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History professor to establish new program in Ancient Studies at UCSC

Nov 4, 2009 History professor Charles Hedrick will use his recent UC Presidential Chair appointment to establish and develop a new program in Ancient Studies on the UCSC campus....

UCSC scores high in competition for UC multi-campus research funding

Jul 21, 2009 Four research programs headquartered at UC Santa Cruz have received awards in the 2009 UC Multi-Campus Research Programs and Initiatives Competition (MRPI). ...

History professor Dana Frank contributes op-ed to San Francisco Chronicle about crisis in Honduras

Jul 1, 2009 Professor of history Dana Frank has contributed an op-ed piece titled "Obama's Honduran Test" to today's San Francisco Chronicle about Sunday's coup in Honduras....

UCSC lecturer receives France's highest academic honor

May 8, 2009 History lecturer Gildas Hamel has been awarded one of the French government’s highest academic honors--the Palmes Académiques, for his lifelong work teaching French language and culture. ...

30 Grads in 30 Days: Birte Dedeyan Klug

Apr 29, 2009 B.A., history, with a concentration on Asia and the Islamic World...

UCSC Jewish Studies Distinguished Lecture and Alumni Conference this weekend--April 24, 26

Apr 23, 2009 UCSC alumnus James E. Young--an award-winning author, professor, and consultant for major memorials and museums--will deliver the Helen Diller Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture on Friday, April...

30 Grads in 30 Days: Shelly Chan

Apr 22, 2009 Ph.D., History...

UCSC alumnus wins 2009 Sundance directing award for first feature film

Jan 25, 2009 First-time director and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Cary Joji Fukunaga received the award for "Best Director, U.S. Drama," at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival for his film Sin Nombre....

UCSC receives $150,000 grant for Jewish Studies program

Dec 1, 2008 UC Santa Cruz has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the David B. Gold Foundation to support a new project in the campus's Jewish Studies Program. ...

Two UCSC humanities professors win President's Research Fellowships

Apr 30, 2008 Two UC Santa Cruz professors have won UC President's Research Fellowships in the Humanities. Noriko Aso, assistant professor of history, and John Bowin, assistant professor of philosophy, are among...