March 2024
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Staff Scholarship Award Program Spring Application Cycle OPENS TODAY
Hello UCSC Staff! The Spring application cycle for the UCSC Staff Advisory Board Scholarship Award Program opens today, March 15, 2024. Applications will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. April 15, 2024. The UCSC Staff Advisory Board Scholarship Award Program is intended to support career advancement efforts that enrich the professional lives of our UCSC career, non-represented staff by providing…
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Equity, civic-mindedness drive UC Santa Cruz’s Global and Community Health Program
Many of UC Santa Cruz’s core values are embodied in the Global and Community Health Program, which draws students who seek to study real-world problems encountered locally and worldwide, preparing them for a career in health care, policy, research or advocacy.
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Deep Read 2024 gears up
With book giveaways, email explorations, salons, community conversations, and more, The Humanities Institute is preparing an immersive experience with its latest Deep Read selection, the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Trust.
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UCSC Alumna Carolina Ixta debuts first novel
UCSC alumna Carolina Ixta debuts her powerful novel, Shut Up, This Is Serious: a coming-of-age story following two Latina teens in East Oakland.
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Community encouraged to take precautions following a string of burglaries
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is encouraging the campus community to take extra precautions following an attempted burglary and completed burglary of a campus mailroom and a string of car break-ins.
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Advancing diversity and writing excellence: Oakes College’s new leadership
The Division of Undergraduate Education at UC Santa Cruz, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new associate provosts of Oakes College, Xavier Livermon and Jody K. Biehl. The appointments, in effect since December 2023 and January 2024, respectively, offer Oakes College with leaders who will bring unique perspectives and experiences to their roles.
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Slugcast rewind: Listen to episodes from the week of March 4
Hosted out of the Student Affairs and Success divisional office, Slugcast is the official UCSC podcast.
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New gifts launch projects and experiential learning in Sikh studies
Two new gifts to UC Santa Cruz will raise awareness and understanding of Sikhism through two distinct projects. Each project includes paid internships for students.
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From start to finish: Alumni Association Scholarship paves the way for students in financial need
The UCSC Alumni Association Scholarship Fund stands as a steadfast pillar of support, offering comprehensive financial assistance to students in need from their first year through graduation, ensuring every student’s journey at UCSC is marked by opportunity.
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Industrial fishing poses greater risk to marine life due to untracked activity, UC Santa Cruz researchers find
A new study led by a scientist at UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of Marine Sciences finds that blue whales, tunas, and other top predators in the northeast Pacific Ocean face greater risk of harm from industrial fishing than previously thought.
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Information about Ramadan at UCSC
This message is intended to provide our campus community with information about observing and celebrating Ramadan.