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News The environmental review process for a proposed parking structure on Science Hill moved forward last month with a public hearing at Classroom Unit 1 on the project's EIR. Page 2. Digest The Career Center recognized its on- and off-campus partners recently for their support of UCSC students. JoAnne Dlott 1 (seated) of the Santa Cruz | Seaside Company was among 2 those honored. Page 7. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ J Calendar The Paul Taylor Dance Company brings Taylor's latest work, Piazzolla Caldera, to UCSC April 20. The dance performance is set to a tango score by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla. See page 5. VOL. 9, NO. 7 Published monthly by the Office of Public Information for the campus community April 2,1999 Banana Slug Spring Fair coming April 17 CSC will host the Banana Slug Spting Fair on Saturday, April 17. UCSC alumni, current and prospective students and their families, and all friends of the campus are invited to the annual celebrarion, which features presentations, arristic petfotmances, facility tours, and alumni reunions. The campus open house begins at 9 A.M. At this year's fair, UCSC will celebrate its first 30-yeat reunion. UCSC's "pioneet class," who attended the campus when it fitst opened in 1965, will celebtate throughout the weekend. In addition, "The Writing Life/Life on the Page" conference will feature prominent and emerging alumni writets of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and UCSC lirerature and writing faculty. Readings and a panel will be held beginning Friday night at 7 P.M. and continuing on Saturday at 1:30 and 3 P.M in the Kresge Seminar Room, 159 Kresge. year's Banana Slug Spring Fair, Calisse Donathan and t. the Banana Slug Spring Fair program before starting their day. father, TimmTreview' Tours will take place at the art studios, UCSC's eight individual colleges, Long Matine Laboratory, the UCSC Farm and Chadwick Garden, the Arboretum, and facilities for physical education and recreation. Reunions include a luncheon for all alumni, with special recognition to classes celebrating 5- to 30-year See Fair, back page UCSC receives $1. 5 million gift to support Jewish studies Chancellor Greenwood. "Their generous gift constitutes the cornerstone of a major effort to By Barbara McKenna 111 ithagift of $1.5 million, a 111 San Francisco Bay Area build Jewish studies at UCSC. If II couple has established an Because of this endowment we will 1 1 endowmenr for Jewish be able to offet expanded and I 1 studies at UCSC. The gift is ongoing courses, graduate study the largest ptivate donation ever and research opportunities, and received by the Humanities othet academic and public Division. activities in Jewish studies." The gift comes ftom Helen and "Through the endowment, Sanfotd Diller of Woodside, Calif. UCSC will be able to bring a series Named the Helen and Sanford of distinguished visiting professors Diller Family Endowment in to campus fot up to a full academic Jewish Studies, the donation will yeat," explained Jorge Hankamer, '*"SQp"p6fTand"substantially expand dean of UCSC's Humanities UCSC's intetdisciplinary program, Division, which will oversee rhe which focuses on modern Jewish endowmenr acrivities. histoty, life, and cultures. "These visiting scholats will "We are honored that the round our UCSC's current Dillers selected UCSC as the offerings in Jewish studies by home fot this endowment," said See Endowment, back page Endowment will honor slain alumnus By Jennifer McNulty n honor of Terence Freitas, the UCSC alumnus who was recently murdered in South America, an endowment is being established to support the research of undergraduate students in environmental studies. Relatives and friends of the Freitas family have pledged $10,000 to create the fond. The pledge comes from Michael and Patricia Gold and theit three children, who were close friends of rhe Freitas family, and Freitas's grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Shelley of Los Angeles. The Terence Freitas Award in Environmental Studies will be based on need and merit, and preference will be given to undergraduate environmental studies students who are working See Freitas, back page Regents adopt new admissions plan UC Office of the President he University of California Board of Regents approved changes in freshman eligibility last month that will make the top 4 percent of srudents from all California public high schools eligible for UC. The new criteria ensure access to the university and academic excellence among the pool of students eligible for enrollment at UC's eight general campuses. UC faculty developed the new ctiteria following more than a year of analysis and considering ways for the university to increase the number of UC-eligible students, in order to meet its obligation to enroll from the top 12.5 percent of California high school graduates and continue to maintain academic quality. Granting eligibility to students who rank in the top 4 percent of each high school class based on UC-required courses will make nearly 3,600 more students eligible for the university. www. ucsc. edu/currents/98-99103 -221 four.percent.htm National Science Foundation considers funding Center for Adaptive Optics at UCSC By Tim Stephens committee from the National Science Foundation (NSF) visited UCSC last quarter