Alumni
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UCSC alums to perform at 12th annual SF Sketchfest comedy festival
Two UC Santa Cruz alumni– Maya Rudolph (’95, Art) and Jesse Thorn (’03, American Studies)–will be featured performers at the 12th annual SF Sketchfest comedy festival, opening Jan. 24, and running through Feb. 10, at various venues throughout San Francisco.
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Exhibition by internationally known environmental artists at Sesnon Gallery
In the mid 1990s, environmental artists Newton and Helen Harrison were asked by the Dalai Lama to create a work of art titled “Tibet is the Higher Ground.” That piece is just one sample of their work that will be on display at UCSC’s Sesnon Gallery, beginning February 6.
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Free screening of ‘Doctors of the Dark Side’ set for Jan. 30 at UCSC
A free screening of “Doctors of the Dark Side,” the award-winning documentary that examines the critical role of psychologists and physicians in the torture of detainees in U.S. controlled military prisons, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 30 at the Merrill Cultural Center, on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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UCSC agroecology expert to speak on genetically engineered crops Feb. 12
UC Santa Cruz environmental studies professor Deborah K. Letourneau will speak on “Genetically Engineered Crops and the Environment: Risky Business?” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 12, at the Red Restaurant and Bar in downtown Santa Cruz. It is free and open to the public.
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UCSC sees sharp increase in undergraduate applications for fall
More than 46,000 prospective undergraduates – the most ever – have applied for admission to UC Santa Cruz for the fall 2013 quarter.
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Novel technique reveals dynamics of telomere DNA structure
New findings reveal structural properties of chromosome-capping telomeres, a potential target for anti-cancer drugs.
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UCSC to host 3rd annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture, Jan. 31
The UC Santa Cruz Philosophy Department will host the third annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 31. Jan Boxill to speak on “Using Sports as a Public Forum for Ethics”
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Popping the question is his job
In a survey of young people, researchers at UC Santa Cruz report that both women and men tend to hold traditional views when it comes to marriage proposals.
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Arts faculty collaborate for ‘Guitar Fantasy’
UCSC music lecturers Mesut Özgen and William Coulter will present “Guitar Fantasy”–a special program of Spanish, Latin American, Celtic, Turkish, and Russian music—on Friday, January 25, at the UCSC Music Center Recital Hall.
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Monk seal book wins AAAS/Subaru prize for young adult science book
A book about Hawaiian monk seals by marine biologist Terrie Williams has received a prize for excellence in science books.
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Music professor Linda Burman-Hall to receive Gail Rich Award
UC Santa Cruz professor of music Linda Burman-Hall will be one of six community members honored at the 17th annual Gail Rich Awards, Wednesday, January 23 at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz.
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Low extinction rates made California a refuge for diverse plant species
The remarkable diversity of California’s plant life is largely the result of low extinction rates over the past 45 million years, scientists say.