Public Affairs

Computers have taken total control of a 30-inch telescope at UCSC’s Lick Observatory, making it the most sensitive fully robotic telescope anywhere. The Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT), built by astronomers at UC Berkeley, was dedicated Friday, October 25, by UCSC officials. Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood led the dedication. The instrument is named for the Sylvia…

Lynda Goff, professor of biology, is the new president of the Phycological Society of America, a scientific organization that promotes the study of algae. Goff’s appointment took effect in July during the 50th annual meeting of the society, which Goff hosted at UCSC. The meeting attracted more than 350 scientists from around the world. Chemistry…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Menzie Chinn, an assistant professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named a faculty research fellow in the International Finance and Macroeconomics group of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. Chinn, who joined the UCSC faculty in 1991, specializes in international finance. He is currently working on…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A reception is planned for the exhibit, "Students’ Voices: Three Decades Strong," on Thursday, October 31, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the McHenry Library courtyard at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The reception is free and open to the public. Halloween treats will be served. Guest speakers at the reception…

New Degree Offerings In Electrical Engineering And Applied Mathematics Will Pave The Way For A Future School Of Engineering, Ucsc’s First Professional School SANTA CRUZ, CA–A commitment of $2 million from the University of California Office of the President will help UC Santa Cruz launch a long-planned and ambitious expansion of its engineering programs, priming…

A proposal to alter UCSC’s grading policy will be put to a mail ballot, it was announced at the Academic Senate meeting on Tuesday, October 15. The proposal would allow UCSC students to request letter grades in their courses and accumulate a grade-point average. The proposal was made by the senate’s Committee on Educational Policy…

UCSC faculty have been called on lately by national and international television for their expertise, including anthropologist Susan Harding, who was a consultant during the planning and production of a new six-part PBS documentary called "With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America." Harding was one of a handful of…

Theodore Holman Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Theodore Holman uses chemical and biochemical techniques to study the biological functions of enzymes that contain iron or other metal atoms. Two of his current projects explore metalloproteins that regulate heme biosynthesis and play key roles in the formation of fatty plaques that can trigger heart disease.…

The Stevenson Global Security Colloquium continues with a talk on October 21 by Susanne Jonas, lecturer in Latin American and Latino studies, on "Transnational Realities and Anti-Immigrant State Policies in the Americas" from 3:30 to 4:40 p.m. in Room 131, Cowell College. On October 28, Saskia Sassen of Columbia University will speak on "Immigration Policy…

MT. HAMILTON, CA–Computers soon will take total control of a 30-inch telescope at Lick Observatory, making it the most sensitive fully robotic telescope anywhere. The Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT), built by astronomers at the University of California, Berkeley, will be dedicated Friday, October 25, by officials from UC Santa Cruz, which operates the observatory…

Geometric designs in vibrant tropical colors hang on the walls of the cubicle in the Registrar’s Office where Jude Desmond works, recording student data. The designs are from the king-size quilt for which she won first prize in the Santa Cruz County Fair in September. Desmond, who holds a B.A. in art from San Jose…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Bored by the election? Wondering what’s at stake? A panel of faculty experts from the University of California, Santa Cruz, will discuss it all at a free public forum on Wednesday, October 30, from 7 to 9 P.M. The event, which is handicapped accessible, will be held in the Stevenson College Dining Hall…