2018
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Alumni listening session on Dec. 4
The UC Santa Cruz Chancellor’s Search Advisory Committee invites and encourages alumni to join a listening session from 4–5 p.m. on Dec. 4 via video conference.
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Holiday Open House
Chancellor George Blumenthal and his wife, Professor Kelly Weisberg, invite faculty, staff, and friends to join together for a special holiday gathering on Tuesday, December 18, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Porter Dining Hall.
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Grassland expansion—not human hunting—drove ancient African extinctions
A new study revealed ecological changes in the African savanna, not the emergence of our hominin ancestors, led to the extinction of African ‘megaherbivores’ millions of years ago.
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Review and Comment—Presidential Task Force Recommendations for Universitywide Policing
I am sharing with you a memo from Senior Vice President Alexander Bustamante regarding recommendations from the Presidential Task Force on Universitywide Policing.
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Dec. 3 town hall focused on chancellor search
The UC Santa Cruz Chancellor’s Search Advisory Committee invites and encourages faculty, staff, and students to attend town hall sessions at the Stevenson College Event Center on Monday, Dec. 3.
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2018 UCSC Holiday Food Drive
Greetings and cheer from the UCSC Holiday Food Drive. The UCSC holiday food drive works in cooperation with Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County providing healthy meals to our friends and neighbors in need.
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Study reveals importance of ‘cryptic connections’ in disease transmission
Innovative study of fungal disease in bats quantifies unseen interactions that play a key role in the spread of disease through populations and between species.
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New director of Sponsored Projects
Deirdre Beach has been appointed director of the Office of Sponsored Projects.
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Required Stronger Account Security Coming 2019
I am writing to inform you about a new security measure that will be rolling out across campus called Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). By October 2019 of next year, MFA will become mandatory for key UCSC services.
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Air quality update—Nov. 19, 2018
As weather patterns have changed, the EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) for Santa Cruz has begun to improve, and is currently near the lower end of the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” range.
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Troubled by proposed Title IX changes
I am deeply concerned by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s proposed rewrite of the rules governing sexual harassment and assault allegations on college campuses. The changes are incongruous with our values as an academic community.
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Last chance to see ‘Forest Law’ by Ursula Biemann and Paulo Tavares at UC Santa Cruz
Forest Law 2014, a 38-minute multi-channel video installation and photo text assemblage based on research carried out by Ursula Biemann and Paulo Tavares in the Ecuadorian Amazon, is currently on display at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery through December 1.