December 2007
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Update on Science Hill encampment
Campus grounds crews report that people who had camped illegally on the ground at a Science Hill site during the past six weeks departed over the weekend. While a few people remain in the trees, crews are cleaning up the site on the ground this morning. Since the people in the trees and their wooden…
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Environmental studies presents two student awards
The year wrapped up happily for two undergraduates in environmental studies, who received awards that were announced December 12.
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Losses of long-established genes contributed to human evolution, scientists find
The evolution of new genes is not the only way for a species to change. UCSC scientists have now carried out the first systematic computational analysis to identify long-established genes that were lost during human evolution.
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UCSC faculty receive $4.5 million in new grants for stem cell research
Two UCSC faculty members have received major grants totalling $4.5 million for stem cell research from the California Insitute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
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Coastal Commission approval of our Coastal Long Range Development Plan
I am delighted to inform you that, moments ago, the California Coastal Commission approved UCSC’s Coastal Long Range Development Plan. This is very exciting news for our faculty, staff, and students-and for our campus, which for decades has contributed to the field of marine sciences through the educational and research activities at Long Marine Laboratory.…
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California Coastal Commission approves UC Santa Cruz’s Coastal LRDP
At a hearing today in San Francisco, the California Coastal Commission approved UC Santa Cruz’s Coastal Long Range Development Plan (CLRDP), a land-use blueprint for possible future development at the site of UCSC’s Long Marine Laboratory.
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UCSC selected to join new Science Education Alliance
UCSC has been selected as one of 12 inaugural members of the Science Education Alliance (SEA), a new program developed and funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) that aims to enhance the teaching of science and inspire new generations of res
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UCSC geologist probes undersea seismic zone as part of new deep-drilling experiment
The first effort to drill into an undersea zone where massive earthquakes and tsunamis are generated has yielded new data on the stresses that build up there, according to UCSC geologist Casey Moore.
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Death of UCSC Student
I am sorry to inform you of the death of first-year Chemistry and Biochemistry graduate student Anthony DiCapua. Tony died unexpectedly at his home in Rockledge, Florida on November 28. Please join me in extending our most heartfelt condolences to Tony’s family and all in the campus community who loved and cared for him.
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NAACP chairman to address King Convocation Jan. 30
Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will speak at UCSC’s 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation January 30.
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Study finds oral traditions effectively warn people about tsunamis and reduce mortality
Oral traditions are a very efficient means of tsunami education, according to a new study that researchers say shows the power of education to reduce mortality from tsunamis.
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John Mock elected to council of Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
Hindi and Urdu lecturer John Mock has been elected to the Executive Council of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS) for a four-year term. The organization joins people with wide-ranging interests in the Himalayan region with the goal of increasing awareness of the unparalleled diversity of the human and natural worlds within the…