2008
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Memorial for Gary Lease on Saturday, Feb. 2
A memorial for Gary Lease, former chair and professor of the History of Consciousness Department, will take place on Saturday, February 2, at 2 p.m. in the Humanities Lecture Hall. For more information, go to: Humanities web site.
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Mary Doyle appointed new vice chancellor for information technology
We are very pleased to announce that the Board of Regents for the University of California has confirmed the appointment of Mary M. Doyle as the new Vice Chancellor for Information Technology (VCIT) at UC Santa Cruz. She replaces Vice Provost Larry Merkley, who is retiring after serving in the position since February 2003. We…
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Undergraduate applications to UC Santa Cruz soar
More high school seniors and prospective transfer students than ever applied to study at the University of California, Santa Cruz, for fall 2008.
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Campus provost provides update on proposed budget cuts for the 2008-09 year
I’m writing to update you on the state budget situation and share preliminary thoughts about how we intend to approach campus planning for the upcoming fiscal year. Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2008-09, released January 10th, includes a 10% reduction in overall state spending. If this proposal is approved, UC will face a…
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Election advisory: UC Santa Cruz experts available for commentary and analysis
As the local, state, and national election season heats up, the following experts at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are available for media interviews.
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Unusual supernovae may reveal intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters
A strange and violent fate awaits a white dwarf star that wanders too close to a moderately massive black hole.
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John Mock receives grant to document traditions in Afghanistan
John Mock, lecturer in Hindi and Urdu, has received a $32,000 grant from the Palo Alto-based Christensen Fund to support a folklorist who will help document the traditions of the people of Wakhan in Afghanistan. The folklorist will collaborate with Wakhi ethnographers to support local pride and enrich potential conservation and ecotourism activities. Mock’s two-year…
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces new season
Artistic Director Marco Barricelli has announced the lineup for his inaugural season at Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC). The 2008 season will combine Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and All’s Well That Ends Well with two contemporary American plays–Burn This, by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, and Bach at Leipzig, by the critically acclaimed young playwright, Itamar…
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Student regents urge UCSC students to apply
Benjamin Allen, the UC law student who sits on the Board of Regents, and D’Artagnan Scorza, who will take the post July 1, visited UCSC Friday to urge students to apply.
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Chancellor’s Undergradute Internship Program seeking applicants
The Chancellors Undergraduate Internship Program (CUIP) is now recruiting qualified student applicants for the 2008-09 academic year.
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Campus celebrates Black History Month with performances, film, concerts, more
Black History Month at UCSC will include a look at black slavery, history, and modern day professionals, courtesy of the African American Theater Arts Troupe. The troupe’s performances are just part of the celebration of Black History Month on campus, which included the Jan. 30 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation and will feature performances,…
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Winter-storm warning issued for Santa Cruz area
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter-storm warning for the Santa Cruz area through Saturday. Rainfall totals are predicted to be in the five- to six-inch range, and winds will gain in strength. This additional rain and wind, coupled with ground saturation from the previous storm systems this month, could potentially result in…