2018
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New diversity, equity, and inclusion online program joins two other requirements for entering students
We Are Slugs! combines two online requirements AlcoholEdu for College Students and Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates (the latter previously called Haven) with a new program, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Students.
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LHC scientists detect Higgs bosons decaying into bottom quarks
UC Santa Cruz physicists made important contributions to the discovery, which confirms the fate of the vast majority of all Higgs bosons produced in the LHC.
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Film professor Jennifer Taylor wins grant from the SFFILM 2018 Documentary Film Fund
UC Santa Cruz associate professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor has received a grant from the SFFILM Documentary Film Fund to support her latest project, “The Gut.”
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Renting a room to a student
Offering a room in your home to a student who has not been able to find housing for the school year would be a tremendous support to their success at UCSC.
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North Remote Lot is now North Perimeter Lot – permit requirements have changed
Please be advised that as of September 1, 2018, the North Remote lot has been renamed the North Perimeter Lot and R permits will no longer be valid therein. This change has been made to better accommodate parking demand in the Engineering / Science Hill area of the campus.
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Fire in the belly
Alumna Caroline Carpenter was the first woman to graduate at the top of the Los Angeles Fire Department Academy—a testament to determination and grit.
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Expect minor campus disruptions Aug 23 to Sept. 17
Contract work taking place across main campus Aug. 23 to Sept. 17 may cause minor disruptions for motorists, bus riders, pedestrians, and diners.
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Alumna Reyna Grande pens NY Times op-ed on immigration
Earlier this week, the New York Times published an op-ed by UC Santa Cruz alumna Reyna Grande titled “The Impossible Choice My Father Had to Make.” The piece was a response to a statement by Ivanka Trump that appeared to blame immigrant parents for the separation of families this summer at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Where’d I put my keys?
Ben Storm, an associate professor of psychology, is fascinated by how memory supports thinking, learning, and creativity.
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Voices from the Dickens Universe
Here’s your chance to get an audio immersion in UC Santa Cruz’s famed Dickens Universe—you’ll feel like you’re right there, uncovering new meanings in the text, drinking tea, and getting ready for the Victorian dance.
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In Memoriam: Nik Madsen
UC Santa Cruz staff member Nikolas Madsen died July 20 in an auto accident while traveling in the country of Columbia.
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New book by UC Santa Cruz arts professor examines cultural impact of video games
In her new book, ‘On Video Games: The Visual Politics of Race, Gender and Space,’ UC Santa Cruz professor Soraya Murray goes beyond the technical discussions of games and instead offers a deep dive into their cultural dimensions.