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JANUARY 2021

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UC Santa Cruz has great ambitions for the coming decades, including continued advancement of its academic and research missions, expanded access to higher education for the next generation of Californians, and more on-campus housing options for students and employees.

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Firefighters were able to save most of the buildings on Mt. Hamilton, including the residences of Lick Observatory employees, but there was extensive damage to peripheral buildings and infrastructure. (Photo courtesy of Lick Observatory)
The Friends of Lick Observatory helped fund wildfire recovery efforts for the historic observatory, where telescopes were saved but infrastructure was damaged.
A new paper examining the behaviors and beliefs that strengthen bonds between mothers and their nonspeaking autistic children challenged researchers to reimagine concepts of social connection.

A research partnership explores the special bond between mothers and their nonspeaking children with autism.

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Upcoming events are being delivered virtually; check calendar.ucsc.edu for the latest updates.

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Kristen Lee, sustainability programs manager (right), with wife Josette Kniffen. Their cabin on 11 acres on Swanton Road burned to the ground in the CZU August Lightning Complex fires. —Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta

A UC Santa Cruz staff member reflects on the devastating loss of their home in the CZU August Lightning Complex fires.

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Barbara Ferrer, director of Los Angeles County’s Public Health Department
Los Angeles County’s top public health official is at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Erick Melara, second-year medical student at the Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Erick Melara: Healing words

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Erick Melara, a second-year medical student at the Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, uses his podcast, Behind the White Coat, to highlight underrepresented and low-income people in the medical field.
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We all miss our beloved campus so much, so we've created the UCSC Minute video series. One blissful minute each week of campus scenery—a balm for the soul in these stressful times. Check out the full collection of UCSC Minute videos on our YouTube page.
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