2016
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Patricia Zavella wins anthropology association distinguished career award
Patricia Zavella, UC Santa Cruz professor of Latin American and Latino studies, has been named winner of the 2016 Distinguished Career Award from the Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists, a section of the American Anthropological Association.
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Meditation sessions open to campus community
The sessions are free and open to faculty, staff, and students. No prior meditation experience is needed. The exercises are nondenominational and secular.
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Campus strengthens bridges to high school students via summer session offerings
Local high school students took courses, helped with research, worked campus jobs, and even lived on campus this past summer.
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Philanthropy in pursuit of a healthier planet
Alec and Claudia Webster, who help steward the philanthropy of the Helen and Will Webster Foundation, look at how they can accomplish the most good with their gifts.
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College Eight becomes Rachel Carson College
The naming gift from the Helen and Will Webster Foundation recognizes Carson for her courage and pivotal role in awakening the public to environmental issues.
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A gift that honors the legacy of UC Santa Cruz
I am delighted to share the wonderful news that UC Santa Cruz has received a gift to establish an endowment for College Eight, which will be named in honor of crusading environmentalist Rachel Carson.
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UC Santa Cruz student games featured at IndieCade Festival
The UCSC game design program will be well represented at IndieCade, the biggest event in the indie games community.
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Erika Check Hayden to be next director of Science Communication Program
It is my great pleasure to announce that Erika Check Hayden has accepted our offer to become the next director of the Science Communication Program at UC Santa Cruz. Erika was selected from a highly competitive search. She brings great skills and talent to this role, with 15 years of experience in science journalism across…
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Erika Check Hayden will be new director of Science Communication Program
Veteran science journalist Erika Check Hayden will become the program’s third director in January 2017.
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Astronomer Garth Illingworth to receive Astronomical Society’s Berkeley Prize
Illingworth will receive the 2016 Lancelot M. Berkeley – New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy.
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UC Santa Cruz Farm hosts Fall Harvest Festival Sunday, Sept. 25
Fresh produce, music, farm tours, cooking demonstrations, and much more await visitors at the 2016 UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden Fall Harvest Festival, Sunday, Sept. 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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New optofluidic platform features tunable optics and novel ‘lightvalves’
UCSC engineers developed an integrated platform for biological sample processing and optical analysis.