Campus News
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David Haussler honored by International Society for Computational Biology
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) has awarded its Senior Scientist Accomplishment Award to David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UCSC.
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Campus and industry representatives discuss benefits of partnerships in Silicon Valley
UCSC officials joined industry representatives last week for a panel discussion on the benefits of industry-university partnerships in Silicon Valley.
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IMS researcher Adina Paytan appointed Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer
Adina Paytan, an associate research professor in UCSC’s Institute of Marine Sciences, has been appointed as a 2008-09 Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer.
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Santa Cruz AIDS Walk, April 19, raises money for outreach, awareness
Join hundreds of participants for the 18th Annual Santa Cruz AIDS Walk on Saturday, April 19. The walk raises money for HIV-related programs and to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Santa Cruz.
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Spring’s the thing at Quarry Plaza
Quarry Plaza comes alive with bustling movement and color as students check out offerings from various organizations.
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UCSC alumna Dana Priest wins Pulitzer Prize for Walter Reed exposé
Dana Priest, the Washington Post reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for her work exposing the government’s secret ‘black site’ prisons, has won journalism’s highest honor again, this time for her exposé of the mistreatment of wounded veteran
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Social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew receives faculty award from Division of Social Sciences
Social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew’s pathbreaking research on racism has earned him international honors as well as the admiration of his peers at UC Santa Cruz, who have named him the recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Social Sciences Emeriti Faculty
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Science as the Muse for Art: Melissa Gwyn paints ‘Molecules That Matter’
Assistant professor of art Melissa Gwyn has contributed four paintings to an unusual exhibition, “Molecules That Matter,” at Skidmore College’s Tang Museum.
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Important policies on Sexual Harassment
I would like to bring to your attention two very important policies and direct you to their location on the UCSC web site. The UC Policy on Sexual Harassment and the UCSC Policy on Sexual Assault, as well as Procedures For Reports of Sexual Assault(s) and Sexual Harassment are located at http://www2.ucsc.edu/title9-sh/. In addition, brochures…
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Scientists obtain first direct observations of protein-synthesis mechanism
Research by UCSC molecular biologist Harry Noller and his collaborators has led to the first direct observations of the mechanism for protein synthesis in living cells.
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Run with the Slugs on April 19
The 9th annual UCSC Slug Run will take place at the East Fields on Saturday, April 19.
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Sammy the Slug in national spotlight
Our Sammy the Slug mascot, nationally ranked in a recent ESPN poll (http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=1933), will be showcased on CBS’s popular Sunday Morning show this weekend as part of the network’s promotion of the Final Four men’s basketball championships. Bill Geist, a CBS correspondent and regular on the show, will wear our slug suit (on loan from…