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SANTA CRUZ, CA–The prospects for cheetah cubs in East Africa’s Serengeti plains are grim: Only about 5 percent make it to adulthood, while most fall prey to lions and hyenas. Surprisingly, a careful analysis of cheetah population dynamics now suggests that in the long run, cheetah populations are affected far less by the deaths of…

UC Santa Cruz Offers New Classes On Healing Plants And Medicinal Herbs SANTA CRUZ, CA–New classes on healing plants and medicinal herbs will be offered this summer by the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The first class, Exploring Healing Plants of the UCSC Farm & Garden,…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Fetal surgery is being heralded by many as the latest medical miracle, but a new book by sociologist Monica J. Casper of the University of California, Santa Cruz, raises disturbing questions about the safety of fetal surgery and the risks it poses to both mother and fetus. In The Making of the Unborn…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A new study coauthored by an economist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has found no statistical evidence that immigrants displace black-owned businesses in the United States. The study, by Robert W. Fairlie of UC Santa Cruz, and Bruce D. Meyer of Northwestern University, appears as a chapter in the new book…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Marc Mangel, a professor of conservation biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is among a select group of researchers being honored by their peers in statistical ecology this summer at an international meeting in Florence, Italy. Mangel will receive the Distinguished Statistical Ecologist Award today (Monday, July 20, 1998) from the…

Lineup Includes An Update On Federal Standards, Video My Father’s Garden, And Strawberry Shortcake SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Central Coast is home to some of the nation’s leading organizations in sustainable agriculture. On August 1, members of several of those groups will attend a community reception and "dessert social" to help spread the word about their…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Mashed, baked, boiled, or fried, everyone loves a good potato. And nothing beats a homegrown spud. Come learn the secrets of growing potatoes at a free public talk on Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to noon. Orin Martin, manager of the Alan Chadwick Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Paleontological Society has bestowed the 1998 Charles Schuchert Award on paleontologist and geochemist Paul Koch, an assistant professor of earth sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Schuchert Award is presented annually to a researcher whose work early in his or her career reflects excellence and quality in the science…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A unique summer camp at UC Santa Cruz will give youngsters ages seven to eleven an opportunity to explore the UCSC Farm, local wilderness areas, and Natural Bridges State Park. Two four-day sessions are being offered this summer by the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at the UCSC Farm. The sessions…

Professor of history Jonathan Beecher receives the Palmes Acadèmiques medal from Emmanuel Delloye, France’s Attaché Culturel. The medal is the French government’s highest honor for academic achievement. Beecher received the medal for his work on French utopian socialist Charles Fourier. Family, friends, and colleagues attended a June 22 reception honoring Beecher. Pictured left to right…

John G. Davies, a San Diego attorney who has been a member of the University of California Board of Regents for six years, has been elected by his colleagues to chair the university’s governing board. The Regents, meeting today (Friday, June 19) in San Francisco, unanimously selected Davies to be chair of the 26-member board.…

A groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction on a 10,600-square-foot weight training and fitness center on campus took place on June 9 at the East Field. In addition to the traditional shovel ceremony, the event featured a wellness fair with holistic health activities including massage and acupressure, community drumming, a barbecue dinner, and the…