April 2019
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Physical and Biological Sciences Division honors three prominent alumni
PBSci Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize contributions to society by graduate and undergraduate alums.
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Who’s afraid of multifactor authentication?
Over the next six months, UCSC is transitioning to mandatory MFA for most campus online systems that require a Gold password.
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Making art in trying times: DANM exhibition examines culture, society, and the digital world
Thirteen graduate students from the Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A. program (DANM) will conclude two years of artistic study at UC Santa Cruz with “Receivership”—an exhibition of their work running on campus April 26 to May 12.
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April 20 DUI checkpoint and law enforcement efforts
Members of the UC Santa Cruz community and campus neighbors, please be advised there is the potential for traffic disruptions and hazards during the afternoon of Saturday, April 20 because of the unsanctioned gathering known as “4–20”. The greatest impact is expected from 3–6 p.m.
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Cal Fire plans pile burns along Empire Grade
Cal Fire has advised campus officials that state fire crews will once again burn vegetation piles they have assembled near campus, possibly as soon as next week, weather conditions permitting.
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Maternity Benefits Orientation May 1 in the Scotts Valley Center
The Benefits team at Staff HR has developed a Maternity Benefits Orientation, the first of which will be held May 1 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the Scotts Valley Center Training Center, Room 1101.
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A final opportunity to weigh in on SAP
We seek insight on prioritization from our entire campus community, and I invite you to participate. Please share your feedback on our campuswide survey by midnight May 10.
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Nominate a UCSC affiliate for the Service Recognition Ceremony
See if you qualify to be honored at the Student Volunteer Center’s Service Recognition Ceremony.
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Entrepreneurs emerge as a force in Europe’s refugee emergency
Camilla Hawthorne, assistant professor of sociology, says economic stagnation and a resurgence of racist nationalism are shaping conversations about what it means to be Italian in the 21st century.
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Astronomer Natalie Batalha elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The academy’s class of 2019 also includes UCSC alumnus Joe Palca, as well as Michelle Obama and Jonathan Franzen.
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UC Santa Cruz philosophy alumnus Jeffrey Stewart wins 2019 Pulitzer Prize for biography
UC Santa Cruz alumnus Jeffrey Conrad Stewart (Cowell College ’71, philosophy) has been awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for “The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke,” his definitive biography of the father of the Harlem Renaissance.