Public Affairs

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…

The newly established Administrative Council invited unit managers and supervisors from across the campus to a "leadership convocation" at Stevenson College last week. The half-day informational session on January 13, attended by some 200 managers, was the first event of its kind held specifically for campus managers. The retreat was organized to foster a "common…

Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez: Acting Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez specializes in the environmental issues of North America, particularly those that arise along the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada. He also works on development and water issues, focusing on transboundary policy and social impacts. He comes to UCSC from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation…

UCSC Chancellor Emeritus Karl S. Pister To Play Leading Role Saying that the University of California and all of higher education in the state have "entered a new era in terms of how we allocate educational opportunity," UC President Richard C. Atkinson unveiled a major new initiative to help prepare greater numbers of California young…

The draft environmental impact report for the Bay Tree Bookstore and Graduate Commons project will be the subject of a public hearing on Friday, January 30, at 5 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2. Members of the public and public agencies are invited to comment on the draft report at the hearing. They may also submit…

Psychology professor Dominic Massaro (left) helps a hearing-impaired student learn to use Massaro’s computerized talking head, nicknamed "Baldi," at Portland’s Tucker-Maxon Oral School. Massaro is realizing his dream of using advanced technology to help deaf children learn to speak. Unique Collaboration With Oregon Graduate Institute Of Science And Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, And Intel Corporation…

UCSC police are seeking information on an assault which reportedly took place in the backwoods in the northern end of the campus earlier this month. A 37-year-old man was on a footpath past the north end of Red Hill Road when another man jumped out of the bushes and attacked him, the victim told the…

For Carol Shennan, the new director of UCSC’s Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, navigating the sometimes antagonistic worlds of organic and conventional agriculture is nothing new. For nearly three years, she has been at the forefront of a research project that aims to resolve long-standing conflicts among environmentalists, farmers, and hunters in the…

Deborah Abbott has been named director of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered (GLBT) Resource Center. This new position was created to provide services and programming to support the GLBT campus community. Abbott, a UCSC Porter (College Five) alumna, is a longtime activist on GLBT issues. She coedited the book, From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life,…

Gov. Pete Wilson has proposed an 8 percent state budget increase for the University of California in 1998-99, including funds to cover a 5 percent reduction in fees for undergraduates who are California residents. The governor’s plan calls for an increase of $175 million in state general funds for UC or a total $2.3 billion…

Shayna Lazarevich, after a court hearing Sasha and Andre, before the 1989 abduction Years of persistent police work paid off late last month when UCSC police officer Dale Kahoun recognized suspected child abductor Dragisa Lazarevich near the campus police station. Kahoun and his fellow UCSC officers had seen the suspect’s face dozens of times in…