to evaluate a proposal to create a national Centet fot Adaptive Optics on campus. The centet would coordinate the effotts of researchers across the country wotking in the exciting new field of adaptive optics, which has majot applications in asttonomy and vision science. Adaptive optics is a method to actively compensate for changing distorrions that cause blurring of images. Turbulence in the earth's atmosphere causes blurring of astronomical images obtained by ground-based telescopes. Similatly, internal imperfections and small motions in the eye result in blurred vision and also interfere wirh efforts to study the living human retina. UC astronomers are leaders in the development of new astronomical instruments, including adaptive optics systems for relescopes. Jerry Nelson, professor of asttonomy and astrophysics at UCSC, would direct the Center for Adaptive Optics and is spearheading the effott to obtain NSF funding. The adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton uses a laser beam to measure turbulence in the atmosphere. "Fot astronomy, adaptive optics on latge telescopes promises spectacular improvement in resolurion, making images 10 to 30 times sharper," Nelson said. Adaptive optics is also a powerful tool fot understanding the structure and development of the human rerina and may enable early detection of tiny retinal defects before they become latge enough to threaten a person's vision. Bur rhe complexity of adaptive optics has thus far prevented its routine use. Several highly advanced technologies must be melded to create an adaptive optics system, including precision optics, sensors, deformable mirrors, and lasers. High-speed compurer hardware and sophisricated software systems are needed to integtate and control these technologies. First-generation adaptive optics systems have been developed and are being used for astronomical observations at Lick Observatory and other sites. But the field is still in its infancy, Nelson said. "To bting this technology to matutity and make complex AO systems practical tools for science will require a coherent national ptogtam that btings togethet scientists and engineets with very differenr areas of expertise," Nelson said. This is the type of interdisciplinary challenge that NSF's Science and Technology Centers are meant to address. NSF is expected to fund eight to ten new Science and Technology Centers this yeat. Out of 43 proposals from a broad range of fields, the Center for Adaptive Optics was among 16 serious contendets chosen by NSF for site visits and furrher evaluation. www. ucsc. edulcurrentsl98-99103 -151 nsf.htm
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Title | Currents (April 2, 1999; Vol. 9, No. 7) |
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Transcript | News The environmental review process for a proposed parking structure on Science Hill moved forward last month with a public hearing at Classroom Unit 1 on the project's EIR. Page 2. Digest The Career Center recognized its on- and off-campus partners recently for their support of UCSC students. JoAnne Dlott 1 (seated) of the Santa Cruz | Seaside Company was among 2 those honored. Page 7. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ J Calendar The Paul Taylor Dance Company brings Taylor's latest work, Piazzolla Caldera, to UCSC April 20. The dance performance is set to a tango score by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla. See page 5. VOL. 9, NO. 7 Published monthly by the Office of Public Information for the campus community April 2,1999 Banana Slug Spring Fair coming April 17 CSC will host the Banana Slug Spting Fair on Saturday, April 17. UCSC alumni, current and prospective students and their families, and all friends of the campus are invited to the annual celebrarion, which features presentations, arristic petfotmances, facility tours, and alumni reunions. The campus open house begins at 9 A.M. At this year's fair, UCSC will celebrate its first 30-yeat reunion. UCSC's "pioneet class," who attended the campus when it fitst opened in 1965, will celebtate throughout the weekend. In addition, "The Writing Life/Life on the Page" conference will feature prominent and emerging alumni writets of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and UCSC lirerature and writing faculty. Readings and a panel will be held beginning Friday night at 7 P.M. and continuing on Saturday at 1:30 and 3 P.M in the Kresge Seminar Room, 159 Kresge. year's Banana Slug Spring Fair, Calisse Donathan and t. the Banana Slug Spring Fair program before starting their day. father, TimmTreview' Tours will take place at the art studios, UCSC's eight individual colleges, Long Matine Laboratory, the UCSC Farm and Chadwick Garden, the Arboretum, and facilities for physical education and recreation. Reunions include a luncheon for all alumni, with special recognition to classes celebrating 5- to 30-year See Fair, back page UCSC receives $1. 