October 2012
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Depression Awareness Day Webinar
UC will offer a free one-hour webinar on Depression Awareness Day on Thursday, October 11, 2012 that will allow faculty and staff to learn more about the signs, symptoms, and treatment of depression as well as how to get support for yourself, your family, friends, and colleagues.
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Election forum October 22 explores what’s at stake for California
A forum on the November election and what’s at stake for California will take place Monday, October 22, from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the multipurpose room of Colleges Nine and Ten on the UCSC campus. It is free and open to the public.
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Terry Freitas Café honors memory of inspirational young alumnus
Café Revolucion has been rededicated as the Terry Freitas Café, commemorating a UCSC grad who died while in service to an indigenous people.
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In Memoriam: Memorial service for Eugene Cota-Robles, October 7
A memorial service for former Crown College provost Eugene Cota-Robles has been scheduled for Sunday, October 7, at 1:30 p.m. at the Crown-Merrill Cultural Center.
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Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
University of California, Santa Cruz is committed to assisting all members of the UCSC community in providing for their own safety and security.
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Security awareness training offered as part of cyber security month
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month with the goal of raising awareness about the many technology-related threats we face each day, and to empower people to keep their online lives safe and secure.
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UCSC alumna thrives promoting arts and humanities in Obama White House
“I often say, only partly facetiously, that I have the best job in Washington D.C.,” notes UC Santa Cruz alumna Rachel Goslins, executive director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, an advisory committee to the White House on cultural issues.
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Virtual anthropology uses digital copies to increase access for students
The trouble with working with bone fragments in an anthropology lab is they’re often fragile and always one of a kind. What if you could create identical copies, enough for each student?
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Chancellor Blumenthal calls for investment in public universities
UC Santa Cruz Chancellor George Blumenthal published an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle calling for investment in our public universities.
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UCSC awarded $4.5 million NSF grant for renewable energy research and education
UCSC leads a cooperative research and education program on renewable energy involving universities in the United States and Denmark.
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Privacy and Security Tips for Google
With October being National Cyber Security Awareness Month, ITS is running a series of four articles in October that highlight important cyber security topics and provide some concrete steps you can take. Recognizing UCSC’s increasing use of Google’s services, this week’s cyber security article is about increasing security and privacy when using Google.