January 2019
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Mathematician Dan Cristofaro‑Gardiner wins IAS von Neumann Fellowship
Dan Cristofaro‑Gardiner, assistant professor of mathematics at UC Santa Cruz, has been awarded a prestigious von Neumann Fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
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Study of brine discharge from desalination plant finds good news and bad news
Brine discharged from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant raises offshore salinity levels more than permitted, but researchers found no direct local impacts on sea life.
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Jody Greene and Mary Beth Pudup named to inaugural board of UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
UC Santa Cruz professors Jody Greene and Mary Beth Pudup are among 19 leading University of California scholars who have been named to the inaugural academic advisory board of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.
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Fentanyl makes its way to California
Many of you have read news headlines regarding fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that has become a growing public health crisis in cities across the United States.
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An unburied dream
It took professor emeritus Paul Skenazy many years to say, “I want to be a fiction writer.” Now he’s won a prestigious literary prize for his fiction debut, Temper CA. Last month, he drew a capacity crowd to Bookshop Santa Cruz.
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Why beaked whales return to Navy sonar range despite frequent disturbance
A new study using underwater robots reveals dense patches of deep-sea squid attract beaked whales to a Navy sonar test range off Southern California.
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MaNGA data release includes detailed maps of thousands of nearby galaxies
Major data release from Sloan Digital Sky Survey includes galaxy maps, new data access and visualization tools, and a huge ‘stellar library’.
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Mentoring for a new millennium
Until recently, higher education faculty and staff were largely left to intuit the qualities of a good mentor or to replicate the mentoring habits–skillful or unskillful–that they themselves experienced as undergraduates, graduate students, or postdoctoral researchers.
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Madeleine Albright in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning UCSC alumna Martha Mendoza on Feb. 5
Madeleine Albright, the first United States female Secretary of State, will speak about her new book, “Fascism: A Warning”–in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and UC Santa Cruz alumna Martha Mendoza–on Tuesday, February 5, at the at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz.
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Formal Review-Employee Comment PPSM 63 Investigatory Leave
The University of California is proposing revisions to PPSM 63 – Investigatory Leave, which applies to all staff employees who are Professional & Support Staff, Managers & Senior Professionals, and Senior Management Group members.
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Family support group sessions starting Wednesday
Lactation consultant Beth Lilienthal will be leading monthly group family support sessions at Family Student Housing beginning Wednesday and going through June. The sessions will start at 10 a.m. in apartment 712 in the Family Center. Lilienthal is an expert in infant care and lactation, and will be available to provide information and guidance to…