April 2015
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In Memoriam: Christopher Chitty
The History of Consciousness department, and the Divisions of Humanities and Graduate Studies mourn the loss of graduate student Christopher Chitty (1983-2015).
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Art professor’s documentary short wins at Full Frame film festival
An animated short by UC Santa Cruz associate professor of art Dee Hibbert-Jones and artist Nomi Talisman won two awards at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
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Spread of pathogens between species is predictable, study finds
Scientists studied disease dynamics in a grassland on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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Stress management Relaxation Station for students
The Relaxation Station is a set of stress management skill-building resources for students to access with drop-in and self-serve convenience.
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UC Santa Cruz named one of Princeton Review’s top 50 ‘greenest’ colleges
UC Santa Cruz once again ranks high among the nation’s “greenest” colleges and universities.
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Exquisite campus
A common refrain among UC Santa Cruz alumni—from every decade, every major, every college, every division—is how much they treasured the beauty and natural setting of this remarkable campus and the richness it brought to their educational experience.
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UC Santa Cruz part of NASA coalition leading search for life on distant worlds
Astrophysicist Jonathan Fortney is one of 15 principal investigators for a new NASA initiative searching for life on planets around other stars.
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Public Radio host and alum Jesse Thorn to podcast live from Kuumbwa
UC Santa Cruz alums Jesse Thorn and Jordan Morris return to Santa Cruz April 24, for a live taping of their popular podcast at Kuumbwa Jazz Center. Proceeds benefit KZSC.
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UCSC Farm & Garden’s 35th annual Spring Plant Sale set for May 2, 3
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden’s Spring Plant Sale, offering the region’s largest collection of organically grown herb and flower starts, vegetables, and beautiful perennials.
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Classes without quizzes: Alumni Weekend Teach-Ins
Returning UC Santa Cruz alumni should get ready to exercise their brains, but with no fear of final exams, at the ever-popular “Teach-Ins” featuring professors Bettina Aptheker and Craig Haney.
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Film professor to share research on Hollywood director at LA Times Festival of Books
UC Santa Cruz film and digital media professor Shelley Stamp will be featured on a panel about arts biography this weekend at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books–the largest public literary festival in the country.
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Changes in Humanities and Graduate Division leadership
Changes this spring in the leadership of the Humanities and Graduate Divisions.