Environmental Studies
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Water industry taps UCSC to prepare for ‘silver tsunami’ of retirements
UCSC students will be poised to benefit from a wave of retirements in the water industry.
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New California Academy of Sciences worth a visit–or two, or three
The newly reopened California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park is receiving rave reviews and giving many UCSC professors their own cause for celebration.
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Undergraduate Danielle Soto elected to Pomona City Council
Graduating senior Danielle Soto is preparing to take a seat on the Pomona City Council.
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Four social scientists honored for teaching and research
Four social scientists were honored for teaching and research today (Tuesday, October 7) during the annual fall convocation hosted by the dean of the Division of Social Sciences.
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Mr. President . . .
The 44th president will have tremendous challenges before him. UCSC experts offer their advice on topics ranging from education to climate change.
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Free poetry reading at Chadwick Garden on June 28
Enjoy the beauty of early summer in the historic Alan Chadwick Garden on Saturday, June 28, when a bevy of accomplished poets will read their work at “A Garden of Poetry and Music.”
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Midwest factory tour brings learning to life for students of environmental policy
Educators who encourage their students to get out of the classroom don’t typically direct them to steel mills, glass factories, and soda-pop bottling plants.
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Sale of fresh organic produce begins June 3
Berry lovers will celebrate the opening on Tuesday, June 3, of the UCSC Farm’s Market Cart at the base of campus.
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Geographer Jeff Bury studies human impacts of climate change in central Andes
For residents of Peru’s remote villages high in the Andes mountains, climate change is right outside the back door.
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UC Santa Cruz to lead pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains
A pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains will generate unprecedented insights into the behavior of one of the region’s top predators.
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Three environmental studies graduate students win Fulbright Awards
Environmental studies graduate students Timothy Krupnik, Michelle Olsgard, and Anna Zivian have received 2008-2009 Fulbright Awards that will help fund their overseas research.
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Ecological landscaping workshop April 17
Join three graduates of UCSC’s Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture on April 17 for a free public workshop on ecological landscaping.