2014
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Play with Barbie dolls affects career aspirations for girls
Girls who play with Barbie dolls tend to see fewer career options available to them compared with the options available to boys, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon State University and the UC, Santa Cruz.
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UPDATE: Power restored in Quarry Plaza
All electrical power to Quarry Plaza and to the Classroom Building has been restored as of Sunday 3/2 at around 1:50 pm.
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Yosemite bears and human food: Study reveals changing diets over past century
A new study reveals how much human food has contributed to the diets of Yosemite bears over the past century.
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UPDATE: Power outage in Quarry Plaza
It now appears that regular power will not be restored to Quarry Plaza until Sunday evening at the earliest.
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Grant supports UC Santa Cruz research on the cause of childhood leukemia
A new grant from the nonprofit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation will help UCSC researcher Camilla Forsberg advance her work to identify the root cause of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in infants and children.
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Gardening course focuses on optimizing under drought conditions
Drought conditions can be especially daunting for gardeners, but as gardening expert Orin Martin points out, “Although the drought is a challenge, it’s also an opportunity to give your garden the horticultural equivalent of a 50,000-mile tune up.”
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UCSC physicists to answer questions at special screening of “Particle Fever”
Award-winning documentary about particle physicists opens with special screening followed by Q&A panel with UCSC faculty
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UCSC students shine at CAMP Statewide Symposium
Five UC Santa Cruz undergraduates received awards for their research presentations at the 2014 CAMP symposium
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New Zipcars on campus
The campus Zipcar fleet is expanding to ten vehicles and UCSC students, staff, and faculty interested in becoming members can take advantage of Zipcar’s latest promotion.
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Operations during power outage in Quarry Plaza
All electrical power to Quarry Plaza (Bookstore, Express Store, Student Union, Redwood Building, Grad Commons, Career Center, Ethnic Resource Centers, and Joe’s Pizza and Subs) and to the Classroom Building has been off since Wednesday evening.
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UC, AFSCME reach tentative agreement; strike called off
We are very pleased to report that the University of California and AFSCME reached a tentative agreement late last night that covers more than 8,300 service workers systemwide, including approximately 500 of our own employees.
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UCSC film professor creates video to address LA public health crisis
UCSC professor of Film and Digital Media John Jota Leaños, is one of six artists tapped by a Los Angeles media arts organization to create videos addressing a public health crisis.