2008
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Eight Slugs receive prestigious Fulbright grants
UC Santa Cruz had eight Fulbright Program grantees in 2007-08–a feat it’s only accomplished twice before in the past 15 years, and a higher ratio of accepted candidates versus applicants than many prestigious private universities.
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UCSC’s tradition of stewardship
Careful and deliberate stewardship of the magnificent UC Santa Cruz campus for more than four decades has ensured that the natural environment is maintained alongside world-class facilities for teaching and research.
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UCSC in the News
The Silicon Valley Business Journal ran a Q&A about the UCSC Genome Browser with bioinformatics experts David Haussler and Jim Kent.
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New Faculty 2008-09
New faculty who have joined the campus this fall or will do so during the 2008-09 academic year are listed by division.
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Business partners bridge campus and community
Many Santa Cruz-area businesses generously support UC Santa Cruz.
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Signing up–again: Another big donation from the McCrary family
For the second time, the McCrary family of Davenport has donated a massive redwood timber for UCSC’s iconic sign.
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UCSC Wind Ensemble to perform at Carnegie Hall
The UC Santa Cruz Wind Ensemble is set to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall on February 15, 2009.
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Real-life heroes: Deutron Kebebew found mentors, then became one
Although Deutron Kebebew’s life turned out to be something like a movie, it was not the one he had imagined.
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Recognizing community service
To Mary Solari, it’s important to help students who really need it and can advance in their careers “with a little bit of help.”
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Not the same old game: Michael Mateas leads the gaming revolution
Michael Mateas, a lead faculty member in UCSC’s hot new computer game design program, predicts that the interactive structure of computer gaming will soon transform media as diverse as movies, visual art, fiction, documentaries, teaching materials, and ev
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Dick Cheney’s indictment signals need for a federal civil grand jury
We need a civil grand jury at the federal level to investigate allegations of government wrongdoing that reach beyond the limited judicial boundaries of state jurisdictions.