2011
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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On-Campus Photography Contest
The Chancellor’s Office is holding a photography contest to choose a photograph of the UC Santa Cruz campus, taken by a member of the UCSC community, to use as the front cover of its season’s greeting card.
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Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz featured in research profile
A profile of astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz is featured on the University of California Research web page.
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A day in the sun for Sammy the Slug
In a day of celebration, the Santa Cruz City Council voted to declare an official “UC Santa Cruz Banana Slug Day” while students feted their yellowy mascot on campus. The festivities marked 25 years since the UCSC administration made this once countercultural, underground symbol the official mascot of UCSC.
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UCSC in the News
New York Times opinion and food columnist Mark Bittman quoted Julie Guthman, associate professor of community studies in a Sunday magazine column that considered the question “is junk food really cheaper?” A Financial Times article on over-the-counter financial derivatives such as credit default swaps and their effect on European debt crises quoted from a paper…