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SEARCH COMMITTEE, Executive Vice Chancellor: Barbara Rogoff, Professor, Psychology (chair) David Anthony, Provost, Oakes College/Professor, History Martin Chemers, Dean, Division of Social Sciences James Clifford, Professor, History of Consciousness Kathleen Dettman, Principal Administrative Analyst, Office of Planning & Budget J.J. Garcia-Luna, Associate Professor, Computer Engineering M.R.C.Greenwood, Chancellor (ex officio) Francisco Hernandez, Vice Chancellor-Student Affairs Leta…

If you were watching the night skies last week, you probably noticed the extraordinary lineup of eight neighboring planets that put on a beautiful show. Astronomer Frank Drake took a moment to interpret the show for readers of the Santa Cruz County Sentinel. Psychologist Nameera Akhtar was interviewed by Parenting magazine recently for a story…

Jie Qing Assistant Professor of Mathematics Jie Qing (pronounced "Jay Ching") joins the faculty following a postdoctoral appointment at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and three years as an assistant professor at Columbia University. He earned his B.S. and M.S. from Peking University and his Ph.D. from UCLA, all in mathematics.…

Economics professor Dan Friedman has been awarded the Royal Economic Society Prize for the best paper published in 1996 in the Economic Journal. The paper, titled "Equilibrium in Evolutionary Games: Some Experimental Results," appeared the the January 1996 issue (106:434, 1-25). The Economic Journal is one of the leading general-purpose academic economics journals outside the…

In addition to the scheduled 1997-98 holidays (December 25, 26, and 31 and January 1) and weekend days (December 27 and 28 and January 3 and 4) much of the campus will be shut down on December 29 and 30 and January 2. For safety reasons, police and fire units will be on duty throughout…

The University of California Board of Regents has adopted a budget plan for 1998-99 that would restore faculty salaries to competitive levels, accommodate an additional 2,000 students, and continue to provide students with the classes they need to graduate in a timely fashion. In addition, UC budget director Larry Hershman said the university will seek…

Currents online welcomes submissions of opinion pieces from faculty and staff. To submit an opinion piece, see policies and submittal procedure. The economies of East Asia have been buffeted in recent months by bouts of speculative currency attacks, stock and real estate price declines, and banking problems. Media attention has focused on Thailand, Indonesia, Korea,…

Changhua Rich credits her academic success in part to her background, which includes working in what she calls "the real world" until she was 32 years old. "I have a strong sense of how people in the real world are going to respond," she said. "And I always ask myself 100 times how something is…

UCSC’s Role Will Center On The Construction Of Two Giant Particle Detectors SANTA CRUZ, CA–About a dozen physicists, engineers, and technicians from the University of California, Santa Cruz, are among those who will participate in an international scientific collaboration to build a new high- energy particle accelerator and associated detectors near Geneva, Switzerland. Officials with…

Youngsters from Aromas School joined their teacher Katy Stonebloom and UCSC administrators at the national conference of the Education Trust in Washington, D.C., where they discussed their collaboration on the bilingual children’s book Kids Around the University. During their visit, the children also toured the Capitol and the White House. Photo: Ottaway News Service

Join the Friends of the UCSC Library for the annual Dickens Holiday Evening at 4 p.m. on Friday, December 12, in the McHenry Library foyer. The gathering features music, food, and holiday items for sale. It is free and open to the public and children are welcome. This event is handicapped accessible. For more information,…

Currents online is now accepting classified ads from faculty and staff. Before submitting an ad, please read the policies and submittal procedure. For Sale: 1987 VW Cabriolet. All white with alloy wheels. Very good condition. 122K miles. Asking $3,900 or best offer. 429-9654. For Sale: Rossignol 4S 200 skis, Rossignol STS 190 skis, and Hart…