2011
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Decoding cancer
With the genome era dawning, UCSC researchers are at the forefront of developing new therapies for one of humanity’s most heartbreaking challenges. Has cancer finally met its match?
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Galaxy mergers not the trigger for most black hole feeding frenzies
A survey of distant galaxies shows that galaxy mergers are not responsible for most active galactic nuclei.
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UCSC team makes final round of QB3 Award for Innovation contest
A UCSC research team is among five finalists competing for online votes to win a $10,000 innovation prize.
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From the chancellor
Great and important things are happening at UC SantaCruz. I hope as you read this magazine you’ll feel a burstof pride, as I do. In addition to the groundbreaking cancer research taking place here and the many other programs and people of note detailed in these pages, I want to point outjust a few more…
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Sammy the Slug prevails: It was 25 years ago
It’s hard to remember that UCSC’s mascot, the Banana Slug, was once subversive. For the Banana Slug’s earliest fans, rallying behind the mollusk was a mischievous gesture, a thumb in the eye of the status quo. These days, 25 years after it became the campus’s official mascot, Sammy the Slug could not be more accepted…
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This is UCSC
Shakespeare Santa Cruz: At 30, still a cultural touchstone It may be hard to believe, but Shakespeare Santa Cruz has been thrilling audiences for three decades now. The theater company opened its latest season this past summer at the Mainstage Theater with one of the most successful productions in SSC’s history, The Comedy of Errors,…
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Hot dates
Join us for these signature events Founders Celebration 2011 October 21, 2011 Founders Day Gala Dinner Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz Scholarship Benefit Dinner February 25, 2012 Fairmont Hotel, San Jose Reunion Weekend April 27–29, 2012 Campus
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Student Volunteer Center
If you’re interested in getting involved in the community, through volunteering or internships, drop by the Student Volunteer Center.
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Elliot Aronson to deliver fall Emeriti Lecture Oct. 27
Elliot Aronson, emeritus professor of psychology, will deliver the fall 2011 Emeriti Lecture, “The Psychology of Self-Persuasion: Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts,” at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, October 27.
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From the editor
I idolized my Uncle Gary. He was funny, smart, and handsome, and he took us kids horseback riding and fishing. He was a pioneer in veterinary echocardiography at Cornell University, where he was a professor of veterinary medicine. A brain tumor took his life at 39, when I was just 11. In quiet moments, I…
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National Cyber Security Awareness Month: Google Apps is Coming Nov. 2011
Cyber security with Google This week’s Cyber Security Month article is about cyber security with Google. As UCSC looks forward to moving faculty and staff email to Google in November, ITS is pleased to share information about enhanced security features with Google, plus some cyber security reminders. Enhanced security features with Google: Google has better…