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Linguists receive $260,000 grant to study endangered Irish language
“Although we all have tongues, we are surprisingly bad at knowing precisely what they’re doing or conveying that to others,” says UC Santa Cruz professor of linguistics Jaye Padgett…
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California’s sea otter numbers holding steady
California’s sea otter population is slowly swimming toward recovery, according to the latest field survey.
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Library taps specialist to explore role of technology in Humanities research
The University Library and Humanities Division have jointly awarded a two-year Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Postdoctoral Fellowship supporting digital humanities scholarship to Rachel Deblinger.
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Native vegetation makes a comeback on Santa Cruz Island
Study led by UC Santa Cruz undergrads shows native shrubs reclaiming the island on their own after removal of introduced grazers.
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Constitution Day on September 17
Federal law requires that all schools receiving federal funds provide information on the United States Constitution every year on Constitution Day, September 17, the anniversary of the signing of our country’s founding document.
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UC Santa Cruz film professor’s original animation to debut on PBS.org
John Jota Leaños’s unconventional short film uses humor, hip hop, and comic book style animation to tell a fascinating story of revolt in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands
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Julie Packard: Philanthropy and pragmatism
Alumna (Crown ’74, biology; M.A. ’78) talks about investing in passion, working to make change, and expanding world views through the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Study traces ecological collapse over 6,000 years of Egyptian history
Ancient Egyptian artworks helped scientists reconstruct how animal communities changed as climate became drier and human populations grew
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UC Santa Cruz alum wins Emmy for HBO drama ‘True Detective’
UC Santa Cruz alumnus Cary Fukunaga picked up an Emmy Award last night in the category of “Outstanding Director for a Drama Series” for the HBO series True Detective.
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‘New Parent’ chat will use social media to connect with new Slug families
Parents of incoming Banana Slugs will soon have a chance to ask candid questions and concerns with a group of campus experts without ever having to leave their homes, jump in their cars, or even turn off their home computers.
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Peter Raven, leading botanist and environmentalist, to speak at UC Santa Cruz Arboretum
Botanist Peter Raven will give a talk entitled “Saving Plants, Saving Ourselves” on September 9
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History professor speaks at State Capitol in support of refugee children
UC Santa Cruz Professor of History Dana Frank testified yesterday in Sacramento to support a California State Assembly resolution on the treatment of refugees from Central America.
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UC Santa Cruz moves up in Shanghai ranking of world universities
UC Santa Cruz is ranked 93 among the world’s best universities and in the top 50 in the U.S., according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) published by a Shanghai education-consulting firm.
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Grad student unites personal passion and programming skills to help others
Computer science graduate student Lourdes Morales is working to help others with disabilities use technology.
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Breast Cancer Breakthrough Award funds search for new treatments
Cancer researcher Seth Rubin is working toward the development of a new class of drugs for treating breast cancer.
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UC Santa Cruz names Tyler Stovall new dean of Humanities
UC Santa Cruz has appointed Tyler Stovall to serve as dean of the Humanities Division, effective Spring Quarter.
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Crime alert: Wild land fire
At 8:30 a.m. UC Santa Cruz police officers observed white smoke near the North Remote parking lot. An investigation revealed an unlawful and abandoned campfire that had spread out of control. Firefighters from the City of Santa Cruz Fire Department,…
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Cancer study reveals powerful new system for classifying tumors
One in ten cancer patients would be classified differently using a new classification system based on molecular subtypes.
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UC Santa Cruz Internet access project wins University of California IT award
A UC Santa Cruz project to bring broadband Internet services to underserved communities in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties has won a University of California award for information technology.
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Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz announces endowment drive
Literature Professor John Jordan announced an endowment drive to support the Dickens Project today at the annual Dickens Universe gathering now taking place on campus
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Old evidence leads to new ideas about earthquake hazards in Pacific Northwest
Sediment cores collected in 1960s by geologist Gary Griggs have attracted renewed scrutiny for clues to Cascadia earthquakes.
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Global Alliance for Genomics and Health unveils new genomics interface
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health has released a new Application Programming Interface (API) for seamless sharing of genomic data.
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Tidal forces gave moon its shape, according to new analysis
Most of the moon’s overall shape can be explained by taking into account tidal effects acting early in the moon’s history.
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Cassini finds 101 geysers and more on icy Saturn moon
Scientists on NASA’s Cassini mission have identified 101 distinct geysers erupting on Saturn’s small, icy moon Enceladus.
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Next-generation Thirty Meter Telescope to begin construction in Hawaii
The TMT has its roots at UC Santa Cruz, where astronomers have been working for years on the design of this powerful new telescope.
