2005
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UCSC swim team prepares for 12-hour swim across Monterey Bay on Sept. 30
In a grueling test of their endurance, 12 hearty members of the UC Santa Cruz swim team will forsake their pool with a view and plunge into Monterey Bay on September 30 for the seventh annual transbay swim. Accompanied by two kayaks and two support boats, the swimmers will take the plunge at the Santa…
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UCSC and Santa Cruz Cultural Council to collaborate on arts project with NEA grant
The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County has received a $14,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a collaborative project with the UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures program. Titled Connecting Arts and Community, the project will bring high-quality dance experiences to Santa Cruz County youth, their families, and other community…
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UC Santa Cruz launching online job application system
Job-seekers applying for staff positions at UC Santa Cruz can soon forget all about filling out forms by hand and dropping them off in the mail. Beginning Tuesday, September 6, the entire application process will be online. Two free public workshops will be conducted to familiarize prospective applicants with the process. No reservations are required,…
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UC Santa Cruz physicists describe a new mechanism for metallic magnetism
Predicting the magnetic behavior of metallic compounds is a surprisingly difficult problem for theoretical physicists. While the properties of a common refrigerator magnet are not a great mystery, certain materials exhibit magnetic properties that do not fit within existing theories of magnetism. One such material inspired a recent theoretical breakthrough by physicists at the University…
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UCSC instructor links writing to democracy in Higher Education Exchange interview
Don Rothman views the writing classroom as a laboratory for democracy. After 27 years of guiding teachers and 32 years of teaching college students, he is convinced that writing classes are temporary communities in which students can develop critical thinking skills and lifelong habits that can contribute to democracy. A senior writing lecturer and founding…
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New research unveils complex mechanisms that control cell growth and division
Researchers studying the molecular mechanisms that control cell growth and division are piecing together a surprising and complicated regulatory system that offers promising targets for anticancer drugs. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has revealed the interactions between key regulatory proteins that determine when cells initiate the process…
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New ‘Outspoken Speakers’ series featured in Arts & Lectures 2005-06 season
Environmental advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., superstar classical violinist Midori, Grammy-winning mandolinists Mike Marshall and Chris Thile, and Spain’s powerful traditional flamenco troupe Noche Flamenca are just a few of the internationally acclaimed artists and speakers on the 2005-06 UCSC Arts & Lectures season. Kennedy will headline a new “Outspoken Speakers” series featuring lectures and…