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December 15, 2010
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.
November 22, 2010
UCSC celebrates its 45th anniversary with 45+5 Prominent and Influential Alumni
In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the arrival of the first students at UC Santa Cruz, the campus is showcasing 45 highly accomplished graduates and five younger alumni of promise.
November 15, 2010
Slug men's water polo wins championship
UCSC's men's water polo team recently won the Division III National Collegiate Club Championship.
November 15, 2010
UCSC researcher teaches young scientists to engage with the public
Marine scientist Adina Paytan considers science education and public outreach to be just as important as her research.
November 15, 2010
United Way kicks off area fundraising campaign
UCSC faculty and staff are longtime supporters of United Way of Santa Cruz County, which has kicked off its 2010-11 fundraising drive.
October 29, 2010
Ethics lecture examines moral boundaries of scientific research
"Advances in Biotechnology and Medicine: Stretching the Moral Boundaries" is just the beginning of a new series of ethics lectures that will be presented by the UCSC Humanities Division.
October 25, 2010
Jean-Michel Cousteau: 'I am convinced we can change'
Ocean environmentalist Cousteau expresses both concern and hope for the future of the world's oceans in a discussion of the BP oil spill with alum and NPR science correspondent Richard Harris
October 25, 2010
Founders Day Dinner honors achievement, UCSC's roots
The fourth annual campus signature event drew a black-tie crowd to the Cocoanut Grove to commemorate UCSC's founding, recognize outstanding achievement
October 07, 2010
Netflix CEO: Luck, 'maniacal determination' played into company's success
Speaking to a crowd of 400 at Tuesday's What's Next lecture co-sponsored by UCSC, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings shared success tales and early horror stories.
October 04, 2010
Funding boost for hay barn restoration project
The UC Santa Cruz Foundation and the Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District is gaining momentum in its efforts to preserve the sprawling, fast deteriorating hay barn near the base of campus.
September 30, 2010
Arboretum's fall sale October 9 features wide variety of plants
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 9, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Eucalyptus Grove on High Street.
September 29, 2010
Newly discovered planet may be first truly habitable exoplanet
A team of planet hunters has announced the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting a nearby star at a distance that places it squarely in the middle of the star's "habitable zone."
September 27, 2010
Marine experts to discuss a decade of ocean discoveries in annual Norris Lecture on Thursday, October 7
A panel of four UCSC marine scientists will discuss a decade of ocean discoveries in the annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture at the Seymour Center on Thursday, October 7.
September 22, 2010
Staying connected: UCSC launches iPhone app
Busy, multi-tasking students can now keep up with life at UC Santa Cruz, thanks to a new free iPhone app with regularly updated campus news, videos, photos, events and even an emergency feed.
September 01, 2010
Astronomer Sandra Faber profiled on KTEH
KTEH, the San Jose public television station, profiles astronomer Sandra Faber in a new episode of the program "This Is Us" that will air on September 8.
September 01, 2010
UC Santa Cruz professor one of top academic experts on Honduras
In late June, UC Santa Cruz history professor Dana Frank traveled to Honduras to observe the one-year anniversary of the country’s 2009 military coup that deposed President Manuel Zelaya. Frank is one of the top academic experts on Honduras in the United States
August 27, 2010
Local group funds UCSC cancer researchers
The Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group, a local charity supporting cancer research and patient care, has awarded grants of $10,000 each to three researchers at UCSC.
August 04, 2010
Authors of new book about Grateful Dead's marketing approach to donate one fourth of advance and royalties to UC Santa Cruz
Inspired by a thought-provoking feature article by Joshua Green in the March issue of Atlantic magazine titled Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead, Boston writers David Meerman Scott and Brian Halligan have just published a new book rele
July 09, 2010
Shakespeare Santa Cruz kicks off 2010 summer festival July 20
The 29th season of Shakespeare Santa Cruz opens July 20 with James Goldman's The Lion In Winter, directed by Richard E.T. White and starring SSC artistic director Marco Barricelli.
