Public Affairs

The University Library’s Regional History Project has just published Kenneth V. Thimann: Early UCSC History and the Founding of Crown College, the oral history memoir of the respected scientist, who died in January 1997. Thimann came to UCSC in 1965, at the invitation of founding UCSC Chancellor Dean McHenry. McHenry asked Thimann to head what…

Currents online is now accepting classified ads from faculty and staff. Before submitting an ad, please read the policies and submittal procedure. For sale: Volvo sedan, 1982. Excellent condition, one owner, $4,000. June Gordon. 425-2060. Housing wanted: One or two BR house in Emeline, East Santa Cruz, or UCSC neighborhood beginning in January or February.…

Community Chat is a new feature of Currents online that turns the spotlight on the community activities and personal milestones of staff and faculty. Send Community Chat items to Mary Ann Dewey ([dewey@cats.ucsc.edu][2]). Interested in statistics like the percent of Santa Cruzans that work out of county? The educational levels of county adults compared to…

An artist’s conception portrays the Marine Discovery Center, now in the early phases of construction next to Long Marine Lab. The $5.3 million center will triple Long Marine Lab’s capacity to educate schoolchildren and the general public about the marine environment. To date, private donors have contributed about two-thirds of the project’s cost. SANTA CRUZ,…

Oil spill: 11-3-97 A spill of a mysterious oily substance in Monterey Bay during the weekend of October 25 injured hundreds of grebes, loons, and other seabirds. The spill triggered a rescue effort based at the Department of Fish and Game’s new Oiled Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center, next to UCSC’s Long Marine Lab.…

The Regional History Project of the University Library announces the publication of Page Smith: Founding Cowell College and UCSC, 1964-1973. The volume chronicles the extensive contributions of the nationally renowned historian, who died last year. Smith joined the faculty in 1964 as founding provost of the campus’s first college and embarked on the adventure of…

President Clinton’s new proposal to reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions "will anger industry," according to recent news reports. True. And Clinton recently told the world that raising energy prices "won’t pass muster with the American people." He’s right about that, too. The American public insists on its "right to pollute" on a global scale. Even…

Crown, Stevenson, and College Eight each have openings for a provost beginning with the 1998-99 academic year. Candidates must be tenured members of the UCSC faculty, have a record of sustained excellence in scholarship and teaching, and proven leadership qualities. Administrative knowledge or experience is preferred. The provost is the academic leader of the college…

Greg Rau, senior researcher at the Institute of Marine Sciences, was one of 270 scientists elevated to the rank of fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Rau was nominated by the Section on Biological Sciences for his expertise on the cycling of carbon in the environment, most notably in marine…

Costume rendering for the Shakespeare Santa Cruz production of The Wind in the Willows. Shakespeare Santa Cruz will present its first annual holiday production and the U.S. premiere of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows, December 5-14 in the Performing Arts Theater. The play is adapted and directed by Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) artistic…

The time to make changes in benefits is at hand. Many changes can be made only once a year, during Open Enrollment. This year Open Enrollment takes place from Saturday, November 1 through Friday, November 21. Any changes that employees would like to make to medical, dental, vision, DepCare, and TIP plans must be made…

Noah Buchanan spent his first days on campus last January doing the usual things–settling into his dorm, registering for classes, buying books. But Buchanan, now in his third quarter at UCSC, was also busy with a quite unusual event–the publication of his first book. The book, Places of Power, was illustrated by Buchanan and written…