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President Dynes holding web chats with alumni, faculty and staff, and students
Lecture examines possibility of life on other planets
UCSC marine mammal experts to speak at forum for teachers
LUNAFEST film festival at UCSC October 18
Academic Information Systems to hold town hall meeting October 16
Comedy theater troupe 'The Second City' to give two shows
Seminars offer assistance with information management
Learn to play Bridge, cook an East Indian feast
October 13, 2003
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President Dynes holding web chats with alumni, faculty and staff, and students
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| President Dynes during his web chat with alumni |
U C President Robert C. Dynes is in the process of conducting three systemwide web chats focusing on alumni, faculty and staff, and students. On October 8, Dynes held an hour-long Q. & A. with alumni covering a wide range of topics, including the national labs, UC's contributions to health care, student admissions and access, and the budget. A copy of the transcript (pdf file) is available now on the web.
This week's chats are with faculty and staff on Tuesday, October 14 (see transcript), and with students on Wednesday, October 15, from 4 to 5 p.m. To participate, go to the web chat room.
Lecture examines possibility of life on other planets
If life exists on Mars, how would we know? Scientists have been grappling
with this deceptively simple question for years. Kenneth Nealson, the
Wrigley Professor of Geobiology at the University of Southern California,
is a leading authority on this issue, which he will address in a public
lecture on Thursday, October 16.
Nealson's talk is the third Halliday Lecture, a public lecture series
sponsored by the UCSC Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the
UC Observatories/Lick Observatory. The lecture, "Recognizing Life
Under Strange and Distant Rocks," begins at 8 p.m. in the Music Center
Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.Link to earlier Currents
story.
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UCSC marine mammal experts to speak at forum for teachers
Three faculty experts on marine mammals will discuss their research at
the California Academy of Sciences next month at the academy's 19th
Annual BioForum for Science Teachers.
Terrie Williams, James Estes, and Daniel Costa, all professors of ecology
and evolutionary biology (Estes is an adjunct professor), will talk about
"Marine Mammals: Exceptional and Endangered." Their discussion
will be moderated by David Lindberg, chair of the Department of Integrative
Biology at UC Berkeley.
All three researchers are based at the Center for Ocean Health at Long
Marine Laboratory. Williams studies the physiology of marine mammals ranging
from sea otters to dolphins. Estes is an expert on sea otters and the
ecology of coastal marine ecosystems. Costa's research focuses on the
foraging ecology and energetics of pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) and
seabirds. Costa, a fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, is currently
featured in an article about his research on the academy's
web site.
BioForum, now in its 19th year, is a series on current science topics
of interest to educators. Most attendees are high school science teachers,
although the audience also includes middle school teachers, community
college teachers, docents, and student teachers. Each BioForum includes
three presentations by renowned scientists related to the selected topic.
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LUNAFEST film festival at UCSC October 18
LUNAEST--a
national festival of films by, for, and about women--will be at UCSC on
October 18 at 7 p.m. in Classroom Unit 1. In addition to providing national
exposure for emerging women filmmakers, LUNAFEST donates proceeds from
the festival to The Breast Cancer Fund (TBCF). The event is also a fundraiser
for the UCSC Recreation Scholarship Fund.
Films showcased at LUNAFEST 2003 are Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness by Tiffany Shlain, Colorforms by Eva Saks, Remembrance by Stephanie Morgenstern, Barrier Device by Grace Lee, Judy Time by Erin Flannery, and Kissed by Angels by Daniela Zanzotto. Snapshots of the films
Tickets are $5/student, $8/general admission, and are available at the
door. Tickets are also available at the UCSC Box OFfice (831)459-2159
and online. For more information,
call the Recreation Office at (831) 459-2806
or visit the LUNAFEST web site.
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Academic Information Systems to hold town hall meeting October 16
The campus community is invited to attend a town hall meeting to learn about progress on Academic Information Systems (AIS) projects on Thursday, October 16, from 10 a.m. to noon in Music Room 131 in the Music Center/Performing Arts complex.
The featured presentation will be a preview of the user-friendly capabilities
and features of Cognos, the new AIS reporting tool. Attendees will view
sample UCSC bio/demographic reports, see how the data is customized and
manipulated, and experience the ease of accessing information via the
web. There will be a question and answer period at the end of the presentation.
For more information on AIS projects, a newsletter, the AIS Citizen,
is available for download (in pdf form) at the AIS
web site.
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Comedy theater troupe 'The Second City' to give two shows
Arts & Lectures has added a second show for Chicago’s legendary comedy theater troupe, The Second City, on Friday, February 20. High demand for tickets for the first show at 8 p.m. prompted the addition of a second show at 10:30 p.m.
The evening will feature a collection of some of the greatest scenes,
songs, and improvisations from the vast archives of The Second City’s
40-plus year history. For more information, contact the UCSC Ticket Office
at (831) 459-2159 or go to Arts
& Lectures.
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Seminars offer assistance with information management
The Office of Information Asset Management (IAM) is offering a free series of seminars to help campus staff navigate the seemingly chaotic waters of managing information in the 21st century. For more information, go to the IAM outreach web site.
Seminars available in November:
- Basic Electronic and Paper Records Management at UCSC (1.5 Hours)
- Managing
Sensitive Information: Need-to-Know Rules and Best Practices (1
hour)
- Responding
to Requests Outside the Normal Course of Business: Public Records,
Subpoenas, Warrants and Court Orders (1 hour)
- Disaster
Preparation and Recovery for Research and Records (1 hour)
- Getting
Rid of Information: Need to Know Rules and Best Practices (1 hour)
Learn to play Bridge, cook an East Indian feast
The Recreation Department is offering a new class in Bridge taught by Silver Life Master Robin Evenden and a class on East Indian Cuisine taught by Chef Jozseph, formerly of India Joze Restaurant. Register by calling (831) 459-2806.
Bridge classes will be held on Tuesdays, from 7 to 9 p.m., October 14 through December 2, at the Bay Tree Conference Center Room A. The ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) Program consists of 16 hours of lessons plus a class championship game at the end of the lessons (winner gets a trophy - everyone gets T-shirts). This method of teaching Bridge stresses the fun of the game and the ease of play. The cost is $5 (includes cards, T-shirts, and instruction).
Learn East Indian Cuisine on Wednesday, October 15, from 2:30
to 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Colleges Nine and Ten Apartments.
The class will cover appetizers, relishes/salsas/chutneys, fresh breads,
curries, rice dishes, desserts, and more. Experienced cooks and neophytes
alike are enthusiastic about this blend of culinary, anthropological,
and nutritional tips. Vegetarians and carnivores welcome. Participants
will help with clean up. Cost: $25/UCSC students, $30/general admission
(includes full dinner).
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Currents provides regular updates on construction projects that have an impact on campus transportation and parking. Construction update story
For more information, visit the Transportation
and Parking Services web site and the Physical
Planning and Construction web site.
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