2022
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UPS packages to be available at H-Barn
Starting today (Monday, Nov. 28), all UPS packages for faculty and staff will need to be picked-up at the H-Barn from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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New JWST data reveal more details of exoplanet WASP-39b’s atmosphere
A ‘mystery molecule’ seen in the initial spectrum has been identified as sulfur dioxide produced by photochemical reactions in the planet’s atmosphere.
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Search begins for Chief Campus Counsel
UC Santa Cruz has launched the first phase of a national search for Chief Campus Counsel, with stakeholder meetings held last week.
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Film by Arts Division Dean continues to gain recognition and spark conversation
Since its premiere in May, 80 YEARS LATER, a feature film by Dr. Celine Parreñas Shimizu, UC Santa Cruz’s Dean of the Division of the Arts, continues to garner praise during the 80th anniversary year of the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans in World War II.
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Batalha testifies at Congressional hearing on the initial scientific findings of the JWST
The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful telescope humans have sent to space and, Batalha asserts, it is ushering in a new era of exoplanet science.
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Division of Student Affairs and Success announces creation of Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Education; launches search for office’s first director
Following a thorough, campus-wide program review of UC Santa Cruz’s student conduct program, the Division of Student Affairs and Success is creating a new Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Education (OSSCE).
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Growing Our Own – From research opportunities to the professoriate
Solidifying its commitment to increasing the diversity of its faculty, both underrepresented minorities and female faculty, last year, the University of California launched the Growing Our Own initiative.
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In solidarity with Colorado Springs and our LGBTQ+ community members
Vice Chancellors Akirah Bradley-Armstrong and Anju Reejhsinghani offer a message of support and solidarity in response to the tragic shooting in Colorado Springs.
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Kresge College renewal to nearly triple amount of student housing
With a mix of new construction and renovation, UC Santa Cruz is building more housing, constructing new classroom space, and ultimately strengthening the student experience.
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Fact check: setting the record straight
Did UC Santa Cruz deans send an email to graduate students threatening retaliation? False. The deans of the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences and Baskin School of Engineering sent an email to graduate students in those divisions about research course credits. The email encouraged graduate students enrolled in research courses that earn academic credit…
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UCSC’s 2022 iGEM team brings home gold medal, earns nomination for best therapeutics project
This year’s UCSC iGEM team engineered a yeast-based Type 2 diabetes therapeutic.
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Science & Engineering Library renovation honors leaders, aims to build community among students in STEM
With newly remodeled floors named in dedication to two trailblazing women in STEM and a new makerspace, the Science & Engineering Library is positioned to build and support community among STEM students at UC Santa Cruz.