2022
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Frontier Fellows: Peter Nguyen
The Earth Futures Institute’s Frontier Fellows program offers undergraduate research opportunities and funding at UC Santa Cruz. UCSC student Peter Nguyen studies a federally listed endangered flowering plant—Lupinus nipomensis.
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First Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Friday
On Friday, October 7, UCSC will hold the first Interdisciplinary Research Symposium to highlight and promote the innovative interdisciplinary research being conducted across the university.
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Campus comes to life as a new academic year begins
After more than two years of virtual and hybrid learning, the beginning of the fall quarter last Thursday marked the welcome return to in-person instruction at UC Santa Cruz. The energy and enthusiasm for the year ahead are evident in the many happenings already occurring across campus.
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Evacuation drills for on campus housing, Sept. 26-29
UC Santa Cruz’s Fire and Safety Prevention office will be conducting housing evacuation drills for the campus housing population within the first 10 academic school days, in alignment with requirements from the California Fire Code and the Clery Act.
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New study shows transmission of epigenetic memory across multiple generations
Changing the epigenetic marks on chromosomes leads to altered gene expression in offspring and in grandoffspring, demonstrating ‘transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.’
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The enduring power of Ramses The Great
Archaeologist and UCSC history professor Elaine Sullivan to speak October 2 about the religious, cultural and political realms of Pharaoh Ramses II, now the focus of a popular exhibit in San Francisco.
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Three UC Santa Cruz alums are revolutionizing telehealth with their virtual reality physical therapy platform
Immergo Labs, founded in 2020, provides an affordable, accessible, and immersive telehealth physical therapy care platform.
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UCSC chemistry department garners three NIH MIRA grants
These grants provide five years of funding for research programs at UCSC on protein synthesis, biosynthetic strategies, and biochemical mechanisms involved in cancer.
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Partnership across UC campuses will prepare the next generation of leaders in organic agriculture
A USDA grant of more than $700,000 will support a collaboration led by UC Santa Cruz to improve and expand undergraduate education in organic agriculture, with an emphasis on supporting underrepresented students.
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NSF funding will strengthen infrastructure for open source ecosystems at UCSC
Co-principal investigator Stephanie Lieggi and PI Carlos Maltzahn will develop a plan to recruit research software engineering staff who can establish and maintain the support infrastructure necessary for open source projects to thrive within the university context.
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Celebrating and observing the Jewish High Holy Days
As we welcome the beginning of the academic year, Jewish members of our community will also be ushering in the Jewish new year as they celebrate and observe the High Holy Days. Students are encouraged to speak with their professors ahead of time if they are going to miss class or need an extension on…
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Celebrating the start of a new academic year
Welcome to the 2022-23 academic year! The start of classes each fall always brings such a wave of excitement.