2008
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Shopping Our Way to Safety: Sociology professor Andrew Szasz says ‘buying green’ may be lulling consumers into a false sense of security
Like a marketer’s dream come true, Americans have responded to environmental degradation by shopping, as if buying bottled water and organic vegetables will protect them from pollution.
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‘Endangered’ features creatures both exotic and familiar
“Endangered,” Santa Cruz wildlife photographers Kennan and Karen Ward’s 4th annual Earth Day presentation, is at 7 p.m. April 19 at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz.
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David Haussler honored by International Society for Computational Biology
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) has awarded its Senior Scientist Accomplishment Award to David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UCSC.
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Campus and industry representatives discuss benefits of partnerships in Silicon Valley
UCSC officials joined industry representatives last week for a panel discussion on the benefits of industry-university partnerships in Silicon Valley.
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IMS researcher Adina Paytan appointed Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer
Adina Paytan, an associate research professor in UCSC’s Institute of Marine Sciences, has been appointed as a 2008-09 Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer.
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Santa Cruz AIDS Walk, April 19, raises money for outreach, awareness
Join hundreds of participants for the 18th Annual Santa Cruz AIDS Walk on Saturday, April 19. The walk raises money for HIV-related programs and to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Santa Cruz.
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Spring’s the thing at Quarry Plaza
Quarry Plaza comes alive with bustling movement and color as students check out offerings from various organizations.
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Social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew receives faculty award from Division of Social Sciences
Social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew’s pathbreaking research on racism has earned him international honors as well as the admiration of his peers at UC Santa Cruz, who have named him the recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Social Sciences Emeriti Faculty
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Science as the Muse for Art: Melissa Gwyn paints ‘Molecules That Matter’
Assistant professor of art Melissa Gwyn has contributed four paintings to an unusual exhibition, “Molecules That Matter,” at Skidmore College’s Tang Museum.
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UCSC alumna Dana Priest wins Pulitzer Prize for Walter Reed exposé
Dana Priest, the Washington Post reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for her work exposing the government’s secret ‘black site’ prisons, has won journalism’s highest honor again, this time for her exposé of the mistreatment of wounded veteran
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SUA Elections Update
For those students not running for office, please note that there are plenty of opportunities to become involved throughout the elections process, including: Signing candidate petitions: -For SUA officer positions, please remember not to sign more than one candidate petition for the same position (otherwise could lead to the disqualification of a candidate). -For college…
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Sammy the Slug in national spotlight
Our Sammy the Slug mascot, nationally ranked in a recent ESPN poll (http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=1933), will be showcased on CBS’s popular Sunday Morning show this weekend as part of the network’s promotion of the Final Four men’s basketball championships. Bill Geist, a CBS correspondent and regular on the show, will wear our slug suit (on loan from…