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SANTA CRUZ, CA–Marc Mangel, a professor of conservation biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is among a select group of researchers being honored by their peers in statistical ecology this summer at an international meeting in Florence, Italy. Mangel will receive the Distinguished Statistical Ecologist Award today (Monday, July 20, 1998) from the…

Lineup Includes An Update On Federal Standards, Video My Father’s Garden, And Strawberry Shortcake SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Central Coast is home to some of the nation’s leading organizations in sustainable agriculture. On August 1, members of several of those groups will attend a community reception and "dessert social" to help spread the word about their…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Mashed, baked, boiled, or fried, everyone loves a good potato. And nothing beats a homegrown spud. Come learn the secrets of growing potatoes at a free public talk on Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to noon. Orin Martin, manager of the Alan Chadwick Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Paleontological Society has bestowed the 1998 Charles Schuchert Award on paleontologist and geochemist Paul Koch, an assistant professor of earth sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Schuchert Award is presented annually to a researcher whose work early in his or her career reflects excellence and quality in the science…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A unique summer camp at UC Santa Cruz will give youngsters ages seven to eleven an opportunity to explore the UCSC Farm, local wilderness areas, and Natural Bridges State Park. Two four-day sessions are being offered this summer by the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at the UCSC Farm. The sessions…

UCSC’s Long Marine Laboratory is holding a "Fishing Friendsy," a major membership drive from June 24 through September 30. A membership with the Friends of Long Marine Lab offers many benefits, including free visits to Long Marine Lab for an entire year, discount purchases at the gift and book shop, invitations to special events, and…

UCSC was featured prominently in coverage of the National Ocean Conference held June 11-12 in Monterey. Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences, and James Gill, vice chancellor for research, were both quoted in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about marine science facilities in the Monterey Bay region. Griggs and Chancellor…

The oceans held center stage for two days of high-level meetings June 11-12 in Monterey, where government officials, researchers, business leaders, environmentalists, and others gathered for the National Ocean Conference. Declining fisheries, polluted coastlines, global climate change, and damaged coral reefs were among the concerns discussed at the conference. President Bill Clinton and Vice President…

Biologist Douglas Kellogg, an assistant professor of biology, has been named a 1998 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Kellogg, the first UCSC researcher to win this prestigious award, will receive a total of $200,000 to support his research over a four-year period. He is one of 20 junior faculty…

Coming in for a landing: A CalSTAR (California Shock/Trauma Air Rescue) ambulance helicopter landed on the lower East Field June 25 for a training session that drew fire and rescue personnel from the campus and the county. In attendance were UCSC firefighters, California Department of Forestry staff from the Big Creek Station, and paramedics from…

Some UCSC students took the expression "get the show on the road" in earnest recently. The students, performers with Shakespeare To Go, recently found themselves stuck on Highway 17 in stand-still traffic caused by an overturned truck at the summit. The troupe was en route to a morning performance at Fair Middle School in East…

Staff are invited to share their expertise with the local community by joining the Speakers Bureau. The program has been very well received by area organizations, agencies, and schools, and requests for speakers continue to increase. This year the Speakers Bureau filled more than 50 requests for presentations. A brochure describing the program, which is…