April 2010
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UCSC Library to launch new web site on Central-Coast sustainable agriculture and organic farming
Beginning on April 22, a wealth of colorful, informative stories told by dozens of pioneers in the development of organic farming and sustainable food systems in California’s Central Coast region will be available on the UCSC Library’s website. Several years in the making, this documentary project includes interviews with 58 large- and small-scale farmers, farm…
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Message Regarding “4-20”
UCSC anticipates that next week, as in recent years, there will be an unsanctioned and unwelcome “4-20” gathering on campus. It is likely to be disruptive for many on campus and in the surrounding community. This early notification is being provided to help students, faculty and staff, others with valid reasons for visiting UCSC on…
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UCSC in the News
The New York Times reported the appointment of Nicholas Meriwether as the library’s new archivist for the Grateful Dead Archive
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Spring and summer gardening ideas offered at April 25 workshop
For home gardeners looking to improve their backyard’s bounty, spring is the time to get started. Brush up on your gardening skills and get some fresh ideas at a Spring Gardening Workshop on Sunday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the UC Santa Cruz Farm. UCSC’s Alan Chadwick Garden manager Orin Martin…
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UCSC researcher contributes to major hominid fossil find in South Africa
Researchers in South Africa have discovered two remarkably well-preserved fossil skeletons of an ancient human ancestor dating to almost 2 million years ago.
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Articles by UCSC alumna Dana Priest named in top 10 for the decade
A two-part series by Washington Post reporter Dana Priest, a 1981 UC Santa Cruz graduate, on the woeful treatment of wounded war veterans, was named one of the top 10 works of journalism of the decade, 2000-2009.
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Status of Community Studies major
The Academic Senate’s Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) has suspended the Community Studies major. This decision, which follows a lengthy period of concern, was made by CEP with input from the faculty and after consultation with the Dean of Social Sciences and central administration. The suspension restricts new admission to the major for at least…
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UCSC in the News
Rolling Stone magazine featured an article on UCSC’s Grateful Dead Archive
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Student Employment
On campus, employment is proven to be a significant factor in student retention. Studies have shown that retention rates for students working on-campus 10 to 20 hours per week are improved over those working less, working more, and holding off-campus jobs. In the current climate of higher economic need and more competition in the job…
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Tennis coach Bob Hansen consistently serves up national champs
Bob Hansen may just be the country’s best-kept collegiate coaching secret.
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UC Santa Cruz, CENIC unveil regional fiber-optic network
UC Santa Cruz, community leaders, and the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) celebrated completion of the final link in the Fiber to the Future project that achieves a 10-fold increase in the campus’s connection to CENIC’s