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Chancellor Greenwood is scheduled to return on Saturday, January 10, from India, where she led a delegation in late December with the aim of forging collaborations and academic interchange between institutions in India and UCSC. Accompanying the chancellor are leading campus administrators and faculty. The delegation has met with a number of India’s top political…

Whether from television, a visit to a doctor, or a trip to the local emergency room, most Americans catch a glimpse of the world of medicine at an early age. Yet few people get to see the basic research that gives medicine its foundation. This lack of exposure is one of the factors that drives…

Economist Michael Hutchison’s timely commentary on Japan’s banking crisis ran in the Santa Cruz County Sentinel, which also published a letter to the editor from environmental scientist Rich Howarth, who critiqued the paper’s stance on global warming. Dickens Project director John Jordan was interviewed by NPR’s Ira Glass. Glass spoke to Jordan on the topic…

A retreat for campus managers will be held on Tuesday, January 13. The purpose of the retreat is to discuss institutional goals, foster cooperative efforts, and share insights of the reatreat with the Millennium Committee. The retreat is being coordinated by Linda Kittle, head of the retreat planning committee. "This is the first time we…

Maria Paz Balibrea Enriquez: Assistant Professor of Literature Maria Balibrea’s expertise is in 19th- and 20th-century Spanish literature and culture, with a focus on postdictatorship Spain. She is interested in the role culture plays in the construction of new national discourses emerging in the democratic state. She has published on the literature and film of…

Encouraged by the success of a temporary attendant-assisted parking program at the East Remote lot, Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) staff plan to start a similar program at one of the Science Hill parking lots. "Science Hill has tremendous parking demand and not many opportunities for building more parking lots," said TAPS director Larry Pageler.…

Norrie’s Gifts at the Arboretum is offering a 10 percent discount on all items in the store and all succulent plants exclusively to faculty and staff for one evening only on Monday, December 15, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Gift wrapping is free. Norrie’s is also open as usual Tuesdays through Saturdays and Sundays from…

VICE CHANCELLOR – UNIVERSITY RELATIONS SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP JOB # 97-11-41 FULL TIME/CAREER SALARY COMMENSURATE WITH QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE The University of California, Santa Cruz invites applications and nominations for the position of Vice Chancellor – University Relations. This is an outstanding career opportunity for an individual seeking a key leadership role in a rapidly…

SEARCH COMMITTEE, Vice Chancellor, University Relations R. Michael Tanner, Executive Vice Chancellor (chair) Julia Armstrong-Zwart, Assistant Chancellor – Human Resources Murray Baumgarten, Professor, English & Comparative Literature Donald Brenneis, Professor and Chair, Anthropology Janice Corriden, Dean, University Extension and Summer Sessions James Gill, Associate Vice Chancellor – Research M.R.C. Greenwood, Chancellor (ex officio) Edward Houghton,…

A new policy regarding background checks of prospective university employees also applies to current UCSC employees who are transferred, promoted, or reclassified into critical positions. Background investigations may include a check of an individual’s criminal history, credit history, and/or verification of a license, certificate, or degree required for employment. The policy, which took effect November…

Colorful clumps and chains of galaxies zoom past as the viewer flies through a chunk of the cosmos. The latest sci-fi epic from Hollywood? No, it’s serious scientific research, which the country’s top astrophysics journal soon will publish in video form. The video displays simulations of the evolution of galactic structure in the universe, carried…

EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP JOB # 97-11-54 FULL TIME/CAREER SALARY COMMENSURATE WITH QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE The University of California, Santa Cruz invites applications and nominations for the position of Executive Vice Chancellor. The Executive Vice Chancellor is the chief academic and budget officer of the campus and acts for the Chancellor in the…