February 2007
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Student Town Hall
The Student Union Assembly would like to invite the UCSC community to the Student Town Hall. We hope you will join us in a dialogue about issues on campus like: Diversity, Responses to Student Activism, Quality of Education, Funding, Student Services, and Administrative Sensitivity to student needs. We know that some of these topics are…
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UCSC hosts conference to keep young girls interested in science
An event at UCSC on Saturday, March 3, will help middle and high school girls from the Monterey Bay region prepare for their future through a program called “Expanding Your Horizons” designed to inspire girls’ enthusiasm for math and science.
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Photographer Frans Lanting presents “The Making of Life: A Journey through Time” on March 17
Nature photographer Frans Lanting will share the story behind the making of his multimedia presentation Life: A Journey through Time at an event on Saturday, March 17.
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Sloan Research Fellowships awarded to three UC Santa Cruz faculty
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has selected three UCSC faculty members to receive 2007 Sloan Research Fellowships.
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Compton Superior Court Judge Kelvin D. Filer speaks March 12 at UC Santa Cruz
As a Superior Court Judge in the Southern California city of Compton, Kelvin D. Filer sees more than his share of cases involving murder, drugs, and gang violence. As a product of the same neighborhood, Filer is a powerful role model who has devoted himse
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UCSC biologist Terrie Williams wins 2007 Women of Discovery Award
Terrie Williams, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, joins Jane Goodall and three other scientists as winners of the 2007 Women of Discovery Awards from Wings WorldQuest.
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UCSC economics grad reconnects with campus to help others
Santa Cruz native Stephen Bruce recently reconnected with UCSC, where he is opening doors for students by funding a fellowship for aspiring high school math and science teachers, and creating a fellowship for graduate students in politics.
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Winter 2007 Staff Brown Bag Forum
The Staff Advisory Board will host the winter-quarter Staff “Brown Bag” Open Forum with Acting Chancellor George Blumenthal on Tuesday, February 27, from 12:30 to 1:40 p.m., in Classroom Unit 2. Topics to be discussed include the staff advisor position to the Board of Regents and an update on pension issues, diversity working groups, and…
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Sixth Annual Campus Earth Summit
On behalf of the Campus Sustainability Council and the Student Environmental Center, I invite you to attend the Sixth Annual Campus Earth Summit Friday, March 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stevenson Event Center. As we move into the 21st Century, we have incredible opportunities to incorporate sustainability into every aspect of…
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$1 million gift from Jack Baskin establishes endowed chairs in engineering and humanities at UCSC
Philanthropist Jack Baskin has continued his remarkable record of support for the University of California, Santa Cruz, with two $500,000 gifts establishing endowed chairs, one in the Humanities Division that honors his wife, Peggy Downes Baskin, and anot
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Media Advisory: Baskin School of Engineering Kicks Off 10th Anniversary Celebrations
Media are invited to attend an Open House at the Baskin School of Engineering on Friday, February 23, featuring lab tours, research poster displays, refreshments, and other activities.
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Sexualization of girls is linked to common mental health problems in girls and women, says APA task force chaired by UC Santa Cruz professor
A report of the American Psychological Association (APA) released today (Monday, February 19) found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls’ self-image and