TuesdayNewsdayVol. 2 - Issue 3 - October 06, 2015 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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![](/2015/10/images/ccc_uc_santa_cruz_stairs-600.jpg) student climbing stairs |
Launching today and running through Dec. 10, the contest challenges all UC faculty, staff, and students to reduce their carbon footprints and use an online tool to track their activity, earn points for their campus, and move toward carbon neutrality for the university as a whole by 2025. |
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![Jeff Rockwell](/tuesday-newsday/2015/october-06/images/rockwell_2015_09-250.jpg) | Director of Special Events, left, a 25-year veteran, is the first monthly featured staff member selected by the Staff Advisory Board from nominations submitted by staff. |
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![Grants support efforts to fight deadly bat disease](/tuesday-newsday/2015/october-06/images/infected-bats-250.jpg) | UC Santa Cruz scientists will conduct field trials this winter of two strategies for protecting little brown bats from white-nose syndrome. |
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![Gift funds new endowment for UCSC Natural Reserves](/tuesday-newsday/2015/october-06/images/younger2-250.jpg) | Endowment established by the Helen and Will Webster Foundation broadens opportunities to use natural reserves as living labs and outdoor classrooms. |
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![Campus wins best practice award for drought planning](/tuesday-newsday/2015/october-06/images/water-meter-250.jpg) | UC Santa Cruz was able to meet city water restrictions because of nearly 10 years of previous planning and collaboration with city water officials. |
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See our comprehensive list of upcoming events. |
Ken Norris Memorial Lecture, 7 p.m. October 15. |
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