June 24, 2010
UC Santa Cruz approves new major in Jewish Studies
Jewish Studies at UCSC had its origins in the mid-1980s after a campus visit by Schindler's List survivor Leopold Page--nearly a decade before Steven Spielberg's Academy Award-winning film.
June 10, 2010
Gordon Ringold appointed to oversee Silicon Valley Initiatives
Gordon Ringold, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur with strong academic and research credentials, will assume leadership and oversight of UCSC's growing initiatives in Silicon Valley.
June 09, 2010
Health sciences major awarded Sutter scholarship for medical school
Max Caccese, 23, was chosen to receive this year's Primary Care Physician Award. Caccese will receive a $10,000 scholarship.
June 08, 2010
Student Achievement Week honors outstanding scholars
The campus capped off its annual Student Achievement Week with a prestigious award ceremony recognizing the outstanding achievements of students and instructors.
May 20, 2010
UCSC showcases most promising artists in 2010 Irwin Scholar exhibition
Angry turkeys, space boats, floating pigs, and stoic football players are examples of objects that are violently mixed together in a splattered haze of bright colors and layered patterns.
May 10, 2010
Women's Club awards $20,000 in scholarships to re-entry students
The UCSC Women's Club, a campus Friends organization, awarded $20,000 in scholarships to re-entry students at UC Santa Cruz this year, a record for the club in terms of the number of scholarships awarded and the total amount of the awards.
April 21, 2010
UC Santa Cruz literature professor Nathaniel Mackey receives Guggenheim for poetry
UC Santa Cruz literature professor Nathaniel Mackey has been awarded a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship for poetry.
April 20, 2010
UCSC community supports local charities even in tough times
The UC Santa Cruz community once again showed compassion and generosity during the campus's 2009 year-end fundraising drive.
April 06, 2010
Tennis coach Bob Hansen consistently serves up national champs
Bob Hansen may just be the country's best-kept collegiate coaching secret.
March 11, 2010
New York Times features story on historical impact of UCSC's Grateful Dead Archive
The front page of the March 11 Arts section of the New York Times featured a story by Larry Rohter about UCSC's Grateful Dead Archive and its historical impact and value.
February 25, 2010
Friends Group celebrates 25 years, receives major Osher grant
The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded a $65,000 grant to UCSC Lifelong Learners and will give a like amount to the group next year. Lifelong Learners plans to increase its membership and expand its program; if it is successful, it will become eligible
February 18, 2010
UCSC featured in March issue of Atlantic magazine
The March issue of The Atlantic features a story by senior editor Joshua Green on the Library's Grateful Dead Archive.
February 15, 2010
Anna Deavere Smith: Reignited imagination key to closing racial divide
To address the problems that arise over ongoing racial divides--gang violence, poverty, inequality--we need to look back to the lessons of Martin Luther King Jr. and reignite our collective imagination about what it's like to be the "other person."
February 07, 2010
UC Santa Cruz joins ranks of top large universities for Peace Corps
UC Santa Cruz ranks No. 21 on the annual list of "Peace Corps Top Colleges and Universities," even after moving from the mid-size to the large university category because of increased enrollment.
February 07, 2010
UCSC Scholarship Benefit Dinner raises more than $160,000 to support students
More than 300 people turned out for the seventh annual UC Santa Cruz Scholarship Benefit Dinner that took place Saturday night at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose.
January 27, 2010
UC Santa Cruz lecturer named first Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County
UC Santa Cruz humanities lecturer Gary Young has been named the first-ever Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County.
January 11, 2010
7th annual Scholarship Benefit Dinner to support UCSC students--Feb. 6 at Tech Museum in San Jose
UCSC will host its seventh annual Scholarship Benefit Dinner on Saturday, February 6, at the Tech Museum in San Jose.
January 05, 2010
Proposed constitutional amendment would guarantee funds for UC
Vowing to protect higher education funding, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today revealed a bold proposal to amend the state constitution to shift money from prisons to higher education.