Public Affairs

Elections make news, and UCSC folks helped provide context and commentary for reporters. KSBW-TV tapped Anthony Pratkanis of psychology and Bob Meister of politics for help with their live analysis of election returns. The _Santa Cruz County Sentinel _also turned to Pratkanis for insight into the campaign-financing woes of local city council candidate Eleanor Eisenberg…

Kirsten Silva Gruesz Assistant Professor of Literature Kirsten Gruesz’s areas of interest are nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature of the Americas, including Latino culture. Her research explores the way that literature was used to unite communities in the early American republics, and particularly in the Spanish-speaking borderlands. She is currently working on a book entitled "Ambassadors…

The men’s soccer team, coached by Sean Sullivan and assistants Ashley Edgar and Paul David Seldis, ended their season at 15-5, the best record in school history. The Slugs also had a record nine shutouts. "We accomplished all the goals we set for ourselves, says Sullivan. "The only one missing was an invitation to the…

High school seniors and prospective transfer students anywhere in the world can now apply directly over the Internet for admission to the University of California. Admissions officials estimate that at least 10 percent of the 72,000 applications UC expects to receive during the 30-day filing period that traditionally begins Nov. 1 will be from students…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Mary-Kay Gamel, associate professor of classics, comparative literature, and theater arts at UC Santa Cruz, will present the talk "Ancient Drama: The Difference Women Make" from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, at the Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. The talk is…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Scientific papers published in the 1980s and early 1990s by physicists at UC Santa Cruz were among the most highly regarded in the country, according to a recent study. UCSC’s Physics Department ranked seventh for the "citation impact" of papers published between 1981 and 1994. Some analysts view this measure–the average number of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–California landscape and visual artist Roy Rydell is the subject of dual exhibitions taking place in Santa Cruz and at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The UCSC exhibit runs from Friday, November 14, through Friday, December 13, at Special Collections in the McHenry Library. A reception is planned from 4 to 6…

TO: CAMPUS COLLEAGUES FROM: Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood Proposition 209 is a sweeping measure affecting all public entities in California. Less than two-thirds of eligible Californians voted yesterday, and the majority of them approved the passage of Proposition 209. Santa Cruz County was one of only seven counties in the state to vote against the proposition.…

At approximately 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, Chancellor Greenwood joined with student leaders to announce a consensus on addressing student concerns following the passage of Proposition 209. As a result, students have left the Hahn Student Services Building, which will open as usual on Thursday morning. The following is a copy of the consensus…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Eleven science students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have received $5,000 scholarships from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. The students were honored today (November 6) at a ceremony in San Francisco. Now in its 24th year of awarding scholarships, the northern California chapter of the ARCS Foundation awarded…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has announced a five-part initiative that characterizes UCSC’s approach to ensuring continued quality and diversity among the campus’s student body. The new program, "Partnership to Ensure Access and Quality," has two intertwined objectives: (1) to participate in the improvement of preparation for university…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Poet Michael Palmer will read from his work on Thursday, November 14, at 4 p.m., at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in Kresge College Seminar Room 159. The event is free and open to the public. Palmer is the author of Blake’s Newton (1972), The Circular Gates (1974), Without Music (1977), Notes…