October 2013
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Open Enrollment Town Hall Meetings and Informational Presentations
UC is planning some big changes to its medical plan offerings that may affect your health insurance coverage in 2014. You’ll have new plan choices and some decisions to make. Come learn about the changes and the new choices at town hall meetings and informational presentations.
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Restricted access on Porter-Kresge Road
Due to the large construction project now taking place at the Porter-Kresge Apartments, within the next few days Porter-Kresge Road will close to through traffic near the construction area during weekdays (6am–6pm), and will remain closed until the project is completed (summer 2015).
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New device harnesses sun and sewage to produce hydrogen fuel
A device that uses sunlight and wastewater to produce hydrogen gas could provide sustainable energy and treat wastewater.
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UC Santa Cruz economists praise Yellen’s nomination as Fed chair
UC Santa Cruz economists who have worked with Janet Yellen, President Obama’s nominee to head the Federal Reserve, said she is an outstanding economist who believes in analytical, balanced, and transparent policy making.
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UCSC’s founding principles featured in ‘Time,’ ‘New York Times Magazine’ ads
Bold graphics and a message of “questioning authority” herald UC Santa Cruz’s entry into the world of national advertising.
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Alumni Profile / Caitlin Hernandez: Musical vision
Caitlin Hernandez was auditioning to be in a movie when she got an unexpected break: A Los Angeles director commissioned her to write and star in her own show. Hernadez (Cowell ’12, literature) has been blind since birth.
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SAB Fall Chancellor’s Staff Forum – Tuesday, 22nd October 2013
All UCSC staff are invited to the SAB-sponsored Fall Staff Forum with Chancellor Blumenthal on Tuesday, 22nd October 2013 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm at Kresge Town Hall.
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Alumni Profile / Marc Shaffer: Seeing unconventionally
Marc Shaffer makes movies that challenge our assumptions about the world. His documentaries explore button-pushing issues ranging from immigration, drugs, and gangs to the destruction of our waterways.
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Community Crime Bulletin: Stolen weasel specimen
On Tuesday, September 24, at 6:15 p.m., a stuffed weasel specimen was stolen from a table at the UC Santa Cruz Fall Festival.
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Community Crime Bulletin: Arson
On Wednesday, October 9, at 2:40pm, UC Santa Cruz Police and Fire responded to a small fire located in the ravine below Hahn Student Services Building, north of the Village.
