May 2019
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Astrophysicist Natalie Batalha will give annual Mandel Lecture on June 5
Free public talk will focus on Batalha’s research on exoplanets and the search for life on other planets.
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Campus community eligible to buy discounted LED bulbs
Under the Million Light Bulb Challenge community buy program supported by UC’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative, all UC students, staff, faculty and alumni can purchase light bulbs at nearly half the price of online competitors.
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UC Santa Cruz graduate student finishes third-place in Grad Slam
Rachel Harbeitner, a fifth year Ph.D. student in Ocean Sciences, finished third in the systemwide UC Office of the President Grad Slam held May 10 in San Francisco at LinkedIn. Hartbeitner’s presentation, Tiny carbon eaters of the deep sea, includes the surprising research finding that deep-sea, ocean-floor bacteria consume dead plankton (carbon bodies) and release carbon dioxide back…
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Regents approve lease for temporary university house
With the current University House deemed uninhabitable, UC President Janet Napolitano recommended that a property be rented near the main campus to house the incoming chancellor and host small dinners and events for fundraising and celebrating faculty and student success until University House is rebuilt.
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Campus review of revisions to the UC Santa Cruz Water Protection Policy
In response to changes in regulatory requirements, Business and Administrative Services is proposing updates the UC Santa Cruz Water Protection policy and invites your comments.
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Bettina Aptheker to moderate panel on impact of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz has joined forces with Bookshop Santa Cruz and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music to present ‘My Own Words: The Law & Legacy of RBG’–a panel discussion and Community Read kickoff event in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Cynthia Larive to become 11th chancellor of UC Santa Cruz
The University of California Board of Regents approved Dr. Cynthia K. Larive as the eleventh chancellor of UC Santa Cruz. Currently the provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Riverside, Larive has served the UC community for nearly a decade and a half as a faculty member, administrator and leader.
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Our new chancellor
I am delighted to see the appointment of Cindy Larive, campus provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Riverside, as our new chancellor.
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Message from UC President Janet Napolitano
The Board of Regents has just approved Dr. Cynthia K. Larive as the eleventh chancellor of UC Santa Cruz. Currently the provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Riverside, she has served the UC community for nearly a decade and a half as a faculty member, administrator and leader.
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Campus prepares to welcome incoming chancellor Cynthia Larive
“I have the sense that she’s really a person who can bring groups together,” said Carl Walsh, distinguished professor of economics at UC Santa Cruz and chair of the faculty subcommittee that reviewed hundreds of potential candidates for the top job.
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Renovation to begin at Science and Engineering Library
UC Santa Cruz is about to begin renovation of the third floor of the Science & Engineering Library.