2011
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In Memoriam—William Shipley
William Shipley, one of the first faculty hired at UC Santa Cruz, died January 20. He came to UCSC in 1966 to found the linguistics program, which he led as chair until 1980.
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Anthropology graduate student wins prestigious Paper Prize
Sarah Bakker, a graduate student in anthropology, is the first UC Santa Cruz student to win the prestigious Paper Prize from the Society for the Anthropology of Europe.
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UCSC in the News
Latin American and Latino Studies professor Jonathan Fox was quoted in a widely published article about the loss of jobs in Mexico stemming from the importation of cheap corn from the U.S.
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Budget challenge
As you probably know, Gov. Brown has proposed a $500 million cut to the UC system for fiscal year 2011-12. I expect that our share will be about 6 percent, or about $31 million.
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UCSC’s Richard Green honored for top research paper in Science
Bioinformatics expert Richard Green has won the Newcomb Cleveland Prize for his paper on the Neanderthal genome.
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Faculty, administrators and legislators discuss potential $500 million cut to UC system
State legislators, UCSC administrators and faculty members spoke of the proposed half-billion-dollar cut to the University of California budget at a spirited forum in Santa Cruz.
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Meet the Student Regents
Please join us for a unique opportunity for face time with the current University of California Student Regent, Jesse Cheng and Student Regent Designate.
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UCSC faculty featured in “Masters of Innovation” episode on Plum TV
Two cutting-edge laboratories at UCSC are featured in a recent episode of the “Masters of Innovation” program on the Plum TV network.
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Six small planets orbiting a Sun-like star amaze astronomers
A remarkable planetary system discovered by NASA’s Kepler mission has six planets around a Sun-like star, including five small planets in tightly packed orbits.
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces 30th Anniversary Season
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) artistic director Marco Barricelli announced the company’s 2011 lineup today, noting some exciting new developments as SSC heads into its 30th Anniversary season.
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UCSC faculty mentor Intel science contest finalists
Two high-school students mentored by UC Santa Cruz professors are finalists in the nationwide Intel Science Talent Search competition.
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UCSC in the News
Astronomers Garth Illingworth and Rychard Bouwens were featured in widespread media coverage of their discovery of the most distant galaxy ever seen.