Academic Enrichment
Discovery Lectures
Renowned scientists and engineers will hold talks on a plethora of research topics. These talks focus on current research in the speaker’s field and are designed to introduce students to a wide variety of subjects, expanding their learning outside of their cluster topics. Discovery Lectures are held Monday and Wednesday mornings, and are open to the entire campus community.
Scheduled COSMOS Discovery Lectures for 2008:
Please note that lectures scheduled for 2008 are still subject to change.
Monday, June 30th
A Journey Back to the Big Bang
Raja Guha Thakurta, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Sandra Faber, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Wednesday, July 2nd
Great Challenges for 21st Century Scientists
George Brown, Professor of Physics
Monday, July 7th
TBA
Adina Payton, Associate Research Professor of UCSC Institute of Marine Sciences
Wednesday, July 9th
Tesla Coil
Hartmut Sadrozinski, Professor of Physics,
Terry Schalk, Professor of Physics,
Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics at UCSC
Monday, July 14th
Bioluminescence, Biodiversity, and Biotechnology:
Lessons from Deep-Sea Gelatinous Zooplankton
Steven Haddock, Research Scientist,
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Wednesday, July 16th
Physics of Bubbles
Louis Pearl
The Science of Bubble-ology
Monday, July 21st
The Thousand Dollar Genome
David Deamer, Professor,
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Engineering
Wednesday, July 23st
TBA
Alison Galloway, Professor of Anthropology
Department of Anthropology
Extra Credit Sessions
Extra Credit Sessions are available on some days during student recreation time and are optional for students to attend. Extra Credit Sessions may cover topics such as preparing for College (The UC A-G Requirements), UC Admissions, Cal Tech Admissions, Stanford Admissions, UC Financial Aid and Scholarships, Graduate School, and Medical School.
Scheduled COSMOS Extra Credit Sessions for 2008:
Please note that sessions scheduled for 2008 are still subject to change.
Monday, July 9th
Cal Teach Admissions
California Teach is a University of California program for undergraduate science, math, and engineering majors. Its goal is to increase the number and retention of new, highly qualified math and science teachers in California. UCSC's program offers undergraduates paid K-12 internships, academic and career advising, teacher professional development and mentoring, and other support towards becoming a credentialed teacher.
Monday, July 14th
Cogswell Polytechnical College
A digital arts and engineering institution, Cogswell provides accredited higher education that empowers students to innovate through the fusion of art and engineering.
Monday, July 15th or 17th (Yet To Be Decided)
UC Admissions
The University of California is one of the finest research universities in the world. Its academic offerings span 150 disciplines, with more departments ranked in the top 10 nationally than at any other public or private university. UC admissions recognizes that students take different routes when preparing for college and is determined to familiarize all students with an interest in attending a UC with their admissions requirements
Cluster Field Trips
Field
trips offer students behind-the-scenes access to many regional resources
utilized by UCSC researchers. Some of the places that COSMOS students
may visit include: Long Marine Lab and Seymour Discovery Center,
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Natural Bridges State
Beach, UC’s Lick Observatory, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
and Año Nuevo State Reserve. Field trips will vary between
clusters.
