2022
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Tilting of Earth’s crust governed the flow of ancient megafloods
Study provides a new perspective on Washington state’s Channeled Scablands, carved by the Missoula megafloods at the end of the last ice age.
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New scholarship supports under-represented students
Alum establishes establishes the Edith and Leon Rosenthal Memorial Diversity Scholarship to help high-achieving under-represented students from the Bay Area attend UC Santa Cruz
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Upcoming campus visits for Vice Chancellor of Information Technology finalists
Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 22, we will be conducting the final interviews in the search for the Vice Chancellor for Information Technology.
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A new musical play, ‘The Artificial Woman,’ to receive its world premiere at UC Santa Cruz this month
The astonishing, true story of Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka’s tempestuous love affair with composer Alma Mahler and the obsession that would drive him to commission a life-size doll in her likeness after their break up is the basis for a new musical.
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Indoor masking still in effect on campus
We have decided to continue the indoor masking requirement at all UC Santa Cruz facilities until further notice.
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SUA now accepting funding applications for Winter 2022 SOFA Round 2
Is your student organization looking for funding support for an upcoming event you are planning?
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San Lorenzo River was transformed by early logging in the Santa Cruz Mountains
The San Lorenzo River cut a deep channel and abandoned its floodplain in the Felton area around the time of intensive clearcutting in the surrounding mountains, according to a study by UCSC researchers.
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UCSC selected to join US CYBERCOM Academic Engagement Network
UCSC will join the inaugural class of the U.S. Cyber Command’s (CYBERCOM) Academic Engagement Network (AEN), a group of 84 colleges and universities selected to help strengthen the country’s cybersecurity operations.
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First nationwide study of scams targeting immigrants shows local social context may help or hinder reporting
Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Manuel Pedroza’s latest research offers insights that may help improve access to justice for vulnerable communities.
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Genome of extinct Steller’s sea cow reveals surprising link to human skin disease
Analysis of ancient DNA from sea cow bones finds genes that may have played a role in adaptation to cold marine environment and yields evidence of a long population decline.
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White House honors astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz with mentoring award
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring represent the highest honors bestowed upon mentors who work to expand STEM talent.
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Computer scientist Lindsey Kuper wins NSF CAREER award
Lindsey Kuper, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has won a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund her lab’s study of distributed systems.