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Electrical engineer Holger Schmidt elected IEEE Fellow
Schmidt, the Kapany Professor of Optoelectronics, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Structure of human astrovirus could lead to antiviral therapies, vaccines
Research led by structural biologist Rebecca DuBois is laying the foundation for new antiviral therapies and vaccines for human astroviruses.
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Campus community gathers to reaffirm values
Roughly 200 people stood in Quarry Plaza to listen to campus leaders talk about the thoughts and feelings expressed by many students in the last week.
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Chemistry professor Pradip Mascharak receives Outstanding Faculty Award
Mascharak received the 2016 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.
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Caring for our animal friends
The student-run Pre-Veterinary Club is designed to support and energize those who want a career working with animals.
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Restorative justice and civil rights leader Fania Davis to give Baskin Ethics Lecture
Fania Davis, co-founder and executive director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, will deliver the 2016 Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Music Center Recital Hall.
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Astronomer Sandra Faber awarded California Academy of Sciences Fellows Medal
The California Academy of Sciences has awarded its highest honor, the Fellows Medal, to Sandra Faber, professor emerita of astronomy and astrophysics, and elected professors Karen Holl and Erika Zavaleta as new Academy Fellows.
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Students to pitch viable ideas for positive environmental change
The first Startup Weekend Santa Cruz for Sustainable Solutions & Social Impact, Nov. 18–20, is just one of more than 200 events happening in November as part of Global Startup Weekend.
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New initiative launches with $1 million Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarships
Applications for the $1,500 undergraduate research scholarships are now open until Nov. 30. Fifty scholarships will be awarded to students in any discipline.
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Elementary school students visit voting rights exhibition at UCSC on Election Day
Seventy-five 4th and 5th grade two-way immersion (Spanish-language) students from Delaveaga Elementary School came to UC Santa Cruz on Election Day to explore two art exhibits currently on display.
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Post-election, campus offering spaces, resources for students
UC Santa Cruz has several spaces available for students to gather to discuss the election results.
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StoryCruz: New beginnings
With freshman Slugs roaming the campus, StoryCruz set out this fall to see how they’re faring.
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How big does a lottery jackpot have to be to boost college attendance?
To better understand the connection between parental resources and college attendance you might start by looking at lottery winners.
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Politics student named ‘Women in Green Forum Youth Trailblazer’
Maxine Jimenez (Kresge ’19, politics and community studies) is the 2016 recipient of the Women in Green Forum Youth Trailblazer Award.
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Women’s soccer headed to NCAA championship
The Banana Slugs will play Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday at Burns Stadium in Claremont.
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Black Panther exhibition opens Nov. 10 at McHenry Library
An exhibition titled “Pictures and Progress: the Black Panther 1966-2016” will open November 10 on the 3rd and 4th floors of UC Santa Cruz’s McHenry Library.
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Practicing the ancient art of kendo
A sports club gives students the opportunity to train in the Japanese martial art that focuses on improving oneself and one’s technique, on teamwork, and contributing to society.
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UC Santa Cruz’s Robin Hunicke shares the spotlight at TEDWomen
Robin Hunicke, director of art and design in the Games and Playable Media program at UC Santa Cruz, showcased her innovative work at a gathering of TEDWomen Experience.
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Quarry story: A new chapter begins
Fans of the Quarry Amphitheater, long closed for safety reasons, gathered on Thursday to celebrate groundbreaking for upcoming renovations. The venue is set to reopen next fall.
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UC Santa Cruz now offering graduate degrees in computational media
Department of Computational Media is accepting applications now for the M.S. and Ph.D. programs to begin in fall 2017.
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All hands on tech
A group of students with the Everett Program at UC Santa Cruz recently spent the weekend collaborating with Motivating Individual Leadership for Public Advancement, a nonprofit in Salinas dedicated to youth empowerment.
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Hispanic-Serving Institutions grant offers opportunities for Latino students to transfer to UCSC
Cultivamos Excelencia is meant to motivate and retain Hispanic/Latino and other high-need students at San Jose City College to complete their bachelor’s degrees at UC Santa Cruz.
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Campus to kick-off Quarry Amphitheater restoration
One of the key priorities in the Campaign for UC Santa Cruz, the amphitheater will be restored and reopened for fall 2017.
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Call for campus projects for Giving Day 2017
Giving Day is a 24-hour online fundraising event to increase support for campus programs, projects, and groups. Project teams reach out to their network of supporters and friends to raise money and compete for prize dollars.
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‘Look Back in Time: Russell Crotty and Lick Observatory’ exhibition opens in San Jose
‘Look Back in Time: Russell Crotty and Lick Observatory,’ the first traveling exhibition of the UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences, opens November 13 at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art.
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UC Santa Cruz advances in U.S. News and World Report’s global rankings
The campus has continued to increase its ranking, now tied at No. 27, even as the number of universities reviewed has expanded
