June 2007
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California Whistleblower Protection Act
Dear Colleagues, Provisions of the California Whistleblower Protection Act (Government Code Sections 8545.2 and 8548.3) require the University to post notices regarding the Act and, on an annual basis, to provide a copy of the notice to all employees who have UC authorized access to email. The notice includes information on what to report, where…
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UCSC Blue Light Emergency Telephone Outage
We write to inform you that the campus “Blue Light” emergency telephone located at the Hagar Drive bus stop, between the Bay Tree Bookstore and the new Humanities & Social Sciences building, will be out of service for five weeks beginning Wednesday, June 27. The entire telephone unit will be removed so that work can…
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TAPS 2007-08 Parking and Program Renewals
Final discussions on 2007-08 parking permit and bus pass rates are still underway. However, in the interest of everyone having the appropriate permit or pass as soon as possible, Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) is now accepting renewals of parking permits and Faculty/Staff Bus Passes. To access to the on-line application form, please visit the…
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UC Santa Cruz biologist Hinrich Boeger named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Hinrich Boeger, assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
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Event celebrates approval of permanent staff advisor to Regents
More than 100 UC staff, including UC President Robert Dynes, Associate President Linda Williams, Regent Odessa Johnson, and UCSC Acting Chancellor George Blumenthal, gathered to celebrate a permanent Staff Advisor to the Regents Program on June 7.
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Bird researcher Brian Walton dies
I am sorry to report that we have learned that Brian Walton, who served as the coordinator of the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group for the past 31 years, died this past Friday. Under Brian’s leadership, the UCSC research group was instrumental in the restoration of the peregrine falcon on the West Coast. Nearly…
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New diversity course to be expanded
A new diversity course based at Cowell College went so well this year that organizers plan to expand it for the 2007-08 year.
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Campus facilities, offices switch to summer hours
Many UCSC offices and facilities have more limited hours during the summer.
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Folksinger Utah Phillips to perform at the Arboretum June 21
The UCSC Arboretum’s summer concert series continues with legendary folksinger Bruce “Utah” Phillips on Thursday, June 21.
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UCSC to host weeklong philosophy conference on Wittgenstein
More than 40 scholars from across the country and abroad will gather at UCSC the week of June 21-28 for a conference on philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and his significance for contemporary philosophy of mind. The event will be hosted by UCSC associate professor of philosophy Daniel Guevara and assistant professor of philosophy Jonathan Ellis. “Wittgenstein…
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Brian Walton, leader of falcon recovery effort, dies at age 55
Brian Walton, whose leadership of the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group was highlighted by the pivotal role the group played in the restoration of the peregrin falcon on the West Coast, died on June 15 at a Santa Cruz hospital. Walton, who served a