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Lectures @ UC Santa Cruz

Stimulating Lectures Open to the Community

Each year, the academic and programmatic departments at UC Santa Cruz present a rich array of distinguished lectures that are free and open to the public. This is a listing of those programs that would be of most interest to the general public.

This website will be updated throughout the year with current information and additions. For further information, please contact Beth Nelson, University Events Office, at (831) 459-1438 or via email at Bnelson@ucsc.edu.

For a more complete listing of lectures and other events at UCSC, please visit the Campus Calendar at www.events.ucsc.edu/calendar.

The 20th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
Yolanda King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., on “Living the Dream,” a discussion of the importance of continuing Dr. King’s work and philosophy. Tuesday, January 20, 2004, 7:00 p.m, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.

Faculty Research Lecture
Barbara Rogoff, UCSC Foundation Professor of Psychology, UC Presidential Chair, and nationally recognized cross-cultural researcher on children and learning. Thursday, February 5, 8:00 p.m., Music Center Recital Hall, UCSC.

Emeritus Faculty Lecture
Elliot Aronson, UCSC emeritus professor of psychology and the only recipient of all three American Psychological Association’s awards for academic writing, teaching and research. “The Elephant in the Parlor: How the Columbine High School Massacre Could Have Been Prevented.” Wednesday, February 11, 8:15 p.m., Media Theater, UCSC.

The Sinsheimer Lecture
Robert Gallo, M.D., director of the Institute of Human Virology and the Division of Basic Science at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and co-discoverer of the HIV virus as the cause of AIDS. Thursday, March 4, 2004, 4:00 p.m., Multipurpose Room at Colleges Nine and Ten, UCSC.

Center for Justice, Tolerance and Community Lecture
Ernie Cortez, regional director for the Industrial Areas Foundation. Tuesday, April 13, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Holy Cross Church Parish Hall, Santa Cruz.

Banana Slug Spring Fair Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Sandra Faber, renowned University Professor of Astronomy and UCO/Lick Observatories Astronomer, has been involved with two of the major optical astronomy ventures of recent years: the Hubble Space Telescope and the W. M. Keck Observatory. Saturday, April 17, 2004, 1:30 p.m., Bhojwani Dining Room at the University Center (above the College Nine Dining Hall), UCSC.

The Spring Halliday Lecture
Geoffrey Marcy, professor of astronomy at UC Berkeley, astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatories, and renowned planet hunter. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, 8:00 p.m. Location TBA.

The First Annual Keeley Lecture
Jane Lubchenko, Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology and Distinguished Professor of Zoology at Oregon State University, member of the Pew Oceans Commission, and world- recognized expert on nearshore regions of the Pacific Coast. Spring 2004. Date, time, location, TBA.

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