April 2022
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New global and community health majors available this fall
UC Santa Cruz students who want to build a future with better, more equitable health outcomes will have the option to declare one of two new global and community health majors, starting in fall 2022.
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Maysoon Zayid to bring incisive hilarity to UCSC for Asian American/Pacific Islander Comedy Night
The comedian Maysoon Zayid will perform on campus in the eighth annual Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) Comedy Night at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30, helping to kick off AAPI Heritage Month.
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Linguist Sandra Chung elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Sandra Chung, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Linguistics, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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Afrofuturism takes center stage in the Institute of the Arts and Sciences’ Surge series
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences offers a month-long series of performances and discussions on Afrofuturism, a global artistic and social movement, utilizing the arts, science, and technology to imagine—and create— a world where African-descended peoples and cultures can live and flourish.
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Unlocking a cure for carbon monoxide poisoning
UCSC researcher Tim Johnstone has designed small molecules that can bind CO, sequester CO that is already bonded to hemoglobin, and rescue red blood cells exposed to CO, all promising signs for a future antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning.
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New Google-funded research project applies computer science to aid bird conservation
Two faculty members have begun a new collaboration to use machine learning models to create continent-wide maps of bird habitat connectivity for conservation purposes, and they have recently received a $60,000 Google Research Scholar award to fund this work
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Summer programs draw visitors to Lick Observatory for music and stargazing
Tickets are on sale now for the observatory’s popular summer evening programs.
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Hybrid Alumni Week festivities highlight Slug ingenuity, camaraderie, and social consciousness
Drones soared in the sky, familiar places and faces were rediscovered, cocktail glasses clinked, and old friendships were renewed during the hybrid Alumni Week festivities, which blended analog fun with virtual symposiums.
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21/22 Annual Performance Evaluations coming due
Managers/supervisors should complete the annual evaluations for their non-represented and represented staff to build on our culture of engagement, to provide ongoing support and encouragement and to document any performance concerns that may exist.
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A new maintenance and service request app, CruzFix, goes live May 2
CruzFix will be available to the campus community on May 2, 2022, replacing two separate systems previously known as FAMIS Classic and FixIt.
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Chancellor Larive assumes position as new Board Chair for Monterey Bay Economic Partnership
University of California, Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia K. Larive will assume the role of incoming board chair for the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership.
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Drive safely with increased pedestrian activity on campus Tuesday, April 26
UAW 2865, the labor union that represents UC academic student employees and graduate student researchers, has announced that it will hold a march at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 26.