April 2020
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Art in the time of COVID
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences offers shelter-in-place relief with a new, virtual museum called Art Without Distance, featuring sights, sounds, words, curricula, and even a quirky campus tour.
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Agroecology major available this fall
Beginning this fall, students will have an opportunity to enroll in a new agroecology major, an interdisciplinary program housed in the Environmental Studies Department.
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Delivery and ridehailing workers lack critical protections from coronavirus
Chris Benner led an online survey of app-based workers in San Francisco, and preliminary results reveal significant financial hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Leadership forum viewing details
We are looking forward to the Chancellor and Senior Leadership Forum this Thursday, and we hope you will be able to join us!
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Cholera studies reveal mechanisms of biofilm formation and hyperinfectivity
A series of publications from microbiologist Fitnat Yildiz’s lab provides new understanding of cholera biofilms and why the bacteria in biofilms are so highly infectious.
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New high-throughput approach yields libraries of probes for immunological assays
Technical innovation enables rapid assessment of T cell repertoires for research and diagnostics, with potential applications in studying COVID-19 immune responses.
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Radical Resilience small grants program
In this time of global crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic, immense uncertainty, and stress, we are launching the Radical Resilience small grants program.
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Campus directive – restrictions on select trails and recreational spaces
Be advised that the campus is lifting some access and location restrictions while still maintaining closures of some locations.
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Delaying annual performance appraisals
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a lot of uncertainty about the future. It has also posed challenges and altered the work priorities of some staff members. This in turn has impacts on many of the annual goals that were identified by staff members at the outset of this year’s performance review cycle
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UC Santa Cruz joins the Association of Pacific Rim Universities
Joining the organization offers UC Santa Cruz another opportunity to widen institutional partnerships and relationships on a critically important international stage.
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Community Conversations: Resilience
Many of us find ourselves challenged with remote work, at a time when we may be dealing with personal matters or professional upheaval. Learning & Development invites you to gather and discuss how to care for ourselves and others in the current environment.
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Chancellor forum date announced
The date of the forum is Thursday, April 23 from 9:30–11 a.m. Chancellor Cynthia Larive will be joined by a number of folks from Staff Human Resources and the leadership team to address your concerns and questions.