2019
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Steck Award honoree delves into the mysteries of supernovae
Tin Long Sunny Wong has been gazing at the stars and studying celestial bodies since he was a middle-school student in Hong Kong. This year, his study of supernovae earned him a Steck Family Award, honoring the most outstanding senior research project
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Awards recognize extraordinary teachers
The annual Excellence in Teaching Awards recognized seven exceptional instructors who were selected from more than 430 nominations.
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Juries bring transparency and accountability to trials in Argentina
A trial by one’s peers is a pillar of democracy, which is why scholars and activists are celebrating Argentina’s budding embrace of jury trials.
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Undergrad gets her hands dirty learning about redwoods
For Lilianne de la Espriella, doing independent, hands-on research as an undergraduate meant literally getting her hands dirty.
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Student to pursue career helping immigrants
First-generation college student Hector Arroyo De La Paz will graduate from UC Santa Cruz next week with a bachelor’s degree in legal studies and Latin American and Latino studies. He credits his parents for making it happen.
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A winning combination
Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program provides students with work experience while campus benefits
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Reminder: ParkMobile implementation
Beginning June 21, parking meters on campus will no longer accept coins. In addition, TAPS will implement ParkMobile, a mobile-app pay option, to begin the transition away from coins and ParkCards at metered spaces.
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Information about accommodations for Shavuot
Many members of our campus community will be observing the Festival of Shavuot on June 9th and 10th, 2019.
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Campus prepping for commencement ceremonies
More than 5,200 UCSC students are earning undergraduate and graduate degrees for work completed during the 2018–19 academic year. Nearly 2,700 undergraduates have applied to participate in college commencement ceremonies.
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UCSC scientists study rare beaked whale stranded at Scott Creek Beach
The Hubb’s beaked whale is one of the rarest and least studied marine mammal species in the world.
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Gifts accelerate research, from the galactic to the microscopic
Gifts from Ken and Gloria Levy support biomedical discovery that may help cancer patients as well as research on dark matter halos, some of the universe’s largest structures
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Bookshop Santa Cruz launches UC Santa Cruz Slug Shop
Bookshop Santa Cruz had a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening on Monday for its brand-new UC Santa Cruz Slug Shop, which offers a curated collection of UC Santa Cruz memorabilia, and will serve as headquarters for UC Santa Cruz/Bookshop Santa Cruz partnerships.