February 2017

Newsletter

UC Santa Cruz received $2.2 million in state funding to expand its innovation and entrepreneurship efforts.

Also Featured

From Klingon to Dothraki: Understanding invented languages

The Linguistics Department is offering a brand-new course on made-up languages, giving students a chance to study the history, purpose, and structure of invented tongues.

Fifty shades of grapes

Botanist Lincoln Taiz, a professor emeritus of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, and his wife Lee Taiz, who worked in his lab as a research biologist, have written a book about the untold story of hanky-panky among plants.

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Alumni Updates

Nwadiuto “DT” Amajoyi: Leadership learned

Born in Nigeria, Nwadiuto “DT” Amajoyi (College Nine ’13, psychology) has written speeches for a senator and prepared case files for Ugandan inmates. Now she’s pursuing an international law degree.

This weekend is for you, come home, UC Santa Cruz Alumni Weekend 2017, April 28–30, #UCSCAlumniWeekend

Calling all alumni

Now, more than ever, it feels right to come home. Join fellow alumni for mingling, reminiscing, learning, and lingering at Alumni Weekend 2017, April 28–30.

Events

Featured Event

Changing Climate: Acting Now to Secure a Sustainable Future A climate science and policy conference, Friday, February 24, and Saturday, February 25

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Alumni Regional Events

London – Tuesday, February 21

Banana Slug Pub Night at The Jerusalem Tavern

Sacramento – Wednesday, March 8

UC Day & Giving Day Reception at Lucca Restaurant

Silicon Valley – Thursday, March 16

UC Santa Cruz Live in Silicon Valley: The Innovative Research of the UC's Natural Reserve System and the Secret Life of Marine Mammals at UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus

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Giving Day