2011
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Training sessions provide info on responding to violence
UCSC Police are providing training this week that describes best practices for responding to violence.
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Threatening graffiti prompts heightened campus awareness
Executive vice chancellor Alison Galloway has informed the campus of threatening graffiti discovered in a Social Sciences 2 bathroom; the graffiti warned of violence on January 18. While graffiti is common on college campuses, the university nonetheless takes threats seriously. Erring on the side of caution, campus administration decided to share the information with the…
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Astronomers release the largest color image of the sky ever made
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey III has released the largest digital color image of the sky ever made.
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UC president’s open letter to California
It is a sad day for California: with $500 million budget reduction for UC, student tuition revenue will surpass state funding for first time.
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Proposed budget cuts $1.4B from higher education
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a deficit-closing 2011-12 state budget that relies on painful cuts in state services including a $500 million reduction in support for the University of California.
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John Laird named secretary of California Resources Agency
John Laird (’72, Stevenson, politics) is the new secretary of the California Resources Agency, appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown, a key position overseeing the state’s environment.
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Congressional aide Gabriel Zimmerman / Asesor del Congreso Gabriel Zimmerman
It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you that one of the victims of the violence in Arizona on Saturday was UC Santa Cruz alum Gabriel Zimmerman.
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Alumnus Gabriel Zimmerman remembered for social conscience, consensus-building
Friends and colleagues remembered UC Santa Cruz alumnus Gabriel Zimmerman, 30, one of six people fatally shot Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.
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Governor’s budget announcement
Gov. Jerry Brown today announced a budget plan that, if approved by the Legislature, would slash public spending by $12.5 billion. The governor’s proposed budget includes a cut of $500 million from the University of California’s budget, as well as a cut of $500 million from the California State University system. The scope of these…
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UCSC in the News
Assistant politics professor Mark Massoud published an opinion piece on Sudan in the San Jose Mercury News … and more.
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Paul Whitworth to deliver 45th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture-Feb. 3
UC Santa Cruz professor of theater arts Paul Whitworth will deliver the 45th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture on Thursday, February 3, at 6 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater.
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Civil rights activist Terrence Roberts to address King Convocation Jan. 31
Civil rights activist Terrence Roberts will speak at UC Santa Cruz’s 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation on Monday, January 31.