March 20-26, 2000
Vol. 4, No. 29
Physicists, astronomers work on space-based gamma ray telescope
UCSC scientists are now involved in several aspects of NASA's Gamma ray Large Area
Space Telescope (GLAST), scheduled for launch in 2005. After years of planning and
evaluation of proposals, NASA announced in February the main investigations on which
the project will focus. The Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP) will
take the lead in designing and building one of the principal components of the instrument,
and a proposal by associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics Stephen Thorsett
was chosen as one of four "interdisciplinary scientist investigations"
to broaden the scientific expertise involved in the project. (More)
T.A. strike called off by United Auto Workers
Campus bicyclists get extra boost with new bike shuttles
Traffic alert: Street closures on campus
Cheerful crowds celebrate the opening of Seymour Center
Alumni, undergraduate researchers makes 'UC Day' a success
More summer classes one key to UC enrollment plans
UC honors 'legislators of the year'
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