2012
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In Memoriam – Kay House
Please join the Biological Sciences community in remembering a long-time UCSC former employee, Kay House.
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Van Jones featured at ‘Rebuilding the Dream’ event on February 21
On Tuesday, February 21, UC Santa Cruz will host Van Jones from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Stevenson Event Center. In honor of Black History Month, this event is designed for members of the campus community.
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UC Santa Cruz named a top best-value public university
The Princeton Review has named UC Santa Cruz as one of the top 75 best-value public undergraduate schools in the nation, according to a list published this week in the book “The Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition.”
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New book traces UCSC’s role in organic and sustainable farm movement
A new book published by the UCSC Library’s Regional History Project offers a window into the 40-year history of how UC Santa Cruz–and California’s Central Coast—became leaders in the organic farming and sustainable agriculture movement.
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Progress toward our “Five for 2015” initiatives
Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway reports on progress toward the campus’s “Five for 2015” initiatives.
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Phased Retirement Program
The University has recently approved a Phased Retirement Program.
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Hatchery fish mask the decline of wild salmon populations
Only about 10 percent of the fall-run Chinook salmon spawning in the Mokelumne River are naturally produced wild salmon.
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Smith Renaissance Society supports achievement of independent students
As the cost of a University of California education has tripled since 1999, a modest but unique program at UC Santa Cruz has shown remarkable success in helping retain and graduate independent students – former foster youth, wards of the court, homeless youth, orphans, or others who are on their own.
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New images capture ‘stealth merger’ of dwarf galaxies
Images of a nearby dwarf galaxy show the remains of an even smaller companion galaxy in the process of merging with its host.
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Banff Mountain Film Fest a celebration of adventure, adrenaline
The world-renowned Banff Mountain Film Festival will make its 20th annual visit to Santa Cruz this February, hosted once again by UCSC’s Recreation Department.
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Library’s book conservator contributes to project for Japan’s tsunami survivors
The University Library’s Hisako Nakazawa has joined the OKAERI PROJECT, an international effort initiated by the Tokyo Bookbinding Club.
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In Memoriam — Harold Hardeman (Hardy) Hanson
Colleagues in UC Santa Cruz’s Division of Arts have prepared the following remembrance of Harold Hardeman (Hardy) Hanson, a beloved member of UCSC’s arts community since 1969. Hanson passed away on January 25.