October 2014
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Alumni Profile / Greg Neri: A voice for urban teens
Greg Neri’s award-winning books have yet to hit the New York Times best-seller list, but they have a distinction about which the UC Santa Cruz graduate is proud. Librarians across the country tell him his teen novels are among the books most often stolen from shelves.
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50th anniversary events
A few of the main UC Santa Cruz 50th anniversary events planned so far.
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Alumneye
This alumni photo submission feature highlights and celebrates the experiences, travels, and artistic insights of UC Santa Cruz’s diverse and fascinating alumni.
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Food for thought
UC Santa Cruz—’The Mothership’ of organic agriculture—has much to offer the ambitious new UC Global Food Initiative
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Alumni Profile / Suzi Eszterhas: Eye on the wild
For over a decade, Suzi Eszterhas (’99, environmental studies) has captured stunning moments from the lives of animals around the world that few of us would see without her photographs.
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Astrophysics meets theater in ‘Birth of Stars’
What does the birth and death of stars have to do with the lives of real human beings? How do we balance the joy and pain of life in a productive way? Does technology make us less than human…or something more?
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‘Beloved’ author speaks about writing, revelations, and good and evil
Pulitzer– and Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison sees an increasing prevalence of evil in literature
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A global surge of great earthquakes holds clues to future quakes
UC Santa Cruz seismologist Thorne Lay discusses the implications of recent studies for quake risk in Cascadia
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2015—It’s a party! And you’re invited
Almost 50 years ago—fall 1965—this great campus began with 600 intrepid students and a dream. We’ve been questioning authority ever since.
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Philanthropy Focus: Quest to reopen the Quarry
The Quarry Amphitheater Project moves forward as donors and students seek to revitalize the iconic space.