February 2020
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Updates and information on the coronavirus (COVID-19)
For now, the most important thing is for you to do is stay home and seek medical care if you’re feeling sick, especially if you develop a cough or a high temperature. Students should call the Student Health Center at 831-459-2591 for instructions on self-care or to make an appointment.
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Nostalgia, celebration, and literary star power on tap for Alumni Weekend
Alumni Weekend returns to UC Santa Cruz from Friday-Sunday, April 3-5, featuring college get-togethers, lectures, a beer and wine reception, and a special appearance by Margaret Atwood at the Quarry Amphitheater.
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2020 Primary Election
Tuesday, March 3rd is the Primary Elections in California. There are important matters on the ballot—candidates for United States president, federal, state, and local offices, and several local and state initiatives, including Prop. 13: Public Preschool, K-12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2020, a $15 billion general obligation bond measure that would…
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Vote in Tuesday’s election
Tuesday, March 3, is the Presidential Primary Election in California.
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UC Santa Cruz leads collaboration to speed wound healing with a novel smart bandage
With up to $16 million in funding from DARPA, UC Santa Cruz engineers will work with doctors and scientists at UC Davis and Tufts University to develop bioelectronic intelligent control of wound regeneration.
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Geographers recognize Guthman book, Wilted, about the strawberry industry
Julie Guthman has been awarded the 2019 Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography for her book, Wilted.
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Chancellor announces workgroup, advisory committee to support graduate students
Chancellor Cynthia Larive announced a new Senate-Administrative Graduate Education working group to develop a comprehensive, actionable plan for strengthening graduate education and a Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Graduate Education.
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Clarification of programs offered to graduate students
Last week, acting Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Quentin Williams and I met with graduate students, department chairs, and faculty regarding the grading and teaching strike. We came away with a strong sense of our shared commitment to supporting our graduate students. We also heard genuine confusion about the quality and scope of…
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Campus community input needed for grassland management plan
Justin Luong is trying to prioritize different campus grasslands for protection, given campus enrollment goals, sustainability goals, and the long range development plan.
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Heising-Simons Foundation supports exoplanet imaging projects at UC Santa Cruz
Three new grants totaling $2.4 million will fund work at UCSC on new instruments and technologies to support research on planets beyond our solar system.
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Planned power outage scheduled for March 21, March 28
On March 21st and March 28th the campus will be shut-down to install all the required equipment to connect a new photovoltaic system to the campus grid and perform testing.
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Twelve grad students to showcase work during Grad Slam
The event returns to the Kuumbwa Jazz Center at 320-2 Cedar St. in Santa Cruz and is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:00 p.m.