2022
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ARCS Foundation scholarships support UCSC graduate students
Sixteen UC Santa Cruz graduate students have received scholarships worth a total of $160,000 from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation for the 2022-23 academic year.
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UCSC scientists find microplastics in Monterey Bay water, anchovies, and seabirds
Microparticles recovered from some seabirds exhibited estrogenic activity with potential to disrupt hormone functions.
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Transportation tabling canceled
Due to the great turnout last week and thoughtful responses we received, we will no longer be conducting the tabling events this week, originally scheduled for Oakes and East Remote parking lots. Additional campus engagement will occur in Winter and Spring 2023.
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Susana Ruiz receives Hewlett 50 Arts Commission for a new media work focused on Santa Cruz’s lost Chinatowns
Susana Ruiz, UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Media, together with Emmy Award nominated director of photography and media artist Huy Truong have been selected as one of ten recipients of this year’s Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions in Media Arts.
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Applications for the 2022–23 Undergraduate Digital Scholarship Fellowships are open
The University Library Center for Digital Scholarship invites applications for the 2022–23 Undergraduate Digital Scholarship Fellowship.
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Stay informed about the announced labor strike
This message provides students with information about what to expect on campus during the potential strike, what resources are available to support students, and how students might prepare for the potential impacts of the strike.
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Death of a star reveals midsize black hole lurking in a dwarf galaxy
By studying intermediate-mass black holes, scientists hope to improve their understanding of the growth of supermassive black holes in massive galaxies.
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Providing community and opportunity: AIRC’s Angel Riotutar
UCSC alumna Angel Riotutar returns to her alma matter as the Director of the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC).
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TIMELY – UC-UAW Bargaining Update
Dear Colleagues, We want to keep you informed on the UC systemwide labor negotiations with the four United Auto Workers bargaining units. In the message below, also attached to this email, UC Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael Brown summarizes the University’s current offers for each bargaining unit. The negotiations are ongoing…

