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On April 29, She Will Talk On "Sex, Health, And Personal Responsibility" SANTA CRUZ, CA–Dr. Joycelyn Elders, the plain-talking Surgeon General of the United States in the early years of the Clinton administration, will deliver a lecture on "Sex, Health, and Personal Responsibility" at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, April 29. The lecture, open to…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The idea of "Sarira" is a metaphor central to numerous Indian religious and secular cultures and, in recent years, has been the focus of much academic attention as well. Literally meaning "body," Sarira is, in more figurative terms, the manifestation of spiritual ideas in such embodiments as art, theater, and music. On May…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–African American men are only one-third as likely to own their own businesses as are white men, according to an analysis by an economist at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The discrepancy is due to the fact that black men are only half as likely to start up their own businesses as…

SANTA CRUZ, CA-The University of California, Santa Cruz, will host the Banana Slug Spring Fair on Saturday, April 17. Current and prospective students and their families, UCSC alumni, and all other friends of the campus are invited to the annual celebration, which features information booths, presentations, artistic performances, facility tours, and alumni reunions. The campus…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Six beautiful area gardens will be open to the public during the UCSC Women’s Club annual Garden Tour on Sunday, April 25, from noon to 4 p.m. A reception follows from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., at University House at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Six unique Santa Cruz gardens will be showcased.…

UCSC Women’s Club Hosts Annual Garden Tour On April 25 SANTA CRUZ, CA–Six beautiful area gardens will be open to the public during the UCSC Women’s Club annual Garden Tour on Sunday, April 25, from noon to 4 p.m. A reception follows from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., at University House at the University of California,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Hilda Navarette, a grassroots activist fighting against human rights violations in Mexico, will speak at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Wednesday, April 7, at 7 p.m. Her talk will take place in the Baobab Lounge at Merrill College. The event is free and open to the public. Navarette will address the…

UCSC Sponsors Visit By Mexican Human Rights Activist SANTA CRUZ, CA–Hilda Navarette, a grassroots activist fighting against human rights violations in Mexico, will speak at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Wednesday, April 7, at 7 p.m. Her talk will take place in the Baobab Lounge at Merrill College. The event is free and…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a Beckman Scholars Award for 1999-2000 from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. UCSC is one of 16 institutions to receive this award, which provides funding for undergraduate research. The $70,400 award enables the campus to offer four undergraduate research scholarships. The Beckman Scholars Program…

Public Symposium On ‘the Ecologies Of The Coast’ At UCSC April 11 SANTA CRUZ, CA–The public is invited to attend a free symposium on "The Ecologies of the Coast," featuring experts on coastal issues and interactions affecting the Monterey Bay region. The symposium will be held Sunday, April 11, from 1 to 5 p.m., in…

Controlled Polymerization Reactions Offer Dramatic Potential ANAHEIM, CA–A fortuitous collaboration between two teams of chemists has led to the discovery of novel compounds that give unprecedented control over polymerization reactions. The technique, which enables chemists to control precisely the length and other characteristics of the molecular chains in polymer materials, promises to usher in a…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–With a gift of $1.5 million, a San Francisco Bay Area couple has established an endowment for Jewish studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The gift is the largest private donation ever received by the campus’s Humanities Division. The gift comes from Helen and Sanford Diller. Named the Helen and Sanford…