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Learn About Apples For Home Gardeners At UCSC Workshop September 11 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA CRUZ, CA–Whether you like them tart and crunchy or thin- skinned and sweet, apples will be the subject of a free two-hour workshop on Saturday, September 11, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Alan Chadwick Garden at UC Santa…

Rare Specimens At UCSC’s Arboretum Called Most Primitive Living Flowering Plants The Arboretum’s World-famous Collection Includes The Only Specimens In The United States Of Amborella, Recently Identified As The Most Primitive Flowering Plant SANTA CRUZ, CA–At the International Botanical Congress in St. Louis this month, a team of researchers presented genetic evidence that the most…

Fire Crews Scheduled To Burn 61 Acres Of UCSC Campus Land Annual controlled burn reduces fire hazard, encourages native plant regrowth FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA CRUZ, CA–UC Santa Cruz firefighters, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), and other local crews are scheduled to burn approximately 61 acres in two meadows off Empire…

UC Santa Cruz Farm Needs Volunteers To Lead Tours For Kids SANTA CRUZ, CA–The UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden needs people with an interest in gardening and working with kids to volunteer as tour guides for small groups of schoolchildren. Volunteers lead groups of children in grades second through sixth on interactive tours of…

UCSC Faculty Win Leadership Positions In American Anthropological Assn. SANTA CRUZ, CA–Two anthropologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been elected to leadership positions with the American Anthropological Association (AAA), bringing the leadership of the two largest professional anthropological societies under the guidance of UCSC faculty. Donald Brenneis, chair of UCSC’s Anthropology Department,…

UCSC’s Two Week Course On Agroecology Attracts Participants From Around The Globe SANTA CRUZ, CA–Participants in an upcoming two-week short course on agroecology offered by the University of California, Santa Cruz, hail from all over the world: Morocco, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay, Brazil, Cuba, Italy, Nepal, Colombia, Costa Rica, American Samoa, and the United…

UCSC Hosts Summer Institute For Merced High School Teachers SANTA CRUZ, CA–This summer, 36 teachers from the Merced Union High School District will attend a five-day humanities institute at the University of California, Santa Cruz, focused on the theme, "The Peoples and Cultures of the Central Valley." The institute takes place August 9-13. Participants will…

K-12 Students Attend UCSC Summer Programs SANTA CRUZ, CA–The dormitories at the University of California, Santa Cruz, aren’t quiet this summer as hundreds of K-12 students from all over the state attend residential programs that focus on everything from youth leadership to computer technology. Sponsored by UCSC’s Educational Partnership Center, the programs are part of…

"Magical School Bus Ride" Brings High School Students To UC Santa Cruz What: Forty-five students from Dominguez High School in the Compton area of Los Angeles are taking a two-week "magical school bus" tour of California marine science facilities operated by the University of California. The Educational Partnership Center at UC Santa Cruz is participating…

Summer Research Institute At UCSC Gives Students Experience Conducting Scientific Research SANTA CRUZ, CA–This summer, 18 students from local community colleges have been experiencing the world of scientific research through an innovative program at UC Santa Cruz. As participants in the Summer Research Institute, the students live on campus for seven weeks while they work…

National Science Foundation Approves Funding For A Center For Adaptive Optics Headquartered At UC Santa Cruz UC Santa Cruz Will Lead A Multi-institutional Partnership To Advance The Field Of Adaptive Optics, Which Promises To Revolutionize Astronomy And Vision Science.** SANTA CRUZ, CA–The National Science Foundation’s governing body, the National Science Board, today approved a proposal…

M.R.C. Greenwood Speaks At Special Symposium On National Study Of Standardized Testing For College Admissions University of California, Santa Cruz Chancellor , served as co-chair for National Research Council committee issuing report that has assessed use-and potential misuse-of the SAT and ACT tests. WHAT: The National Research Council (NRC) will hold a colloquium to discuss…