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Jennifer Gonzalez: Assistant Professor of Art History Jennifer Gonzalez taught previously at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her focus is contemporary installation art, visual culture, semiotics, museums, and material culture studies. A former Whitney Museum of Art fellow, she has received numerous grants, including two from the Ford Foundation. She is the author of…

The lead story in the New York Times science section on November 11 featured several prominent biologists, including our own Burney Le Boeuf, discussing the extraordinarily deep dives of elephant seals, whales, and other marine mammals. A medical researcher "probably won’t believe" the extent to which a seal’s lungs collapse during its mile-deep forays underwater,…

Students practice with the University Orchestra in this 1994 photo. (Photo: Mickey Pfleger) Growth in the Music Department has not been limited to facilities. Along with the new Music Center, the department has been working on expanding its nationally recognized music program. This fall two related initiatives have been launched that will strengthen the department’s…

Earthquakes, endangered species, and Egyptian monuments are just a few of the subjects to be found on SlideCat, a new Web site supported by the University Library. SlideCat provides descriptions of the more than 200,000 slides stored in the library’s Slide Collection. Slides from the interdisciplinary collection are available to faculty and students for use…

"Democracy and Civil Society in South Africa: From Revolution to Multi-Ethnic Nation Building" is the title of a talk by Ari Sitas, professor of sociology and dean of social sciences at the University of Natal at Durban (South Africa), on Tuesday, November 18, at 12:30 p.m. in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge. He will be available…

The University Library’s Regional History Project has just published Kenneth V. Thimann: Early UCSC History and the Founding of Crown College, the oral history memoir of the respected scientist, who died in January 1997. Thimann came to UCSC in 1965, at the invitation of founding UCSC Chancellor Dean McHenry. McHenry asked Thimann to head what…

Several years ago, when UCSC implemented the holiday campus closure, we were told that this was being done to save costs through payroll savings and energy use reduction. I think it is time that the administration reconsider forcing staff to take this time off with the options that are given. 1) The majority of staff…

Currents online is now accepting classified ads from faculty and staff. Before submitting an ad, please read the policies and submittal procedure. For sale: Volvo sedan, 1982. Excellent condition, one owner, $4,000. June Gordon. 425-2060. Housing wanted: One or two BR house in Emeline, East Santa Cruz, or UCSC neighborhood beginning in January or February.…

Community Chat is a new feature of Currents online that turns the spotlight on the community activities and personal milestones of staff and faculty. Send Community Chat items to Mary Ann Dewey ([dewey@cats.ucsc.edu][2]). Interested in statistics like the percent of Santa Cruzans that work out of county? The educational levels of county adults compared to…

Sorority members will deliver 35 empty barrels to UCSC on November 12, heralding the start of this year’s Second Harvest Food Bank food drive. "We look forward to a most successful season, as the need continues to grow every year to put food in our neighborhoods’ food pantries," said Carol Lacey of the Chancellor’s Office.…

The University Library’s online reference site, Cruzcat, received a major nod from the New York Times in a story about using online libraries as research tools. The author mentioned problems with the older systems at UC Berkeley and UCLA and then noted, "A more modern example of a university Web library system can be found…

For the first time in campus history, UCSC is offering an undergraduate degree in business management economics. Responding to strong demand from current and prospective students, economics faculty proposed the new bachelor of arts degree program last fall. It was quickly approved by campus administrators. Students will be able to declare the new major officially…