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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…

City officials, the developer, and UCSC administrators gathered on June 23 to celebrate the start of construction on a new building in downtown Santa Cruz. Dubbed "University Town Center," the building will house University Extension and approximately 100 UCSC and extension students. It will rise at the pictured site, the corner of Pacific Avenue and…

Peter Careaga, a senior reproduction graphics technician in Printing Services, died May 28 of leukemia; he was 28. Described by his coworkers as a very dedicated employee, Peter Careaga worked at UCSC for three years and was attending Cabrillo College. Barbara Sheriff, a longtime UCSC staff member, died June 15 in Santa Cruz of cancer;…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Are deer damaging your garden? The Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has a safe and effective answer for beleaguered gardeners. The Arboretum is selling light-weight, high-strength, virtually invisible deer fencing. The fencing is made of black plastic, is eight feet high, and generally lasts about 10 years. The cost per…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–John B. Simpson, who has extensive experience in academic administration, a distinguished background in psychology, and a lifelong affiliation with the University of California, has been selected to become the next Executive Vice Chancellor at the university’s Santa Cruz campus. Simpson will assume the position as of July 1. Currently the Dean of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–UC Santa Cruz’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…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Biologist Douglas Kellogg, an assistant professor of biology at UC Santa Cruz, 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…

Chancellor Greenwood joined Republican congressman Tom Campbell (center, back row) and 15 of his staff members for a tour of UCSC’s Long Marine Lab late last month. The congressman and his staff were visiting locations in his 15th congressional district on a get-acquainted tour for the staff. UCSC and the laboratory are not within Campbell’s…

UCSC’s class of 1998 will hold commencement exercises on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 19-21. This year, the following numbers of students are candidates for degrees: 1,630, bachelor of arts or science degrees; 156, master’s degrees; and 55, doctorate degrees. A small number of UCSC students will receive graduate certificates. Each of UCSC’s eight residential…