November 2010
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Staff, faculty attend healthcare sessions
The University of California’s “Open Enrollment” period is under way, giving employees at the system’s 10 campuses an opportunity to make changes to their benefits selections. This year, there are important options for UCSC staff and faculty to consider while making healthcare choices. Campus employees are advised to review their options carefully and consider attending…
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Latino Literary conference at UCSC, Nov. 5-6
The third biennial conference of the Latino Literary Cultures Project will take place at UC Santa Cruz on Friday and Saturday, November 5-6.
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Green fair draws spirited crowd
The first annual Sustainability Internship & Resources Fair drew a large and enthusiastic crowd to the Cowell College Courtyard this week, introducing hundreds of students to green internships and jobs.
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Flu shot clinics on campus for staff – additional date
The Student Health Center is offering 1 additional seasonal flu shot clinic for campus staff and faculty.
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UCSC in the News
A study of volcanic activity on Venus led by planetary scientist Nataliya Bondarenko was the subject of articles in Science News and Wired News. Nature Photonics published an interview with electrical engineer Holger Schmidt and graduate student Bin Wu about their work to achieve slow light effects on a chip-based atomic spectroscopy platform. Canadian newspapers…
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Flu shot clinics on campus for students – additional date
The Student Health Center is offering one additional seasonal flu shot clinic for UCSC students.
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Research on thin-film solar cells heats up at UCSC
Sue Carter, a professor of physics at UCSC, is pursuing a variety of strategies to develop cheaper and more efficient solar cells.
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Microbiologist to discuss bacteria for bioenergy on Tuesday, November 9
Caroline Harwood, a distinguished microbiologist from the University of Wisconsin, will discuss microbial production of hydrogen gas as a biofuel in a lecture at UCSC on Tuesday, November 9.