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Santa Cruz Arts Commission names Humanities lecturer Artist of the Year
UC Santa Cruz humanities lecturer Gary Young has been named 2012 Artist of the Year by the Santa Cruz County Arts Commission
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McHenry Rededication celebration attracts hundreds to newly renovated library
Several hundred alumni, students, faculty, and community supporters joined University Librarian Ginny Steel and Chancellor Blumenthal last Friday for the official Rededication of McHenry Library.
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Physics undergrad makes the most of research opportunities
Senior physics major Melinda Soares has won honors for her research presentations at two conferences in the past year.
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UCSC film professor John Jota Leaños wins 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship
UC Santa Cruz assistant professor of film and digital media John Jota Leaños has been awarded a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship for the creative arts.
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UCSC dean taking Arts Division in new direction
Renewed outreach efforts include partnership with alumnus Randall Grahm to create wines with student-designed labels that support UCSC arts scholarships
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DANM students and alums project digital light on museum’s ‘Glow’ festival
More than 2,500 people showed up for the Museum of Art & History’s “GLOW” festival held in downtown Santa Cruz. Drew Detweiler, a 2010 graduate of UCSC’s DANM program, organized the digital arts portion of the program.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibit draws from UCSC Grateful Dead Archive
On April 12, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will launch a major exhibition on the Grateful Dead, featuring a significant number of items on loan from The Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz.
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Washington Post highlights UC Santa Cruz as an ‘up-and-comer’
The Washington Post highlights UC Santa Cruz as one of five universities that “really are up-and-comers.”
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UCSC professor joins acclaimed writers for new Passover ‘users manual’
Two weeks ago, author Jonathan Safran Foer (Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) went on the Stephen Colbert show to promote his latest book New American Haggadah…
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Raoul Birnbaum appointed faculty director of Honors Programs
Professor Raoul Birnbaum has been appointed faculty director of UCSC’s Undergraduate Honors Programs.
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Catherine Cooper appointed faculty director of EPC
Professor Catherine Cooper has been appointed faculty director of UCSC’s Educational Partnership Center.
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UCSC to showcase UC-wide research in Humanities at Museum of Art & History
The UC Santa Cruz Institute of Humanities Research will host the 2nd annual gathering of the UC Society of Fellows in the Humanities on April 21, at the Museum of Art and History. A free public event, it will showcase the exceptional research efforts underway in the field of Humanities–both at UCSC and throughout the…