October 2009
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Not the same old story
UC Santa Cruz’s computer science, art, and engineering programs look to the innovative leader of Pixar as a role model for new and powerful ways to practice an age-old art: Telling stories.
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UCSC in the News
The San Jose Mercury News published a lengthy feature about ecologist Chris Wilmers’s research on mountain lions in the Santa Cruz mountains.
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Cyber security month tip, week 2: Minimize stored identity info
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This week’s cyber security “tip of the week” focuses on protecting personal identity information.
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Disney/Pixar’s Ed Catmull: Creating magic
The Pixar cofounder is a passionate advocate for creating collaborative environments that bring talented people together.
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Flu: Public Service Announcement #1
October 9, 2009 Contact: Jim Burns (831/459-2495) 30-SECOND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Start: Immediately Stop: When notified by UCSC Public Affairs UCSC’S FLU RESOURCES WEB SITE – AT WWW.UCSC.EDU/FLU – CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF GETTING SEASONAL AND H1N1 FLU. THE WEB SITE ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT MEMBERS OF THE UCSC…
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Telling secrets, sharing lives
Professor Sharon Daniel’s online documentary about women in prison gives a voice to those shut out of the digital revolution.
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Important Flu Information
As you might know, flu can be spread easily from person to person. While the vast majority of adults recover within 5-7 days, there have been rare hospitalizations, and even deaths, from this infection in otherwise healthy college students. We are taking steps to help prevent the spread of flu — both seasonal and H1N1…
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Theater Arts professor Mark Franko to moderate panel on choreographing human rights issues at Lincoln Center
UCSC Theater Arts professor Mark Franko will moderate a roundtable discussion titled “Rights to Move: Choreographing the Human Rights Struggle,” at Lincoln Center on October 10
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Del Mar screens award-winning documentary by Renee Tajima-Peña on Oct. 19
The award-winning documentary Calavera Highway, produced and directed by Renee Tajima-Peña, will screen on Monday, October 19, at 7 p.m. at the Del Mar Theater in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Update from Campus Provost/ Executive Vice Chancellor Kliger
With the first full week of the new term behind us, I’d like to note what an extraordinary beginning it was, and what a normal beginning, too, in many ways. We have thousands of new students starting their academic careers, full of promise and excitement. We have nearly two dozen new faculty members joining us.…