2015
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A sense of community: Wendy Baxter recognized with Outstanding Staff Award
Outstanding Staff Award honoree Wendy Baxter’s colleagues and students praise her unique ability to create a feeling of home and acceptance for undergraduates and work collaboratively.
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Center for Emerging Worlds hosts screenings of films on global Islam
The UC Santa Cruz Center for Emerging Worlds presents two nights of film and video on the theme of global Islam, Friday and Saturday, May 29, 30 at the Film and Digital Media Department on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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Community effort provides new ‘gold standard’ for genomic data analysis
UC Santa Cruz researchers contributed to a comprehensive assessment of methods for identifying mutations in cancer genomes.
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New center will bolster support for innovation and entrepreneurship
By Sue Carter, Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development — One of the most exciting things about working at a research university is being surrounded by great ideas. At UC Santa Cruz, we are preparing to launch a bold new suite of programs and educational services to support the entrepreneurial desires of…
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Undergraduate Education seeks part-time administrator: Cowell College Provost
The Division of Undergraduate Education is undertaking a search for a part-time faculty administrator
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Proposal to increase parking fees
For those who haven’t yet submitted comments about the current proposal to increase UCSC parking fees, I’d like to remind you that the deadline for submittal is next Tuesday, May 26th.
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Gifts from alum Sage Weil provide $3 million for open source research at UC Santa Cruz
Alumnus Sage Weil has established an endowed chair and provided an additional $2 million for research in open source software.
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UC Santa Cruz politics professor Mark Massoud wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics and legal studies at UC Santa Cruz, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to further his research on law in war-affected regions.
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LASER talk to explore research in environmental art, recycling, ocean medicines, and film
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will present its final LASER talk of the academic year on campus this spring on Tuesday, May 19, at 7 p.m. in the Digital Arts Research Center.
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Emeritus psychology professor Pavel Machotka wins systemwide emeriti award
Pavel Machotka, professor emeritus of psychology at UC Santa Cruz, has won a 2015 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award that honors UC emeriti professors in the humanities and social sciences.
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Against all odds: Astronomers baffled by discovery of rare quasar quartet
Astronomers discovered four quasars, each one a rare object in its own right, in close physical proximity to each other.
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Today’s budget news
Chancellor Blumenthal and Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway update the campus on the governor’s budget proposal.