September 2009
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Fall Move-in Activities for Students
Beginning Thursday, September 17 through Sunday, September 20, the campus is pleased to welcome the Class of 2013. About 7,000 new and returning students will be moving in to on- and off-campus residential housing throughout move in weekend, a campus-wide effort to welcome students, families, and friends and help students get the new academic year…
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Lick Observatory honors Kenneth and Gloria Levy with inaugural James Lick Award
Kenneth and Gloria Levy will receive the James Lick Award in recognition of their generous support for the Automated Planet Finder telescope.
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UCSC in the News
AIDS vaccine research led by Phillip Berman was covered by the San Jose Mercury News and Medical News Today.
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UCSC lecturer wins award for innovation in teaching Spanish
Spanish Language lecturer María Victoria González Paganihas has been awarded the IV Cristóbal de Villalón Award for “Innovation in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language.”
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September 11 update from Campus Provost/EVC Kliger
We are less than two weeks away from the beginning of fall Quarter. Many students begin returning to campus next week. Student Affairs, the Colleges and many other operating units are collaborating on plans to welcome students and their families. I want to express my personal appreciation for everything so many of you are doing…
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Blumenthal takes part in group envisioning UC’s future
UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal is co-chair of the Size and Shape of UC committee, one of the working groups established under the UC Commission on the Future.
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$3.5 million NIH grant supports AIDS vaccine research
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded a $3.5 million grant for AIDS vaccine research at UCSC.
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Genome Sequencing Center offers state-of-the-art sequencing services
The UCSC Genome Sequencing Center is now available to accept samples from investigators at other academic institutions as well as regional biotechnology companies.
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Pool is now open
The 50-meter pool at the East Field, which has been closed since May 1 for renovation, is now open.
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Educational Partnership Center has moved
The Educational Partnership Center (EPC) has moved to a new location on the Westside of Santa Cruz.
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September 4 update from Campus Provost/EVC Kliger
Now that we have received guidance from the UC Office of the President on pay reductions and furloughs, we are intensively developing implementation plans for our campus. Several complex issues, some of which may require further guidance from the Office of the President, remain to be worked out. Our goal is to have as many…
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UCSC in the News
The Los Angeles Times covered the results of a new statewide public-opinion poll, conducted by psychology professor Craig Haney, about attitudes toward the death penalty.