March 2011
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Bullfighting droids face off in UCSC student robotics competition
UCSC engineering students will give a public demonstration of bullfighting robots on Thursday, March 10.
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Seymour Center presents lecture on scientific diving in Antarctica
Master divers Steve Clabuesch and Cecilia Shin will discuss diving beneath the ice in Antarctica in a public lecture on Sunday, March 20.
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New UC MRPI seeks Fellows & Affiliates and proposals for planning and development grants (RFP)
The Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California (CCREC), a UC multicampus research program, has released the attached Request for Proposals (RFP) for planning and development grants of up to $15,000 to UC faculty for innovative projects that use collaborative methodologies to address California’s complex crises.
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Honoring Gabe Zimmerman: UCSC nears endowment goal
Donors are closing in on their goal to establish the Gabriel Zimmerman Scholarship, honoring the hard-working, socially conscious UCSC grad who died in the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson, Arizona.
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Newsletter survey results
In September 2010, we sent a survey to newsletter readers asking for feedback. We’ve compiled a few of the top-line take-aways from the survey here.
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Women at Work retreat postponed
The Women at Work chairs have determined that this years planned retreat will be postponed
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UCSC economist testifies on widening wealth gap and barriers to financing
UC Santa Cruz economics professor Rob Fairlie told a U.S. Senate committee Thursday that significant financial barriers are keeping minority businesses from opening and expanding even in a recovering economy.
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Budget Conversations with CP/EVC Galloway
Please mark your calendars for two upcoming opportunities to join a conversation with Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway about the UCSC budget.
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Lick Observatory reduces Visitor Center hours
The Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton is reducing its Visitor Center hours due to budgetary constraints.
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SHOP Student Health Survey
As a reminder, you may have been recently selected to participate in the National College Health Assessment (NCHA). If you received an email invitation sent with the subject line: SHOP Student Health Survey please consider taking time to fill out this health survey. If SHOP doesn’t receive a large enough response rate we can’t use…
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Clam chowder slugs win first place awards at Boardwalk cook-off
UC Santa Cruz Dining chefs and students won first place awards at the 30th Annual Santa Cruz Chowder Cook-Off at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk last weekend.