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Rare Satyajit Ray films to screen in Santa Cruz
After showing to sell-out audiences in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles during a major retrospective of Satyajit Ray’s work, The Expedition (Abhijaan, 1962), a newly restored film by the Oscar-winning director, will be at the Del Mar Theatre in Santa Cruz for one show only on May 25. Ray’s son Sandip Ray, and film archivist…
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Researchers shed light on bacterial infection linked to ulcers and stomach cancer
About 40 percent of the U.S. population is infected with a bacterium that can cause stomach inflammation and ulcers and increases the risk of stomach cancer. Although the bacterium, called Helicobacter pylori, was discovered in the 1980s, scientists are just now beginning to understand how it causes infections in the stomach lining. Karen Ottemann, assistant…
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Art in the Arboretum events at UC Santa Cruz
If spring is here, can Art in the Arboretum be far behind? This annual event–to be held May 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.–showcases the literary, visual, and performing arts talent of UC Santa Cruz students and faculty. The world-renowned gardens of the UCSC Arboretum, showing their full spring colors, are the venue for…
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UC Santa Cruz computer scientist wins National Science Foundation grant for research on software engineering
James Whitehead, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. Whitehead will use the grant of $300,000 over five years to support his research on configuration management systems, which help teams of software developers…
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Two UC Santa Cruz astronomers elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Two professors of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz–Douglas Lin and Claire Max–have been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy honors the nation’s most distinguished artists, scientists, and business and political leaders. The selection of Lin and Max brings the number of academy fellows…
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Innovative theater and film free at UC Santa Cruz
One of the best-kept secrets of the theater and independent film scene in Santa Cruz is the diverse and original productions presented each spring, free and open to the public, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. This year marks the 23rd Chautauqua Festival, featuring more than 25 new short plays and films, all written,…
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UC Santa Cruz alumnus wins Mellon fellowship in humanistic studies
When David Jacobson starts his Ph.D. studies this fall, he’ll be able to focus more on learning and less on worrying about tuition and expenses, thanks to his 2002 Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies. The prestigious award, which supports exceptionally promising first-year doctoral students preparing for careers in humanities teaching and scholarship, will…
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Local author James D. Houston to speak at UC Santa Cruz library event
Nearly 40 years ago local author James D. Houston moved into a house where a story was waiting for him. “My wife and I were just looking for a inexpensive place to live and it was just an empty house in Santa Cruz. At the time, I didn’t know it had a story to tell,”…
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UC Santa Cruz scientist honored for communicating physics
The American Institute of Physics has awarded its 2002 Andrew Gemant Award for communicating physics to Michael Riordan, adjunct professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Riordan is being honored for his teaching and writing, which explain physics concepts and history so that they are accessible to a wide audience. A citation…
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Elizabeth Penaat, former vice chancellor of UCSC, dies at 68
She was one of the first women in the U.S. to head the business operations of a university Elizabeth A. Penaat, a founding member of UC Santa Cruz’s administrative staff who later became a vice chancellor on campus, died on Thursday, April 25, at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz after a lengthy illness. She was…