5 million gift to support Jewish studies Chancellor Greenwood. "Their generous gift constitutes the cornerstone of a major effort to By Barbara McKenna 111 ithagift of $1.5 million, a 111 San Francisco Bay Area build Jewish studies at UCSC. If II couple has established an Because of this endowment we will 1 1 endowmenr for Jewish be able to offet expanded and I 1 studies at UCSC. The gift is ongoing courses, graduate study the largest ptivate donation ever and research opportunities, and received by the Humanities othet academic and public Division. activities in Jewish studies." The gift comes ftom Helen and "Through the endowment, Sanfotd Diller of Woodside, Calif. UCSC will be able to bring a series Named the Helen and Sanford of distinguished visiting professors Diller Family Endowment in to campus fot up to a full academic Jewish Studies, the donation will yeat," explained Jorge Hankamer, '*"SQp"p6fTand"substantially expand dean of UCSC's Humanities UCSC's intetdisciplinary program, Division, which will oversee rhe which focuses on modern Jewish endowmenr acrivities. histoty, life, and cultures. "These visiting scholats will "We are honored that the round our UCSC's current Dillers selected UCSC as the offerings in Jewish studies by home fot this endowment," said See Endowment, back page Endowment will honor slain alumnus By Jennifer McNulty n honor of Terence Freitas, the UCSC alumnus who was recently murdered in South America, an endowment is being established to support the research of undergraduate students in environmental studies. Relatives and friends of the Freitas family have pledged $10,000 to create the fond. The pledge comes from Michael and Patricia Gold and theit three children, who were close friends of rhe Freitas family, and Freitas's grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Shelley of Los Angeles. The Terence Freitas Award in Environmental Studies will be based on need and merit, and preference will be given to undergraduate environmental studies students who are working See Freitas, back page Regents adopt new admissions plan UC Office of the President he University of California Board of Regents approved changes in freshman eligibility last month that will make the top 4 percent of srudents from all California public high schools eligible for UC. The new criteria ensure access to the university and academic excellence among the pool of students eligible for enrollment at UC's eight general campuses. UC faculty developed the new ctiteria following more than a year of analysis and considering ways for the university to increase the number of UC-eligible students, in order to meet its obligation to enroll from the top 12.5 percent of California high school graduates and continue to maintain academic quality. Granting eligibility to students who rank in the top 4 percent of each high school class based on UC-required courses will make nearly 3,600 more students eligible for the university. www. ucsc. edu/currents/98-99103 -221 four.percent.htm National Science Foundation considers funding Center for Adaptive Optics at UCSC By Tim Stephens committee from the National Science Foundation (NSF) visited UCSC last quarter to evaluate a proposal to create a national Centet fot Adaptive Optics on campus. The centet would coordinate the effotts of researchers across the country wotking in the exciting new field of adaptive optics, which has majot applications in asttonomy and vision science. Adaptive optics is a method to actively compensate for changing distorrions that cause blurring of images. Turbulence in the earth's atmosphere causes blurring of astronomical images obtained by ground-based telescopes. Similatly, internal imperfections and small motions in the eye result in blurred vision and also interfere wirh efforts to study the living human retina. UC astronomers are leaders in the development of new astronomical instruments, including adaptive optics systems for relescopes. Jerry Nelson, professor of asttonomy and astrophysics at UCSC, would direct the Center for Adaptive Optics and is spearheading the effott to obtain NSF funding. The adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton uses a laser beam to measure turbulence in the atmosphere. "Fot astronomy, adaptive optics on latge telescopes promises spectacular improvement in resolurion, making images 10 to 30 times sharper," Nelson said. Adaptive optics is also a powerful tool fot understanding the structure and development of the human rerina and may enable early detection of tiny retinal defects before they become latge enough to threaten a person's vision. Bur rhe complexity of adaptive optics has thus far prevented its routine use. Several highly advanced technologies must be melded to create an adaptive optics system, including precision optics, sensors, deformable mirrors, and lasers. High-speed compurer hardware and sophisricated software systems are needed to integtate and control these technologies. First-generation adaptive optics systems have been developed and are being used for astronomical observations at Lick Observatory and other sites. But the field is still in its infancy, Nelson said. "To bting this technology to matutity and make complex AO systems practical tools for science will require a coherent national ptogtam that btings togethet scientists and engineets with very differenr areas of expertise," Nelson said. This is the type of interdisciplinary challenge that NSF's Science and Technology Centers are meant to address. NSF is expected to fund eight to ten new Science and Technology Centers this yeat. Out of 43 proposals from a broad range of fields, the Center for Adaptive Optics was among 16 serious contendets chosen by NSF for site visits and furrher evaluation. www. ucsc. edulcurrentsl98-99103 -151 nsf.htm |
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