February 2008
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Pre-med athlete selected for prestigious health policy program in Washington, D.C.
Angel Martinez was 12 years old when his baby sister was born four months premature. So tiny she would’ve fit in the palm of his hand, baby Dilia was kept in isolation and wouldn’t know her brother’s touch for two months.
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UCSC holding its own in recycling challenge
Week four of the nationwide RecycleMania competition is now in the can, and UCSC is reducing, reusing, and recycling its way to some impressive standings in its rookie year in the challenge.
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Proposed Revisions to UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policies
The University is proposing to revise the following nondiscrimination and affirmative action policies: * UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy Regarding Academic and Staff Employees * Affirmative Action Policy Statement for UC Publications Regarding Employment Practices * Personnel Policies for Staff Members 12, Nondiscrimination in Employment * Personnel Policies for Staff Members 14, Affirmative Action…
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Chancellor condemns attack on researcher
One of our faculty members, whose research addresses human disease, was the target Sunday afternoon of a very disturbing incident at the researcher’s residence in the city of Santa Cruz. The faculty member and family were home when six masked intruders attempted to force their way into the family’s residence. After a confrontation that involved…
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Rats on islands disrupt ecosystems from land to sea, researchers find
The ecological impacts of introduced rats on islands extend far beyond seabird nesting colonies, according to a new UCSC study that provides support for efforts to eradicate rats from the Aleutian Islands.
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Memorial for College Eight Student, Michael C. Wilson
Community members are invited to share and participate in a campus tribute to a beloved student, scholar, friend, brother and son. Michael C. Wilson attended UCSC and majored in mathematics. Mike served as past president of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and co-founder of the Mathematics Diversity Alliance (MDA). He was also a…
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Retirees to meet for potluck lunch
The UCSC Retirees Association will hold its annual Super Soup Luncheon on March 4 at the UCSC Arboretum Horticulture Room.
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Banff Mountain Film Festival screens at the Rio Theater Feb. 29-Mar. 1
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will be in Santa Cruz on February 29 and March 1 at the Rio Theater. The festival benefits the UCSC Wilderness Orientation Scholarship Fund.
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Environmental studies professor, graduate director receive top Alumni Association awards and April 26 luncheon honors
An agroecologist and a Graduate Division director have been selected to receive the Alumni Association’s highest honors for 2007-08.
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Death of UCSC Student, Efrain Sanchez
I am very sorry to inform you that one of our students, Efrain Sanchez Jr., died in his on-campus residence late last week. A first-year student at College Ten, Efrain came to us from the Southern California community of Arleta. Efrain was a 20 year old junior who transferred to UCSC from Los Angeles Pierce…
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