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UC Santa Cruz Offers New Class On Medicinal Herbs SANTA CRUZ, CA–A weekend intensive class on medicinal herbs is being offered this month by the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Herbs for the Gardener will take place on September 19-20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.…

UC Santa Cruz Hosts Annual Fall Plant Sale On September 18 And 19 SANTA CRUZ, CA–Fall is an excellent time to plant perennials and winter vegetables on the Central Coast, and UC Santa Cruz is holding its third annual Fall Plant Sale on Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19, to indulge the fancies of…

UC Santa Cruz To Study Role Of Peer Influence In Achievement Among Students Of Mexican Descent At Aptos High School SANTA CRUZ, CA–Peers can be a powerful influence among high school students, and a new study by a researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz, seeks to shed light on the role such relationships…

UC Santa Cruz Sociologist Uses Sophisticated Computer-generated Maps To Document The Disproportionate Impact On Latinos And The Poor SAN FRANCISCO–New computer-generated maps of Santa Clara County reveal that toxic emissions are concentrated in a narrow band that parallels major transportation corridors–neighborhoods that tend to be poorer and more Latino than the rest of the county.…

In its assessment of colleges and universities for 1999, U.S. News & World Report names UC Santa Cruz one of the 20 best public campuses in the country. UCSC tied with three other top-ranked institutions for 17th place in the popular survey’s list of national public universities. This rating places UCSC at a higher rank…

New Survey From U.S. News & World Report Rates UC Santa Cruz In The Top 20 Of Public Universities In its assessment of colleges and universities for 1999, U.S. News & World Report names UC Santa Cruz one of the 20 best public campuses in the country. UCSC tied with three other top-ranked institutions for…

Recovery Of Peregrine Falcons Reflects Successful Efforts By UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group SANTA CRUZ, CA-In 1970, wildlife biologists knew of only two pairs of peregrine falcons nesting in California. Now, there are approximately 150 nesting pairs and an estimated total population in the state of about 750 birds, according to Brian Walton,…

Who Rules America? Author Says It’s The Power Elite When sociologist G. William Domhoff first asserted that a wealthy few Americans control the United States, he didn’t know he was creating a classic in the field of sociology. But his book Who Rules America? became an academic best-seller, showing the institutional links among members of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Kenneth S. Norris, acclaimed marine-mammal researcher, founder of the University of California Natural Reserve System, and beloved teacher of natural history, died on Sunday, August 16. He was 74. Norris died peacefully at UCSF Medical Center, surrounded by his family, after several months of illness. As a scientist, teacher, author, and champion of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Items from the UC Santa Cruz collection of poet/novelist/artist Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972) traveled the globe recently for an exhibition and lecture in London. The Patchen items, which are housed in Special Collections in the University Library, were the focus of events at two major London venues– the Tate Gallery and the Royal Festival…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received an award of 800,000 yen (approximately $8,000) from the Japan Foundation’s Library Support Program. The grant will be received in the form of an in- kind gift of more than 100 English-language titles in Japanese studies. The prestigious grant is given…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, announces the appointment of a new associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education and the appointments of new provosts at three of the campus’s eight residential colleges. Lynda Goff, professor of biology, has been named associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education; Judith Habicht-Mauche, associate professor of anthropology, has…