2010
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Patricia Zavella awarded career achievement prize
Patricia Zavella, chair of the Latin American and Latino studies department at UC Santa Cruz, has been named co-winner of the 2010 Prize for Distinguished Achievement in the Critical Study of North America by the Society for the Anthropology of North America. North America.
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UCSC in the News
The New York Times quoted sociology professor Paul Lubeck in an article on a spate of religiously motivated killings in northern Nigeria … and more.
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UC Santa Cruz Review Fall 2010 UC Santa Cruz is 45 … groovy Bob Dylan released his iconic song, “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” in 1965: “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” The winds of change were blowing toward Santa Cruz, where a major public-research university was rising out of the…
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UCSC Review–fall 2010 masthead
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ Chancellor George R. Blumenthal Vice Chancellor, University Relations Donna Murphy UC SANTA CRUZ REVIEW Fall 2010 Publisher Barry Shiller Editor Gwen Mickelson Creative Director Lisa Nielsen Art Director/Designer Linda Knudson (Cowell ’76) Associate Editors Robert deFreitas Dan White Contributors John C. Cannon Congressman Sam Farr Guy Lasnier (Merrill ’78) Scott…
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UCSC Review–fall 2010 letters
Your turn A sampling of reader reaction to recent issues of the UC Santa Cruz Review. E-mail us at review@ucsc.edu. ‘State of confusion’ confusion I am confused after reading “State of confusion.” Do you think that presenting the something-for-nothing viewpoint of the GOP and the Tea Party movement will ingratiate yourself to their modest thought…
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Pension reform recommendations draw questions and concerns at campus meeting
Several hundred staff members, faculty, and retired employees filled Stevenson Event Center on Monday afternoon to voice concerns and ask questions about proposed changes to UC’s retirement system.
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Engineering dean Art Ramirez awarded APS McGroddy Prize
The American Physical Society has awarded the 2011 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials to Art Ramirez, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering.
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Ghosts, gold, and greed—a spooky tour at UCSC
Join historian Frank Perry of the Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District for a special walking tour of the historic district on campus on October 30.
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ITS cyber security “Tip of the Week”: Week 3
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This week’s cyber security “Tip of the Week” from ITS focuses on cyber security for mobile devices.
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SF mayor honors alumnus Peter Bratt with Latino heritage award
Filmmaker Peter Bratt, a UC Santa Cruz alumnus, and his TV star brother Benjamin were named recipients of the 2010 Latino Heritage Month Award in the arts by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.
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Post-Employment Benefits Forums: Background Information
In advance of Monday’s Post-Employment Benefits forums, here are four fact sheets that UC’s Office of the President has produced on the subject.
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Physicist Joel Primack featured in National Geographic documentary
A new National Geographic television documentary, “Inside the Milky Way,” includes an interview with UCSC physicist Joel Primack.