Environmental Studies
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Lacey Raak appointed UCSC’s Director of Sustainability
Lacey Raak has been appointed UCSC’s Director of Sustainability.
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Year of the Slug: A look back at 2012 at UC Santa Cruz
Higgs boson, condors, pumas, the Grateful Dead Archive … 2012 was yet another year of discoveries, breakthroughs, newsmakers, and honors for UC Santa Cruz. Here’s a look back at a few highlights of the year at UCSC.
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Tracking pumas
UCSC students get first-hand scientific experience while monitoring the elusive big cats as part of the Puma Project.
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UCSC sanitation activist speaks at World Toilet Summit in South Africa
A UC Santa Cruz Ph.D candidate in sociology and public toilet activist is scheduled to deliver a plenary session Thursday at the 12th World Toilet Summit in Durban, South Africa.
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Three environmental studies grad students win sustainable ag awards
Three UC Santa Cruz environmental studies graduate students are among 16 students nationwide awarded sustainable agriculture scholarships from Annie’s Homegrown Inc., a natural foods manufacturer and distributor.
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CASFS hosts author Michael Pollan before Santa Cruz benefit appearance
Author and UC Berkeley journalism professor Michael Pollan visited the UC Santa Cruz Farm on October 25 before taking part in the “Everybody Eats” benefit panel discussion later that evening at Santa Cruz High School.
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Interdisciplinary conference focuses on development and climate change
Conflicts between development and climate change will bring together researchers and practitioners in both areas for an all-day conference at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, October 27.
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Social Sciences division honors teaching, staff, and scholarship
Social Science faculty, staff, and students honored for outstanding achievement, teaching excellence, and scholarship.
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Terry Freitas Café honors memory of inspirational young alumnus
Café Revolucion has been rededicated as the Terry Freitas Café, commemorating a UCSC grad who died while in service to an indigenous people.
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Dedication set for Terry Freitas cafe
A dedication ceremony is set for 5-7 p.m. Thursday, September 20 for the Terry Freitas Cafe at Colleges Nine and Ten on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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UCSC Farm & Garden hosts fall harvest festival September 30
Apples, corn, cider, and pumpkins take center stage at the 18th annual Fall Harvest Festival, Sunday, September 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UC Santa Cruz’s 25-acre organic farm.
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UCSC study shows how urchin-loving otters can help fight global warming
A new study by two UC Santa Cruz researchers suggest that a thriving sea otter population that keeps sea urchins in check will in turn allow kelp forests to prosper and help reverse a principal cause of global warming.