2014
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New program pairs alumni mentors with engineering undergraduates
Engineering students benefit from the experience and industry connections of alumni mentors.
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UC Santa Cruz workshop offers basics of citrus selection, planting and care
The keys to successful citrus growing will be explained at “Get Zesty! Citrus for the Home Gardener and Small-Scale Grower” Saturday, April 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the UCSC Farm on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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‘Condor Watch’ enlists citizen scientists to help an endangered species
Biologists studying the endangered California condor have launched a new web site to enlist the help of citizen scientists.
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DNA Day on April 25 commemorates completion of Human Genome Project
UCSC will host an informative celebration of DNA Day, a national event on Friday, April 25.
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In Memoriam: Ginny Fitzmaurice
We regret to inform you that Virginia “Ginny” Fitzmaurice, a long-time employee at UC Santa Cruz, died February 8 following a prolonged illness.
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Public Safety Alert for April 20
This notification is being provided to advise members of the campus community, others with valid reasons for visiting the UC Santa Cruz campus, and campus neighbors of the potential for disruptions and hazards associated with an unsanctioned gathering known as “4-20” during the afternoon of Sunday, April 20.
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Alumnus Robert Dawson receives Guggenheim award for photography
UC Santa Cruz alumnus Robert Dawson has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in the Creative Arts for photography.
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Panetta to deliver keynote at Launch! a celebration of the student experience
Leon Panetta, former CIA director and secretary of defense, will address whether America is in renaissance or decline during Launch! A celebration of the UCSC student experience featuring a dinner and exhibitions of student work.
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President Obama nominates UCSC alumnus as NEH chair
President Obama announced today his intent to nominate UC Santa Cruz alumnus Dr. William “Bro” Adams as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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B. Ruby Rich to host lecture series on ‘New Queer Cinema’
This spring, the 2014 Arts Dean’s Lecture Series “Issues in the Arts” features a series of free lectures by guest speakers from the film course “Lesbian, Gay, and Queer Cinema,” taught by UCSC professor and film critic B. Ruby Rich.
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History professor Terry Burke to give 2014 Emeriti Faculty Lecture
Emeritus history professor Edmund “Terry” Burke III, director of the UCSC Center for World History, will deliver the 2014 Spring Emeriti Faculty Lecture on Thursday, April 17, at the UCSC Music Center Recital Hall.
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‘War to Home’ exhibition shares veterans’ realities of military service
An exhibit at UCSC’s Porter College explores the impact of military service, deployment, and homecoming for 40 veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.