April 2019
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Finalists for University Extension dean to visit UC Santa Cruz
Our campus is recruiting for a dean of UCSC Silicon Valley Extension. In the next few weeks, three finalists for the position will visit UC Santa Cruz.
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Biologist Joshua Arribere wins prestigious Searle Scholars grant
Funding from the Searle Scholars Program will support Arribere’s research on cellular quality control mechanisms that catch mistakes in gene expression.
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Help identifying person-of-interest in car burglaries
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a person-of-interest in connection with a rash of campus car burglaries.
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Alumni Weekend: A cornucopia of Slugs come home, seeking thrills and techno-inspiration
The Baskin School of Engineering will be in the spotlight throughout UC Santa Cruz’s Alumni Weekend, with demonstrations of virtual reality, cutting-edge research, small seminar-style “teach-ins” and more.
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Alumni Weekend: Let’s dance
Get ready to dance away the night at a special Fiesta fundraiser at the Museum of Art and History during Alumni Weekend on Saturday, April 27, from 8 p.m. to midnight.
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Admissions director forged path as first-gen college student
Blia Yang, the director of undergraduate admissions, may very well be the first Hmong admissions director in the state—or at least the UC system.
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Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall, cafes now open
The temporary Cowell and Stevenson Commons closure has ended, and the Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall and Stevenson Coffee House are open once again for regular business hours.
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Cal Fire plans additional pile burns along Empire Grade
Cal Fire has advised campus officials that state fire crews will resume burning vegetation piles they have assembled along Empire Grade, possibly as soon as Thursday, April 18.
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‘Hi-Phi Nation’ philosophy podcast host to launch humanities residency at UC Santa Cruz
Barry Lam—an associate professor of philosophy at Vassar College and host of the philosophy podcast “Hi-Phi Nation” on Slate—is coming to UC Santa Cruz this week to begin a two-week residency.
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UC Santa Cruz joins Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education
The National Academies have joined with colleges and universities to found the collaborative, aiming to prevent sexual harassment across all disciplines and among all people in higher education.
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Karen Bassi to serve as acting dean of Humanities
Karen Bassi, literature professor, has agreed to serve as acting dean of the Humanities Division while Dean Tyler Stovall is on sabbatical.
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Alumni Weekend: Raising a glass to Chancellor Blumenthal
An Alumni Weekend tradition, the annual Beer and Wine Reception, will be a chance for well-wishers to raise a glass to retiring Chancellor George Blumenthal. The gathering will take place in the recently refurbished Quarry Amphitheater on Saturday, April 27.