2010
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Reduction in Social Security Payroll Tax for 2011
On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.
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Farm apprentice shares national award in White House presentation
Karen Washington, a 2008 graduate of the apprenticeship class of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz was honored at the White House December 17 for her work with urban gardens in the Bronx.
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UCSC in the News
National Geographic News ran a story about research by planetary scientists Francis Nimmo and Guillaume Robuchon on the possibility of an ocean beneath Pluto’s frozen surface.
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Fossil finger bone yields genome of a previously unknown human relative
DNA extracted from a fossil finger bone has yielded the genome of a previously unknown group of human relatives.
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In Memoriam, Bill Pickles
William L. (Bill) Pickles died on the night of December 7, 2010.
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History grad teaches English and blogs from China
This month, UC Santa Cruz grad Matthew Palm (Kresge, History, ’10) writes in his periodic blog from China about his teenage students and the impromptu English speeches he asked them to give.
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Recharge pond study reveals dynamics of water infiltration
An infiltration pond in California’s Pajaro Valley has become a laboratory where scientists are working to improve techniques for recharging the region’s depleted aquifer.
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UCSC community reaches out to needy families during holiday season
Community members are helping the less fortunate with food banks and “Giving Tree” donations
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Men’s hoops: Slugs take down Whittier Poets
After a tough defeat to Whitworth College, the UCSC men’s basketball team rallied back to defeat the Whittier Poets 53-47 on Saturday, December 11.
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A Message from President Yudof
As the year comes to a close, I want to extend my sincere appreciation for your dedication and hard work on behalf of the University of California.
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UCSC professors urge passage of the DREAM Act
Eleven UC Santa Cruz professors and lecturers are among more than 300 university scholars across the nation who have signed an open letter urging passage of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.
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UCSC scientists help California coastal communities prepare for sea level rise
Sea level is rising, and California’s coastal communities will need to prepare for the gradual inundation of low-lying areas, as well as increased erosion rates and damage from storms.