TuesdayNewsdayVol. 7 - Issue 26 - March 30, 2021 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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![](/2021/03/images/elephant-seals-600px.jpg) Elephant seals fast during mating season and can lose up to a third of their body weight during this time. (Photo by Dan Costa) |
A new study led by scientists at UC Santa Cruz shows that elephant seals take more risks early in their migration when their stores of body fat are lowest, and change their activity patterns strategically as their body condition improves. With more fat on their bodies, the seals increasingly prioritize safety over feeding. |
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![Campus launches summer orientation with credit](/2015/05/images/hughey-richard-400.jpg) | By Richard Hughey, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education The credit-bearing Slug Orientation courses will orient students to campus, university life, and academic success. |
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![Health center pivots to provide pandemic services](/2021/03/images/elizabeth-miller-500px.jpg) | At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UCSC Student Health Center had to quickly change everything it was doing while remaining open for students. |
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![This is ... Rachel Carson College](/tuesday-newsday/2021/march-30/images/rachel-carson-250px.jpg) | Rachel Carson College is a crucial component of the university's world renowned programs in the environment, ecology, and sustainability. |
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![Center marks fifth year in teaching, learning](/2021/03/images/estela-bensimon-250px.jpg) | The Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning will celebrate its anniversary on April 14 with a convocation featuring Estela Bensimon, professor of higher education. |
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![Sediments reveal climate's role in carbon cycle](/tuesday-newsday/2021/march-30/images/ocean-chemistry.jpg) | A new analysis of strontium isotopes reveals how the global carbon cycle has responded to changes in climate and sea level through geologic time. |
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![Ecologist Erika Zavaleta named to CA commission](/tuesday-newsday/2021/march-30/images/erika-zavaleta-350.jpg) | Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Erika Zavaleta, UCSC professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, to the California Fish and Game Commission.
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![30 years of connections, programs, encouragement](/tuesday-newsday/2021/march-30/images/black-academy-250p.jpg) | The African American Resource and Cultural Center celebrates 30 years of creating meaningful change for UC Santa Cruz students of color. |
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