July 2009
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Apollo 11 anniversary: Lick Observatory scientists recall landmark experiment 40 years ago
Forty years ago, Lick Observatory scientists helped make history when they teamed up with Apollo 11 astronauts to determine the distance from Earth to the moon with unprecedented accuracy.
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UCSC in the News
The 40th anniversary of the moon landing shone the media spotlight on former Lick Observatory director Joe Miller, who was interviewed by the Santa Cruz Sentinel, KSBW-TV, and KION-TV.
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Budget cuts will make for a different UCSC
UC Santa Cruz, faculty, students, and staff worry about the impact the state’s financial meltdown is having on the campus, and will have on the social and economic health of the state.
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Professor Margaret Delaney named interim vice chancellor, Planning and Budget
Margaret L. (Peggy) Delaney has agreed to serve as interim vice chancellor for Planning and Budget, subject to Regental approval for the interim appointment. She succeeds Meredith Michaels, who has been named vice chancellor, Planning and Budget at Univer
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Broadcast of the July 23 budget forum for staff
The budget forum for staff has now been archived.
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz summer festival opens July 24
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) will explore the always relevant and highly entertaining themes of power, politics, and trust in its 28th season, beginning on Friday, July 24.
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Overview of 2008-09 and 2009-10 budget reductions
Overview of 2008-09 and 2009-10 budget reductions
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New Campus Food Guide available
The fourth edition of the Campus Food Guide offers the campus community a wealth of information on food-related issues.
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Message from Arts Dean David Yager
I write to encourage your support of Shakespeare Santa Cruz, our nationally renowned professional repertory company in residence at UCSC’s Arts Division. As many of you are aware, this is a “do-or-die season” (as quoted in a July 23, 2009 article in the San Jose Mercury News) for Shakespeare Santa Cruz. While I am new…
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Faber leads faculty push to preserve UC luster
World-renowned UCSC astronomer Sandra Faber has become the face and voice of faculty concerned about the future of UC amid the recent painful state budget cuts.
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UC astronomer cheers Mauna Kea selection as site for Thirty-Meter Telescope
A leading astronomer at UC Santa Cruz hailed the selection of Mauna Kea in Hawaii as the site for construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope.
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UC researchers awarded $2.3M to study vocabulary assessment tool
A team of UC researchers creates a new approach to assessing student vocabulary.