2009
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UCSC applauded by state task force for commitment to employee wellness
UCSC’s worksite wellness program recently received a California Fit Business Award for promoting employee health and a healthier workplace.
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Campus Elections – Mandatory Orientation for Student Fee Referendum and Opinion Polls
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming orientations for those interested in authoring a student fee referendum, opinion polls, or SUA Constitutional Amendments on the 2010 Campus Elections ballot. It is mandatory to attend one of these three sessions if you plan to author a referendum, opinion poll or SUA Constitutional Amendment. Please note: No…
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Archived video of the UC Commission on the Future meeting at UCSC
Archived video is available of the October 29 meeting at UC Santa Cruz of the Work Group representatives of the UC Commission on the Future. The Commission on the Future meeting may be viewed at: http://webcast.ucsc.edu/commissionfuture.mov The commission, founded by UC Board of Regents Chairman Russell Gould and President Mark Yudof, is looking at how…
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Economics web site ranks UCSC sixth in the world for research on international finance
The Economics Department was ranked sixth in the world for research in international finance, according to Research Papers in Economics (RePEc).
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New search technique for images and videos has broad applications
Engineers have developed a new approach to a fundamental problem in computer vision: how to program a computer to recognize or categorize what it “sees” in an image or video.
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Ridesharing opportunity for Thanksgiving
Heading home for Thanksgiving? Use Zimride to find others going the same way as you are. Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has partnered with Zimride to provide a UCSC-specific rideshare program that makes it easy to share seats in your car or catch a ride with fellow UCSC students. Zimride works at the spur-of-the-moment for…
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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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Cosmology lectures by Joel Primack and Nancy Abrams now on YouTube
Joel Primack, professor of physics, and his wife Nancy Abrams gave a series of four public lectures at Yale University in October, and videos of those talks are now available on YouTube.
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Studies show marine reserves are an effective tool for managing fisheries
Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats.
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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…