2015
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New method reveals hidden population of regulatory molecules in cells
UC Santa Cruz researchers have revealed a previously undetected population of small RNA molecules involved in cell regulation
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UC Santa Cruz alumnus Brannon Braga wins Peabody award for ‘Cosmos’
UC Santa Cruz alumnus Brannon Braga (Film & Digital Media, 1990) has received a Peabody Award for the science documentary television series, “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.”
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New Presidential Chair to support Dickens Project and Literature Studies at UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz has received a $500,000 gift, plus matching funds from the UC Regents, to establish a $1 million Jordan-Stern Presidential Chair for Dickens and Nineteenth-Century Studies.
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Sad news about the loss of a dear friend
Chancellor Blumenthal shares news of the death of Karen Sinsheimer, wife of Chancellor Emeritus Robert Sinsheimer.
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Summertime, and the research is happening
Transfer student Guinevere Ashley, who is working this summer in a campus lab, has found meaning and purpose in biomedical sciences research.
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2015-16 Salary Increase Program
At the direction of President Janet Napolitano, UC Santa Cruz is making plans to implement a systemwide salary increase program for non-represented staff for fiscal year 2015-16.
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Year-long UC Santa Cruz seminar to examine global migration and non-citizenship
The phenomena of global migration, disenfranchisement, and hardships of living in territories while not holding traditional citizenship will be examined in a year-long seminar conceived by five UC Santa Cruz professors and funded with a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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A loss that touches us all
With many in the community, we are grieving the tragic death of Madyson “Maddy” Middleton, the 8-year-old girl whose disappearance Sunday prompted a tremendous outpouring of concern.
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Courtesy notice regarding annual systemwide payroll disclosure
As part of the university’s commitment to being transparent and publicly accountable for its conduct, including the way it compensates its faculty and staff, UC is conducting its annual disclosure of systemwide employee compensation for calendar year 2014. This disclosure parallels last year’s payroll disclosure and is consistent with similar practices at many other public…
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Surfing the web of life
UC Santa Cruz faculty members who ride the waves say the sport is beautiful and spiritual—and allows their minds the space to wander.
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University approves updated Non-research Animal Policy
The updated policy aligns the Coastal Science Campus with the restriction on domestic animals at the main campus. The policy exempts service animals, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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NOAA scholarship supports graduate student’s elephant seal research
Grad student Sarah Kienle is one of four students nationwide selected by NOAA to receive a 2015 Nancy Foster Scholarship.