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Volume 3 Number 3 August 10-23, 1998 Administrative Messages Calendar Classified Ads Contracts and Grants Making the News Take Note Slug Sports Search Past Issues Go to Past Issues Text Edition	Study shows death of Cheetah cubs has little effect on population The prospects for cheetah cubs in East Africa's Serengeti plains are grim: Only about 5 percent make it to adulthood, while most fall prey to lions and hyenas. Surprisingly, a careful analysis of cheetah population dynamics now suggests that in the long run, cheetah populations are affected far less by the deaths of cubs than they are by adult deaths. (More photos)	Currents Online is produced every two weeks during the summer. The next issue will be posted on Monday, August 24. Biography garners awards and a musical score UCSC's Patchen collection featured in London exhibits Campus announces new major in German studies UCSC plans 'controlled burn' of campus meadowland Japan Foundation grant boosts East Asian studies collection Millennium Committee submits report Symposium highlights 20 years of research at Big Creek reserve Book collection outgrows McHenry Library

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