2008
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June is National Internet Safety Month
Some important Internet safety tips from Information Technology Services.
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Interim Leadership for the Arts Division
It is my pleasure to announce that Professor Carolyn (Lyndy) Dean has agreed to provide interim leadership for the Arts Division. I have named Professor Dean to the position of Acting Dean of the Arts. The current search for a new Dean of the Arts is in its final stages. I will be providing further…
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UCSC biochemist Seth Rubin named Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Seth Rubin, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
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Psychology professor M. Brewster Smith receives 2008 award for professional contributions
M. Brewster Smith, professor emeritus of psychology, has received the 2008 award for Distinguished Theoretical and Philosophical Contributions to Psychology from a division of the American Psychological Association (APA).
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New study raises concerns about proposed mitigation strategy for marine bycatch
A recent proposal would compensate for marine bycatch by reducing other impacts on affected species, but a new analysis suggests that this strategy could end up doing more harm than good.
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UCSC Arboretum will institute admission fees starting July 1
The UCSC Arboretum will institute new admission fees effective July 1, 2008.
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Linguistics students give demo of spoken dialogue systems at NASA Ames
Linguistics merged with computer science last week at a hands-on demonstration of spoken dialogue systems by UCSC students at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View.
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Message from President Yudof
Dear Friends: As one of my first acts today, my first day as president of the University of California, I write to extend my good wishes to all of you in the UC community. I chose to come to the University of California because it is the premier public university in the world, with ten…
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Learn to make beautiful bouquets at the Farm & Garden June 21
Join flower expert Jude Moran as she walks you through the basic steps of creating beautiful bouquets at a workshop at the UCSC Farm on Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Update regarding help for people affected by fire
On Thursday (June 12), EVC Kliger sent a message to UCSC managers and supervisors, urging them to look for opportunities to help employees directly affected by the fire in Bonny Doon (See message). Since then, the campus Housing Office has identified two contact phone numbers for employees displaced from housing by the fire: Employees may…
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UCSC in the News
UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.