April 2021
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James Webb Space Telescope program aims to map the earliest structures of the universe
COSMOS-Webb is slated to be the largest program in JWST’s first year of operation.
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Campus revamping writing programs for assistant, associate professors impacted by the pandemic
In response to the concerns of faculty whose research was adversely impacted by the pandemic, the campus is revamping and funding two peer-support writing programs to help faculty advance their research with teaching relief.
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2021 Campus Elections Announcement
The sample ballot for the Spring 2021 Campus Elections is now available for your review.
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Seeking faculty to participate in new course redesign program
Developed by CITL in partnership with Hispanic-Serving Institution Initiatives, Institutional Research, Assessment and Policy Studies, and selected STEM faculty, Project REAL is designed to provide faculty with a research-based program to engage in comprehensive equity-minded course redesign to improve teaching and learning and contribute to equitable outcomes for students at UC Santa Cruz.
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Kalwis Lo: Expanding access
Kalwis Lo learned an important lesson as he battled a cancer that threatened not only to end his life but also bankrupt his family.
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Forthcoming UC Santa Cruz COVID-19 follow-up survey
We write seeking your participation in an upcoming COVID-19 follow-up survey that is being administered by UC San Diego.
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Alumna Terri McCullough, chief of staff to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will make a virtual campus visit for Alumni Week
This year’s Alumni Week will feature a virtual fireside chat with Terri McCullough, an Oakes ’91 politics alumna who is now chief of staff to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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New interim Interior Artwork Installations policy
To support the existing processes surrounding the installation of artworks in common areas, the Interior Artwork Installations policy will be implemented on an interim basis.
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IMS Director Dan Costa named a fellow of the Society for Marine Mammalogy
Daniel Costa, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, has been honored by the Society of Marine Mammalogy (SMM) in its inaugural class of SMM Fellows.
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Honoring UC Santa Cruz’s 2021 Distinguished Graduate School Alumni
The five recipients of this year’s Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Award will be honored for their achievements during a Zoom-based webinar award ceremony on Saturday, April 24. The event will celebrate the 2020 and 2021 honorees.
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Coral reefs prevent more than $5.3 billion in potential flood damage for U.S. property owners
A new study reveals how valuable coral reefs are in protecting people, structures, and economic activity in the United States from coastal flooding during storms.
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Baked meteorites yield clues to planetary atmospheres
The gases released from meteorite samples heated in a high-temperature furnace can tell scientists about the initial composition of the atmospheres of rocky exoplanets.