2009
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Global warming likely to be amplified by slow changes to Earth systems
The sensitivity of Earth’s temperature to increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be greater than has been expected on the basis of climate models.
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Planning for 2010-11 budget
Dear Campus Community, As promised in earlier messages, I want to update you on activities related to the UCSC budget. Last Thursday our campus Planning and Budget office updated principal officers, academic Senate leaders, and student and staff representatives on California’s fiscal climate and its potential impact on the 2010-11 UC budget. The news was…
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UCSC in the News
Astronomers Steve Vogt and Greg Laughlin were quoted in extensive media coverage of their discovery of new planets around nearby Sun-like stars …
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Policy on substance abuse
The Chancellor has recently issued the annual notice regarding the University of California’s policy on substance abuse. The notice describes the policy, your responsibilities in compliance and enforcement, and provides advice on how to help a colleague or yourself. Please take a moment to review this important information which may be found at http://shr.ucsc.edu/misc/annual-notice-substance-abuse-ltr.pdf.
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Three UCSC professors elected 2009 AAAS Fellows
Three professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Supernova explosions stay in shape
Supernova remnants–the debris from exploded stars–retain information about how their progenitor stars exploded.
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Pre-eruption earthquakes offer clues to volcano forecasters
Pre-eruption earthquakes give scientists an opportunity to study the tumult beneath a volcano and may help them improve the accuracy of eruption forecasts.
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H1N1 Flu Shots Friday 1/8/10 at Student Union
We are pleased to announce that we have a sufficient supply of H1N1 influenza vaccine, which we will administer *to registered students, faculty, and staff with a reservation*. The cost for administration of the H1N1 vaccine is $15. Students may charge the fee to their student account or pay by check or cash. Anthem Blue…
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Soap opera in the marsh: Coots foil nest invaders, reject impostors
Coots have evolved a remarkable set of cognitive abilities to thwart other coots that lay eggs in their neighbors’ nests.
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Icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter may have conditions needed for life
Evidence from recent NASA missions suggests that conditions necessary for life may exist on the icy satellites of Saturn and Jupiter, according to planetary scientist Francis Nimmo.
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UCSC filmmaker Tajima-Peña receives prestigious United States Artists fellowship
Filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña has been named a USA Fellow for 2009 by United States Artists.
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New planet discoveries suggest low-mass planets are common around nearby stars
An international team of planet hunters has discovered as many as six low-mass planets around two nearby Sun-like stars.