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Illustration of a family of stilt-legged horses during the last ice age.

A horse is a horse, of course—but not always

An international team of researchers led by Peter Heintzman, a postdoctoral researcher at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered a previously unrecognized genus of extinct horses that roamed North America during the last ice age.

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Marianne McIvor

Marianne McIvor

Staff Human Resources/Benefits Office

The health care facilitator with 15 years of service on campus is December's honoree in the Staff Advisory Board's Staff Recognition Program.

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Tri-county big data project aims to help K-12 students

Tri-county big data project aims to help K-12 students

Rebecca London and Rod Ogawa are helping launch a data-sharing initiative to benefit K-12 students in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties.

Online database lists opportunities for students

Online database lists opportunities for students

Professor Raja GuhaThakurta is cofounder of the Global SPHERE Network that promotes STEM programs and mentors for high school students.

State innovation funds support over 500 startups

State innovation funds support over 500 startups

UC Santa Cruz has developed a multifaceted innovation and entrepreneurship program using its share of state funds.

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