November 2012
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Passage of Proposition 30
Chancellor Blumenthal celebrates the passage of Proposition 30 and thanks the entire UCSC community for participating in the election.
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Updates to UCSC Biweekly Pay Transition Assistance Program Guidelines
The UCSC Biweekly Pay Transition Assistance Program is a temporary program offering a short-term, no interest loan and/or accrued vacation and/or compensatory time to help eligible UCSC Employees transition from a monthly pay schedule to a biweekly pay schedule in January 2013.
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UCSC in the News
An Associated Press article on the high cost of repairing the San Onofre nuclear power plant quoted lecturer Daniel Hirsch and appeared in many publications and news sites.
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Insurance Deadline 12/1/12 for Students
To opt out of the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) for winter quarter 2013 and the remainder of the academic year 2012-2013, students must complete the on-line insurance waiver by December 1, 2012.
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UCSC celebrates launch of new Ph.D. program in Feminist Studies
The UC Santa Cruz Feminist Studies Department officially celebrated the launch of its long-awaited Ph.D.program with a kick-off reception at the Chancellor’s house.
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Alumni Notes
To get alumni news delivered to your inbox, subscribe to the UCSC e-newsletter. COWELL COLLEGE ’69 Patricia Zylius recently self-published Dear Sweeties: Tom Cuthbertson on His Dance with Cancer. The book is a collection of email letters that Tom CUTHBERTSON (Cowell ’67) wrote about his life with pancreatic cancer, from diagnosis, through following an alternative…
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Please Vote on Tuesday
On behalf of the Academic Senate, Student Union Assembly (SUA), Graduate Student Association (GSA), and Staff Advisory Board (SAB), we want to encourage you to vote in the upcoming November election.
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UCSC engineers tackle big data
Big data projects include energy-aware storage, efficient data processing, proactive information retrieval, and cancer genomics.
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American Mathematical Society honors three UCSC professors
Three UCSC professors have been named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.
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Deep learning
UCSC’s scientific diving program provides crucial training for students who want to work in marine science fields