2013
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Envision UCSC Open Forums for Staff
As part of our strategic planning effort for 2020, Envision UCSC, we are hosting several open forums for all stakeholders who would like to participate in person.
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Game designer Brenda Romero among top ten game developers of 2013
Program director for the M.S. in games and playable media is featured on a list of the “Top 10 Game Developers of 2013.”
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Computer engineer Roberto Manduchi honored with ‘test of time’ award
Roberto Manduchi won a Helmholtz Test-of-Time Award from the International Conference on Computer Vision.
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UCSC’s Ethics Bowl team qualifies for national competition
UCSC’s Ethics Bowl team placed third at the Regional Ethics Bowl Tournament hosted by National Hispanic University on Saturday, qualifying the campus to compete at the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competition.
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UCSC Smoke & Tobacco-Free Policy Implementation – January 1, 2014
After thorough review and input by students, academics, and staff, we are pleased to announce UCSC’s approved Smoke and Tobacco Free policy, which can be found at http://policy.ucsc.edu/policies/health-and-safety/ehs0016.html as well as on our UCSC Smoke & Tobacco-Free website tobaccofree.ucsc.edu.
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Astrophysicists launch ambitious assessment of galaxy formation simulations
UCSC leads international collaboration to compare computer simulations of galaxy formation and evolution
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Chemist Ilan Benjamin elected Fellow of American Physical Society
Ilan Benjamin, professor and chair of chemistry, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
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Hawaiian monk seal toy raises funds to save endangered species
A UCSC marine biologist offers cuddly “Real Seal” toys, one for each of the 1,100 Hawaiian monk seals left in the world.
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Acclaimed director Peter Sellars channels the power of art at Maitra Lecture
Peter Sellars, one of America’s leading directors, spoke of art’s transformative and community-building power at sold-out, 13th annual Maitra Lecture on campus.
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UCSC computer scientists turn software verification into gameplay
The puzzle game ‘Xylem’ is a crowd-sourced solution for improving the security of software code.
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Watsonville’s new mayor is a UC Santa Cruz alum, a first for the city
The selection of Karina Cervantez (Kresge, ’03, psychology) as Watsonville’s mayor two weeks ago means UC Santa Cruz graduates hold the top municipal seats in Santa Cruz County’s two largest cities.
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Slippery fault unleashed destructive Tohoku-Oki earthquake and tsunami
The first measurement of friction during an earthquake yielded a surprisingly low value for the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake.