TuesdayNewsdayVol. 8 - Issue 2 - September 21, 2021 |  |
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 The campus and larger community are thrilled to welcome students back. The campus has partnered with downtown Santa Cruz organizations to host the first Downtown Day on Friday. (Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta) |
A campus kept quiet and sparsely populated for 18 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic came buzzing back to life. Cars stuffed with belongings cruised up Hagar Road. At the colleges, yellow moving carts were filled with boxes, bags, suitcases, snacks, blankets, and fringe-covered pillows. |
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 | Sammy, faculty, and staff missed everyone! We are so thrilled to have you all back on campus for the new academic year. |
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 | UCSC emerita professor of literature Karen Tei Yamashita will be awarded the 2021 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. |
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 | Doctoral candidate Ismael Illescas' research interprets graffiti’s deeper meaning among Latinx and Black urban subcultures in Los Angeles. |
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 | Grants from the UC Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative will prepare doctoral students for faculty careers in LALS and bio-sciences. |
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 | Giving Day, UC Santa Cruz’s fast-paced 24-hour crowdfunding contest, returns Nov. 3, with an emphasis on programs designed to support students. |
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 | With experience, training, and ideas of their own, postdoctoral scholars, such as Karen Arcos, pictured, play an important role in furthering research.
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 | Astrophysicist Alexie Leauthaud's "Seed Spoon Science" program with education professor Samuel Severance promotes STEM diversity with science, gardening. |
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 | Washington Post - September 13, 2021
Karen Tei Yamashita to receive honorary National Book Award |  | Diverse - September 14, 2021
Two Grants To Help UC Santa Cruz Improve Faculty Diversity |  | The New Yorker - September 15, 2021
Growing Uncertainty in the Central Valley |  | Philippine Daily Inquirer - September 16, 2021
Fil-Am’s fantasy novel mines native music, culture for resistance, healing |  | Washington Monthly - September 16, 2021
America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting |  | VTDigger - September 16, 2021
Vermont Conversation: A new film traces Rutland’s struggles with poverty and xenophobia |  | KSQD - September 16, 2021
Solving the housing crisis: a talk with Prof. Steve McKay |  | Good Times - September 14, 2021
As Drought Worsens, Local Agencies Seek Ambitious Water Solutions |
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