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UCSC offers new major in bioengineering
UCSC has approved a new major in bioengineering, an interdisciplinary program focusing on the applications of engineering to medicine and the biological sciences.
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New course teaches UCSC students about disability
UCSC is offering a new general education course on universal access and assistive technology, enabling students from all majors to learn more about disability and the issues that surround it.
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$20,000 scholarships help regional community college students transfer to UCSC
Twelve hardworking community college students are enrolling at UC Santa Cruz this fall with $20,000 scholarships that accompany the coveted Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Award. This year’s recipients from 12 regional colleges include a single mother described by her chemistry instructor as a “force of nature,” an aspiring immigration and civil rights attorney, a…
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UC Santa Cruz’s new year getting under way
UC Santa Cruz students began moving into university housing on Friday (September 15), in anticipation of the 2006-07 school year. The first day of instruction in the fall quarter is Thursday, September 21. ‘Move-in’ activities began on Friday, September 15. Above, Alyssamarie Guijo of Castro Valley and Anna Tuazon of Fremont, best friends from high…
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Twelve community college students receive $20,000 scholarships to UC Santa Cruz
In a joyful rite of spring, the University of California, Santa Cruz, has selected 12 regional community college students who will receive $20,000 scholarships to enroll at the university this fall. This year’s recipients of the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Awards include single parents, immigrants from Mexico and Vietnam, and re-entry students. The awards…
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EDITOR’S ADVISORY: New academic year brings new students, academic offerings, housing, other facilities
SANTA CRUZ, CA–UC Santa Cruz students began moving into university housing today (Thursday, September 16) in anticipation of the 2004-05 school year. The first day of instruction in the fall quarter is Thursday, September 23. The fall-quarter “move in” for students living on campus continues through Sunday, September 19. (See schedule, below, for photo opportunities.)…
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$2 million grant funds joint effort by UCSC and Silicon Valley community colleges to support engineering students
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has joined with two prominent Silicon Valley community colleges–Foothill College and De Anza College–to launch a new program that will help students prepare for careers in engineering. Funded by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Developing Effective Engineering Pathways (DEEP) program gives community college…
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UC Santa Cruz fall 2004 freshman admissions: Campus becomes more competitive as ‘admit’ rate declines dramatically
The University of California today (April 20, 2004) released information about freshman admissions for fall 2004. The data indicates that UC Santa Cruz received a record number (23,122) of freshman applications for 2004. UCSC’s 7.4 percent one-year increase in applications contrasts with a 4.1 percent decline in freshman applications to all UC campuses. MEDIA ADVISORY…
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UCSC forms new Department of Biomolecular Engineering
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has established a new Department of Biomolecular Engineering within the Baskin School of Engineering. The department is the new home for UCSC’s renowned programs in bioinformatics, and includes faculty and researchers with interests in nanotechnology, protein engineering, and DNA microarrays (also known as “gene chips”). The department’s unique interdisciplinary…