November 2014
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Mountain lion sighting is the third near or on campus in four days
Two mountain lions were reported seen near the Barn Theater at the entrance to the UC Santa Cruz campus at about 3 a.m. Friday, November 28.
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Computer scientist Ethan Miller elected IEEE Fellow
Ethan Miller, professor of computer science, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Sea otter at UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Lab turns 21 years old
Stranded as a pup in 1993, Taylor turned 21 this month, far exceeding the average life span for a southern sea otter
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Exceptions to Campus Closure 2014-2015
As in the past, the UC Santa Cruz campus will close during the holiday season in an effort to conserve energy at a time when the university business is generally slow. This year the campus will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, 2014 through Thursday, January 1, 2015, re-opening on Friday, January 2, 2015.
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Open Enrollment ends 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25
You have until 5 p.m. tomorrow to make UC health and welfare benefit plan changes for 2015.
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Arboretum graphic design contest open to faculty, staff, and students
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum is holding a graphic design contest to solicit original artwork for its 50th anniversary year.
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Hubble observations deepen mystery of how globular clusters form
New findings are at odds with leading theories for the formation of globular clusters of stars in galaxies
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Get Involved this Holiday Season
The Student Volunteer Center (SVC), located in Hahn Student Services, is offering awesome programs this holiday season where you can help local families in need.
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UC Santa Cruz grad awarded Sutter scholarship for medical school
Matthew Carr, who graduated from UCSC in June with a degree in biology, will receive the 8th annual Primary Care Physician Award.
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Regents take up proposed tuition increase
This week the UC Board of Regents will consider a multi-year financing plan for the University of California that could include higher tuition. I want to take this opportunity to explain what that might mean for students here at UC Santa Cruz.
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November 14 budget forum videos, slides available online
Archived video and slides from the November 14 online budget forum held by UC Santa Cruz Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway have been posted online. Galloway addressed upcoming budget and funding issues involving UC Santa Cruz during the hour-long web forum and responded to more than a dozen questions from viewers following…
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Virus identified as top suspect in sea star wasting disease
A previously unidentified virus has been linked to the sea star wasting syndrome that has devastated west coast starfish populations.