Campus News
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Optical glucose sensor developed at UCSC holds promise for diabetics and intensive care patients
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a novel optical glucose sensor that could be used to provide continuous monitoring of glucose levels in diabetics and hospitalized patients. Recently published studies showed that the sensor detects glucose under physiological conditions, giving a reversible fluorescent signal that changes intensity in response to changes…
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Global Oceans Awards to be presented to two students at Long Marine Lab’s annual Gourmet Dinner benefit
The Friends of Long Marine Lab will present the first Global Oceans Awards at the group’s annual Gourmet Dinner benefit event on Sunday, March 21. The awards are a new addition to the annual dinner, which raises funds for the education programs at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Congressman Sam Farr will make the award…
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A spectacular new image showcases the Hubble Space Telescope’s unique capabilities
The unveiling today of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, a spectacular new set of images from the Hubble Space Telescope, brings mixed emotions to astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who are trying to save the orbiting telescope from a premature end. While the Ultra Deep Field offers astronomers the deepest, most detailed…
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Margaret L. Delaney appointed interim campus provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Santa Cruz
Margaret L. (Peggy) Delaney has been appointed to serve as Interim Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor during the period that Martin M. Chemers will serve as Acting Chancellor. Both appointments take effect on April 1. Distinguished professor of ocean sciences will assume duties on April 1 “I am delighted that Dr. Delaney accepted the…
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‘Student Involvement’ meeting planned for 2005-2020 LRDP
A “student involvement” meeting concerning the 2005-2020 update of UCSC’s Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP) will take place on campus this Friday, March 5. The meeting will take place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Conference Room #C on the third floor of the Bay Tree Bookstore. This is a Special Meeting to discuss the Draft…
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Research on cholera bacteria focuses on biofilm formation
Yildiz’s lab is investigating the molecular mechanisms that enable cholera bacteria to switch between the two growth modes.
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Martin M. Chemers named acting chancellor of UC Santa Cruz
UC President Robert C. Dynes has appointed Martin M. Chemers acting chancellor of UC Santa Cruz, pending approval of the University of California Board of Regents. The Regents will vote on Chemers’s appointment at their March 18 meeting. The appointment is effective April 1, the same day UCSC Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood will assume her new…
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UC Santa Cruz faculty collaborate for innovative, multimedia classical guitar concert
Ever since he arrived at UC Santa Cruz in the fall of 1998, Mesut Ãzgen has been thinking about how to present a more theatrical version of the traditional classical guitar concert. After years of discussion with a wide variety of artists, the UCSC music lecturer has come up with a multimedia concept–designed to visually…
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UCSC ocean scientist Margaret Delaney elected fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Margaret Delaney, professor of ocean sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The AGU fellows are a select group of distinguished scientists who have attained an acknowledged eminence in a branch of the geophysical sciences. Delaney’s research in paleoceanography and marine geochemistry involves…
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Pioneering AIDS researcher Robert Gallo to speak at UCSC on Thursday, March 4
Robert C. Gallo, M.D., the scientist who 20 years ago codiscovered the HIV virus as the cause of AIDS, will deliver the fourth annual Sinsheimer Distinguished Lecture in Biology at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 4. The title of his talk is “HIV and AIDS in the 21st Century.” The lecture, which is free…
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UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Appointed Provost of UC System
Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood was appointed provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs, the second highest post in the UC system, during a special meeting of the Regents of the University of California today (Feb. 23, 2004). Greenwood, who is an internationally recognized expert in genetics and nutrition and a national leader in science and…
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UCSC forms new Department of Biomolecular Engineering
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has established a new Department of Biomolecular Engineering within the Baskin School of Engineering. The department is the new home for UCSC’s renowned programs in bioinformatics, and includes faculty and researchers with interests in nanotechnology, protein engineering, and DNA microarrays (also known as “gene chips”). The department’s unique interdisciplinary…