November 2009
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Chemistry professor Phil Crews receives outstanding faculty award
Phillip Crews, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the 2008-09 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.
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Summer 2010 Orientation Dates: Mark Your Calendars
Each year during Summer Orientation the campus officially welcomes new students and their families. Summer Orientation represents the first step toward a student’s academic and social transition into university life, eventually leading to graduation and becoming a UC Santa Cruz alumnus! Faculty, advisers, and staff are an invaluable resource for new students during Orientation. Your…
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UCSC in the News
The media feasted on research about the dietary habits of the notorious “man-eating lions of Tsavo,” which was led by anthropologist Nate Dominy and graduate student Justin Yeakel.
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UCSC Library meets goal to receive $700,000 challenge grant from Kresge Foundation
UCSC has met the requirements to receive a $700,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation toward the modernization and expansion of McHenry Library.
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H1N1 clinics administer 1,800 doses of vaccine to UCSC students
H1N1 influenza immunization clinics on campus during the past two week administered 1800 doses of vaccine to UCSC students. We are awaiting our next shipment of vaccine, at which time additional campus shot clinics will be arranged. A campuswide broadcast email will go out to all students when the next round of shot clinics are…
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Scientists propose a “genome zoo” of 10,000 vertebrate species
In the most comprehensive study of animal evolution ever attempted, an international consortium of scientists plans to assemble a genomic zoo.
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Reduction in Library Journals Subscriptions
In May, I alerted you to the impact of the budget reductions faced by the Library. Over the past 2 years, the University Library’s budget has been reduced by approximately 17 percent. While the cut in FY 09 impacted library operations and staffing, this year’s cut of $1.55 million means the Library’s Collection Budget can…
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In memoriam: Lena Loucks
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the untimely death of Lena Loucks, a Crown College undergraduate, last week. Lena was a second-year student with a proposed major in Environmental Studies. She was an excellent student, making Dean’s Honors twice last year. Lena’s service will take place at 3 p.m.…
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History professor to establish new program in Ancient Studies at UCSC
History professor Charles Hedrick will use his recent UC Presidential Chair appointment to establish and develop a new program in Ancient Studies on the UCSC campus.
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Nobuhiko Kobayashi named co-director of Advanced Studies Laboratory
Nobuhiko Kobayashi, associate professor of electrical engineering, has been appointed co-director of the Advanced Studies Laboratory, a collaborative research facility jointly administered by UCSC and the NASA Ames Research Center.
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Scientists propose a “genome zoo” of 10,000 vertebrate species
In the most comprehensive study of animal evolution ever attempted, an international consortium of scientists plans to assemble a collection of DNA sequences for 10,000 vertebrate species.