater in the Theater Arts Center and College Eight at UC Santa Cruz Summary: This conference, Sovereignty 2000: Locations of Contestation and…
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Community college students receive $20,000 scholarships to attend UCSC
Twelve Community College Students Receive $20,000 Scholarships To Attend UCSC SANTA CRUZ, CA–Regional community college graduation ceremonies will be especially festive for 12 students who have been awarded $20,000 scholarships to attend the University of California, Santa Cruz, this fall. Recipients of the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Awards are selected in recognition of their…
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UCSC researchers chosen by Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Two UC Santa Cruz Researchers Selected By Howard Hughes Medical Institute For Appointment As New Investigators SANTA CRUZ, CA–A biologist and a computer scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are among the 48 scientists selected in a national competition to be appointed as investigators for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). David Haussler,…
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UC Santa Cruz opens first new college since 1972
UC Santa Cruz Opens First New College Since 1972 SANTA CRUZ, CA–For the first time since 1972, the University of California, Santa Cruz, is pleased to announce the founding of a new college. College Nine will serve as the intellectual home of students interested in global and international studies, the first of whom will enroll…
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Governor names UCSC vice chancellor to higher education panel
Governor Names UCSC Vice Chancellor To Higher Education Panel SANTA CRUZ, CA–Francisco J. Hernandez, vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named by Governor Gray Davis to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The commission facilitates resource sharing among higher education in its 15 member states.…
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Book by UCSC professor shows the results of 1910s womensfilm promotions
New Book By UC Santa Cruz Professor Shows The Surprising Results Of 1910s Film Promotions That Targeted Women "Ladies, if you spare us one evening and make use of the enclosed tickets, we will consider it a favor." SANTA CRUZ, CA-In the 1910s, promoters in the fledgling film industry began actively courting women audiences. Most…
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Leading scholar appointed to hold chair in India studies at UCSC
Leading Scholar Appointed To Hold Chair In India Studies At UC Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, CA-Professor of theater arts Kathy Foley, chair of the Theater Arts Department and provost of Porter College, has been appointed to hold UCSC’s Chandra Bhandari Endowed Chair in India Studies-one of the country’s few endowed chairs in India studies and…
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Distinguished lecturer to discuss the geology of the Tibetan plateau
Distinguished Lecturer To Discuss The Geology Of The Tibetan Plateau In A Lecture At UCSC SANTA CRUZ, CA–The geologic origins of one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, the Tibetan plateau, is the focus of a free public lecture at the University of California, Santa Cruz. B. Clark Burchfiel, Shlumberger Professor of Geology…
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Harvard sociologist to discuss growing inequity in American Society on May 15
Harvard sociologist to discuss growing inequity in American Society on May 15 May 1, 2000 Contact: Jennifer McNulty (831) 459-2495; jmcnulty@cats.ucsc.edu Harvard sociologist to discuss growing inequity in American Society on May 15 William Julius Wilson calls for New Deal-style political coalitions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA CRUZ, CA–One of the country’s most noted scholars on…
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UCSC geologist will discus Darwinism at public lecture
UCSC Geologist Will Discuss Darwin And Christianity In A Free Public Lecture May 2 SANTA CRUZ, CA–Is the theory of evolution compatible with the Christian faith? What is evolution, and what is the scientific evidence for it? Léo Laporte, professor emeritus of earth sciences at UC Santa Cruz, will address these and related questions from…
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UCSC teams up with the Nature Conservancy
UCSC Teams Up The Nature Conservancy To Study And Protect Coastal Waters SANTA CRUZ, CA–A new partnership between the University of California, Santa Cruz, and The Nature Conservancy aims to put the best available scientific information to work in the area of marine conservation and management. A cooperative agreement signed last month provides the foundation…
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Arboretum Plant Sale on April 29
UCSC Arboretum And California Native Plant Society Intertwine For Spring Plant Sale On April 29 SANTA CRUZ, CA–The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum is holding its annual Spring Plant Sale in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society Sale on Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will take place at the…