Public Affairs

Fog, breezes, and shifting currents are part of life in Monterey Bay, but how they arise and evolve is shrouded in mystery. A computer system called the Real-time Environmental Information Network and Analysis System (REINAS) is helping reveal the causes behind these weather changes. UC Santa Cruz dean of engineering Patrick Mantey, who directs the…

Bruce Lyon: Assistant Professor of Biology Bruce Lyon, who published a photo of a Costa Rican sunbittern in the June National Geographic, studies the ecological and evolutionary basis of reproductive strategies and social behavior in animals. His recent work has explored social signals and patterns of cooperation and reproductive parasitism in birds and insects. Lyon…

Trianon Press’s Julie Fawcus, shown above in her Paris residence, displays one of the 10 grand luxe copies of Sur Marcel Duchamp by Robert Lebel, published by Trianon in 1959. A new publication by the University Library’s Regional History Project provides an inside look at the workings of one of the world’s greatest fine presses,…

Economist Michael Dooley weighed in on the Asian banking crisis for National Public Radio’s Morning Edition last week. . . . Also in econ, Lori Kletzer’s latest research project–on the economic disparity between black and white women–was featured in the Santa Cruz County Sentinel. The Register-Pajaronian wrote up a nice history of the UCSC Farm…

NAACP chair Myrlie Evers-Williams will deliver the MLK convocation keynote speech on January 29 Civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams, whose activist husband was gunned down by a white supremacist in the family’s driveway 35 years ago, will be the featured speaker at the 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation on Thursday, January 29.…

Illustration of rose by Maureen Carey, a McHenry Library staff member and graduate of UCSC’s Science Communication Program in illustration. Spring has come early to the McHenry and Science Libraries, which are abloom with roses right now. The "roses" are from books that were recently donated to the University Library, and will be on display…

Project manager Mike Edens of AMTECH Lighting Services changes the wiring for a lighting fixture in Thimann Laboratories. Edens and his crew are replacing and upgrading light fixtures in more than 3,000 state-funded areas of campus in a project that is designed to help the campus conserve energy. SANTA CRUZ, CA–Work crews began upgrading and…

The current debate over bilingual education obscures what should be the true goal of bilingual programming: All students should learn to communicate in two languages. In much of today’s debate, bilingual education is understood to mean education in Spanish (or another non-English language) only. This is hardly bilingual education. By definition, a bilingual classroom is…

"Thresholds: Mexican Streetscapes," a show of painted photographs by Robin Winfield, is on display at La Galeria de Casa Latina through Thursday, February 5. Winfield paints in acrylic on large Cibachrome prints of her photographs, leaving small details of the original photo exposed. A reception for the artist takes place January 23 from 4:30 to…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Ever wonder how to attract those beneficial insects– otherwise known as "good bugs"–to your garden or farm? Entomologist Sean Swezey of UC Santa Cruz will share his expertise during a free public lecture and slide show on Saturday, February 7, from 7 to 9 P.M. His talk, "’Good Bugs’ for the Garden," will…

UC is holding a yearlong celebration of the humanities to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Humanities Initiative, an effort that has provided more than $20 million in funding for humanities programs and fellows throughout the system. The celebration will feature more than 20 special anniversary events systemwide to showcase the humanities, culminating in a…

Indian media in the U.S. and abroad covered a recent trip to India by a UCSC delegation. Chancellor Greenwood, who led the delegation, was the focus of a number of stories as a result of her address to the Indian Science Congress, held in Hyderabad. Greenwood’s speech focused on issues concerning scientific collaboration between India…