September 28, 1994 Contact: Robert Irion (408/459-2495)

CHARLES DANIEL NAMED DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES AT UC SANTA CRUZ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Professor emeritus of biology Charles Daniel, one of the founding faculty members at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been appointed dean of the Division of Graduate Studies at UCSC. Daniel's appointment, the result of an on-campus search, took effect August 1.

Daniel will oversee programs and issues that affect the nearly 1,000 graduate students at UCSC, such as recruitment, teaching and research support, enrollment planning, and graduate student life. Because Daniel participated in the VERIP III retirement program earlier this year, he will serve as dean on recall status at 49 percent time.

Daniel replaces professor of linguistics Jorge Hankamer, who had served as acting dean of the Division of Graduate Studies and Research. That position was restructured this year into two part- time positions: Daniel's post and the associate vice chancellor for research, held by professor of earth sciences James Gill.

Daniel is noted for his research on growth and aging processes in cells, particularly in mammary glands. His work has implications for understanding how mammary tissues develop, both in health and during diseases such as breast cancer. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation, and two drug companies have funded Daniel's work nearly continuously since 1968. He recently received a major new grant for breast-cancer research from the U.S. Army and another large grant from the NIH to support new studies on the interactions of hormones with the breast.

Previous administrative positions held by Daniel include acting associate academic vice chancellor and chairman of the Biology Department. Earlier this year, he received the "outstanding faculty award" from his peers in UCSC's Natural Sciences Division. He joined the faculty in 1965.

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