November 2013
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Into the wild: UCSC students learn to track and understand local animals as part of a unique OPERS class
An intensive course at UCSC teaches students to connect more closely with nature and pay more careful attention to their surroundings.
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UCSC honors arts alums in Film/TV at Hollywood event
Renewing the connection from campus to professional life, a high profile group of UCSC arts alums working in the entertainment and film industry gathered at West Hollywood’s Soho House.
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Exceptions to Campus Closure 2013-2014
As in the past, the UCSC campus will close during the holiday season in an effort to conserve energy at a time when the university business is generally slow.
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Support Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive by joining the Turkey Trot
As the holiday season approaches, it is time once again to support some of the important safety net of services in our county. The Second Harvest Food Bank’s Holiday Food Drive is one of the county’s most important combined campaigns and the UCSC campus actively participates in this annual drive.
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UCSC ranks 12th for students studying in year-long programs abroad
The number of UCSC students studying abroad as part of year-long programs totaled 81, earning the campus a No. 12 ranking for the number of students engaged in “longer duration” study at foreign institutions.
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Theatre Arts’ Kathy Foley directs students in ‘Mughal Miniatures:Tales of Love’
Theater arts professor Kathy Foley and a student cast collaborate for an evening of Indian and Persian tales November 8-17.
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UCSC team wins cancer genomics competition
A team of bioinformatics experts made the most accurate predictions in a challenge to identify signaling networks in breast cancer cells.
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Appointment of Henry Salameh as Director, Physical Plant
As a result of a national recruitment and search, Henry Salameh has accepted the offer for the position of Director of Physical Plant.
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State ban on lead ammunition supported by years of research at UCSC
Environmental toxicologists documented the effects of lead from bullets on wildlife and testified before legislative committees
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Ready, set, go—strategic planning has begun
Chancellor Blumenthal describes the importance of UCSC’s strategic planning effort and encourages everyone to follow developments and engage with the process.
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Award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye to read at 4th annual Morton Marcus memorial event
UCSC will host the fourth annual Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading featuring award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye on Nov. 14