2022
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COVID-19 testing options, updated cadence, daily symptom checker and more
UC Santa Cruz’s testing protocol and our expanded testing options and COVID-19 mitigation measures as we resume in-person instruction this week.
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High-wind advisory in effect through 9 p.m. tonight
The National Weather Service has issued a High-Wind Warning for Santa Cruz County and much of the San Francisco Bay Area through 9 p.m. this evening.
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UCSC researchers study effects of wildfire runoff on steelhead sense of smell
The 2020 wildfires offered UCSC researchers a chance to study how the runoff after wildfire affects one of the region’s most iconic fish: steelhead trout.
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Distinguished sociologist and founding director of Ida B. Wells JUST Data Lab to headline MLK Convocation
Ruha Benjamin, an incisive scholar of tech-reinforced racism, will address the 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation, a virtual event on February 23
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Hitting a high note
Music Professor Karlton Hester, named the first associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts for the Arts Division, believes all ethnicities benefit from inclusion and an increased focus on Black history, Indigenous history, and traditional knowledge.
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Hitting a high note
Music Professor Karlton Hester, named the first associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts for the Arts Division, believes all ethnicities benefit from inclusion and an increased focus on Black history, Indigenous history, and traditional knowledge
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COVID-19 reminders, expanded testing options, updated testing protocol, and more
As we resume mostly in-person instruction this week, we write to share important reminders and critical updates pertaining to COVID-19.
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Climate action planning misses equity opportunities in many California cities
A new study led by UC Santa Cruz analyzed 170 climate action plans across California to find out how cities are incorporating equity into their efforts to curb emissions and address climate change impacts.
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CITRIS Tech for Social Good 2021-22 student teams awarded funding
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz has chosen three new student projects and two events for funding through the 2021-22 Tech for Social Good (TSG) Program.
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Announcing: assistant executive vice chancellor and chief of staff
Ann Pham, currently director of Academic Programs and Planning for Baskin Engineering, has accepted my offer to join the Office of the Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor as assistant executive vice chancellor and chief of staff.
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Two UCSC professors elected 2021 AAAS Fellows
Biologist Suzanne Alonzo and Earth scientist James Zachos have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Porter alumna to stir up digital storytelling this summer
Nikki Silva, one of the Peabody Award-winning radio producers of NPR’s The Keepers, Hidden Kitchen, and the Radiotopia podcast The Kitchen Sisters Present… will be teaching the popular Podcasting: Digital Storytelling (Crown 98) course this summer.