2017
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‘Ecosystems of California’ book wins PROSE Award for Excellence
Coedited by UCSC ecologist Erika Zavaleta, the book won two prestigious awards from the Association of American Publishers.
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Civil rights leader, former NAACP president inspires crowd at MLK Convocation
Benjamin Jealous had a strong message of hope, inclusion and resistance during his keynote address at the convocation at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
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Planting seeds, growing confidence
Innovative nonprofit founder, sustainable farmer and youth advocate Doron Comerchero is this year’s Tony Hill Award winner
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School lunch programs offer healthier, tastier fare
Across the state, schoolchildren are enjoying healthier, more nutritious school lunches thanks to a wave of support from school districts, the University of California, and a host of organizations that includes UC Santa Cruz-based Life Lab.
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Music professor receives patent to help fight bark beetles ravaging Western forests
UC Santa Cruz music professor David Dunn has joined forces with two forest scientists from Northern Arizona University to combat an insect infestation that is killing millions of trees throughout the West.
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Chancellor appointed to governing board of state stem cell agency
Chancellor George Blumenthal has been appointed to a seat on the governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
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The mighty Phyllis returns after record-shattering swim
The tagged elephant seal’s landing at Año Nuevo means she swam about 7,400 miles, longer than any elephant seal recorded over two decades—then she gave birth to a baby boy.
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Welcome visitors to campus this spring
As you may already know, interest in UCSC is at an all-time high with over 62,000 applications for fall 2017. UCSC’s growing reputation for successfully preparing undergraduate students for the next phase in their lives is due to the incredible work of the entire campus community.
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Drought identified as key to severity of West Nile virus epidemics
Researchers found that drought dramatically increases the severity of West Nile virus epidemics in the United States.
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Waves Passing in the Night: a talk about astrophysics, harmony, and boundaries
Acclaimed writer and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Lawrence Weschler will join Academy Award-winning sound and film editor Walter Murch, and noted campus astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz on Feb. 13, in the Music Center Recital Hall.
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Pay for Performance Update Appraisal Period will remain July 1 – June 30
We are remaining on the current cycle of July 1 – June 30.
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Black hole meal sets record for length and size
New observations confirm a theoretical model developed by UCSC astrophysicists of a black hole tearing apart a star.