2012
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Seymour Center’s Whale of an Auction – Saturday June 23
This benefit event supports the education programs of the Seymour Marine Discovery Center.
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Physicist Alexander Sher named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Alexander Sher, assistant professor of physics, will receive $240,000 to support his research on how the retina heals itself after laser surgery.
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Ham Slugs taking part in Emergency Communications Field Day, June 23-24
UCSC will host amateur radio operators (“hams”) on the East Field for a public demonstration of emergency communications capabilities.
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UCSC film prof to receive Frameline Award at SF LGBT Film Festival
UC Santa Cruz professor of Film and Digital Media B. Ruby Rich, will be awarded the 2012 Frameline Award at the 36th annual San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, running June 14 to 24.
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Daniel Press named executive director of CASFS
Environmental studies professor Daniel Press has been named executive director of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Year of the Slug: Great UCSC moments in 2011-12
From the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame to cancer research to its ranking as one of the top “young” universities in the world, UCSC stood in the spotlight this year.
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Senior Design Contest cancelled
Engineering students will present their final capstone projects before a panel of judges on Friday, June 15.
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Astronomer Jerry Nelson receives Franklin Medal in campus ceremony
Astronomer Jerry Nelson was awarded the Franklin Institute’s 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering on Friday, June 8.
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Moonalice to help UC Santa Cruz open Grateful Dead Archive June 29
UC Santa Cruz will celebrate the public opening of the Grateful Dead Archive at the University Library on Friday, June 29, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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UCSC in the News
Ocean scientists Jonathan LaRiviere and Christina Ravelo were quoted in coverage of their research on global climate in the Miocene epoch, including stories in Discovery News, Science Daily, Science Codex, Daily Galaxy, Register, Zee News, and InSciences.