September 2011
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Alumnus Thad Nodine to read from debut novel ‘Touch and Go’
UCSC alumnus Thad Nodine will present a reading of his debut novel, Touch and Go—a multicultural American road trip, through the eyes of a young blind man—on Wednesday, October 19, at 5 p.m. at Kresge College.
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Five UCSC students win Fulbright scholarships
Five UC Santa Cruz students in four disciplines are winners of Fulbright scholarships for a year of research and study abroad. They will travel to China, Germany, Italy, and Mexico for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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Water is a precious resource
Take a moment to think about how you use water and what ways you can use less of this precious resource – then take a few simple actions to reduce what you use.
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Campus Security Statistics and Fire Safety Report
The UCSC 2010 Campus Security and Fire Safety Report is now available for review.
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National Cyber Security Awareness Month: six things you can do
This is the first of three articles Information Technology Services (ITS) will run this month to promote cyber security and good computing practices. To start Cyber Security Month, here is a list of six easy things you can do to be more cyber secure: Protect your devices with cryptic passwords that can’t be easily guessed…
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UARC scientists win best paper award
UARC scientists Matthew Daigle and Sriram Narasimhan won the Best Theoretical Paper award at the 2011 conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society.
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Two Truths and a Lie
“Two truths and a lie is a creative writing exercise in which students write about three events in their life, two true, one a lie, and the class tries to figure out which is the lie,” says UCSC associate literature professor Micah Perks.
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Scientists release most accurate simulation of the universe to date
The Bolshoi supercomputer simulation, the most accurate and detailed large cosmological simulation run to date, gives physicists and astronomers a powerful new tool.
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Reported Cases of Gastroenteritis (“stomach flu”) Virus and Precautions – Staff and Faculty
Your attention to good hygiene is critical in order to help maintain the health of our campus community.
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On-line W-2’s At Your Service
UC employees can securely access and download W-2 forms online from the UC At Your Service On-line (AYSO) employee self-service web site.
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Health Center project honored by Business Journal
UC Santa Cruz received a top prize at the Silcon Valley/San Jose Business Journal’s annual Structures Awards ceremony, held last week at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. The campus finished first in the category of “Green Project — Public” for its sustainable design and construction efforts on the Cowell Student Health Center project.
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Video shows tool use by a fish
The first video of tool use by a fish has been published in the journal Coral Reefs by biologist Giacomo Bernardi.