Campus News
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George Blumenthal named chancellor of UC Santa Cruz
George R. Blumenthal, a distinguished UC Santa Cruz professor of astronomy and astrophysics and former chair of the UC systemwide Academic Senate, was appointed chancellor of the University of California’s Santa Cruz campus today (Sept. 19).
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CruzPay Electronic Workflow implementation
We are pleased to announce that Electronic Workflow implementation for all existing CruzPay users will be completed by the end of October. Electronic Workflow is a CruzPay system function that allows employees and supervisors to submit and approve timesheets online, with no need to print paper copies. For most employees using CruzPay the only change…
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Fourteen new ‘blue light’ emergency phones installed
Fourteen new “blue light” emergency phones were installed on campus this summer, primarily in four large parking lots.
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Appointment of UCSC Chancellor
George R. Blumenthal, who has served as Acting Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz for the past 14 months, was appointed Chancellor today (September 19). Acting on the recommendation of UC President Robert C. Dynes, the University of California Board of Regents announced the appointment at approximately 2 p.m., during the afternoon session of the board’s…
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2007-08 Salaries and Benefits
The University of California Office of the President has recently released information regarding 2007-2008 salaries and benefits, including employee health insurance rates for 2008. This information may be found on the At Your Service web site: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/0709-total_comp_update.html Additional information on 2008 medical plans and costs will be included in employee Open Enrollment materials which should…
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Exhibition to feature art professors Lewis Watts and Norman Locks
Chronotopographies: Remembering in Digital, an exhibition featuring photographic works digitally rendered by UCSC art professors Lewis Watts and Norman Locks, will be on display at the Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm Street in downtown Santa Cruz, through October 28. Watts has been working professionally as a photographer, archivist, and curator since 1974, focusing on communities…
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UCSC research funding tops $100 million in 2006-07
UCSC researchers attracted $111 million in external grants and contracts to the campus in the 2006-07 fiscal year. This marks the second year in a row that research funding at UCSC has exceeded $100 million.
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Educators gather Sept. 21 at UCSC for summit on the future of education in the Monterey Bay region
Educators and policy makers from Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties will gather on Friday, September 21, for a one-day summit on the future of education in the Monterey Bay region.
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Chemical Screening Center at UCSC will search for new drugs
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will shift their search for potential drugs into high gear on September 21, when a new Chemical Screening Center opens for business.
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NPR features poetry by Professor Emeritus David Swanger
Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor recently read Professor Emeritus David Swanger’s poem, “Patriarch at the Beach,” on National Public Radio’s Writers’ Almanac program. The poem is from Swanger’s latest book, Wayne’s College of Beauty, which won the 2005 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry from MkBk Press. Produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by…
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UCSC receives $367,000 gift to establish endowed chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a gift of $367,000 from Hardit and Harbhajan K. Singh, through the Sikh Foundation, to fund an endowed chair in Sikh and Punjabi studies in the History Department. The Sarbjit Singh Aurora Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies, established in memory of the donors’ son, will…
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National report on space program recommends missions to study dark energy and black holes
UCSC physics professor Joel Primack had some good news for his colleagues when he gave a briefing on campus last week to outline the findings of a national report on NASA’s space science programs.