New oral history reflects on the evolution of Santa Cruz cultural life A new oral history on a prominent member of the Santa Cruz music world has just been released by the Regional History Project of the University Library. In the volume, Ernest T. "Bud" Kretschmer reflects on the significant local cultural developments of the last decade and his role in those events (more). CURRENTS ONLINE is produced every two weeks during the summer. The next issue will be posted on Monday, July 31. Text Only Version	July 17-30, 2000 Vol. 5, No. 2 UCSC names NASA Ames Research Park as preferred site for Silicon Valley Center Ecologist contributes to congressional report on fishery management Drop in at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center for fun and informative activities Task force completes academic planning for regional center; issues report Biology Department splits to form two new departments Summer construction continues with multiple projects under way English Language Institute attracts Egyptian educators to Santa Cruz Working draft of human genome sequence now publicly available on UCSC web site