August 2011
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In Memoriam – Dick Pierce
Marine Studies lost good friend Dick Pierce last week. Dick will be missed, but his legacy within the Institute of Marine Sciences will endure.
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UCSC film lecturer Leo Chiang up for Emmy Award in Sept.
Leo Chiang–a lecturer in the Social Documentation M.F.A. Program at UC Santa Cruz—has been nominated for an Emmy Award for his documentary film, “A Village Called Versailles.”
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UCSC in the News
Sociology professor Paul Lubeck appeared on the BBC World Service News Hour discussing the Aug. 26 bombing in Nigeria’s capital and the underlying economic and political strife there. Ten days before the bombing, the New York Times quoted Lubeck on the Islamic insurgency that has since claimed responsibility.
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Chancellor Blumenthal’s surgery
Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway informs the campus that Chancellor Blumenthal underwent successful surgery on Monday.
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Andrew Szasz wins highest honor in American environmental sociology
UC Santa Cruz sociology professor Andrew Szasz is the 2011 recipient of the Frederick Buttel Distinguished Contribution Award of the Environment, Technology, and Society section of the American Sociological Association, the highest honor bestowed in American environmental sociology.
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Astrophysicists report first simulation to create a Milky Way-like galaxy
A simulation of galaxy formation by UCSC astrophysicists solves a longstanding problem in cosmology.
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UCSC offers new degree in network and digital technology
The Baskin School of Engineering is offering a new major in network and digital technology.
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In Memoriam: Raymond Narverud, Dana Grier
Crown College is saddened to learn of the recent deaths of two Crown undergraduate students this summer.
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University Extension Dean Finalists, Campus Visits
On behalf of the search committee for the Dean of University Extension, we are happy to announce that the following individuals will be visiting our campus as finalists for the dean position.
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UCSC’s Dickens Project featured in August issue of New Yorker
In the August 29 issue of the New Yorker, staff writer Jill Lepore has written a fascinating feature story about the Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz.
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UCSC in the News
NPR’s All Things Considered covered biomolecular engineer David Haussler’s research on vertebrate evolution.
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Paso Robles homicide
Chief Nader Oweis asks members of the UCSC community to call our Police Dispatch immediately (831-459-4858) if they see a vehicle meeting this description.