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Alum Fritz Chesnut Creates Stunning Visual Art on Every Canvas
Visual artist and UC Santa Cruz alum (Porter 1995) Fritz Chesnut was exposed at an early age to art, especially since his mother earned her PhD in art education and his father, who has a Master’s in German, also studied…
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New book explores the emotional power of games
Katherine Isbister presents a new way to think about videogames and their effects on people who play them.
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Exhibition to feature work of 23 UC Santa Cruz art faculty
The work of 23 current Art Department faculty at UC Santa Cruz will be featured at “In Conversation with UCSC Studio Art Faculty”–an upcoming exhibition that will take place at both the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery on campus, and…
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Alumni Weekend: Keynote speakers to explore the question of how we learn
A distinguished group of speakers will explore the question, “How do we learn?,” at an Alumni Weekend event that will range from virtual reality to adaptive learning techniques.
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Grad students face off in second annual Grad Slam competition April 6
Ten graduate students will face off April 6 in the second annual Grad Slam competition, a spirited forum during which doctoral students present their research in three minutes.
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Faculty experts share research, insight with public in Original Thinkers speakers series
The Original Thinkers speaker series, launched in May 2014, has faculty members traveling across the country to share their work and insight in a format designed for the general public.
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An eccentric ‘hot Jupiter’ yields clues to planet formation and evolution
Astronomers investigate how some gas giant planets end up so feverishly close to their stars.
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Alumni Weekend 2016: Get ready for the ride, and Come Home
Alumni are welcomed back to campus for a weekend of reminiscing and reveling, with a plethora of events ranging from the scholarly to the celebratory.
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Robert Reich’s Santa Cruz appearance to be web streamed live
The upcoming Santa Cruz appearance by former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich at the Rio Theatre April 5, sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Blum Center, will be streamed online live, broadcast on KZSC, and simulcast at the…
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UC Santa Cruz Farm’s CSA program features 5 percent discount through April 1
The UC Santa Cruz Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is open for business and accepting new and renewing members.
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The storyteller and the detective
Alumna and best-selling author Laurie R. King reflects on the craft of storytelling and on her legendary fictional character, Mary Russell.
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Alumna Anne Flett-Giordano Credits her Extraordinary Writing Career to One Crazy Night at Porter College
Growing up in Danville, California, Emmy Award-winning comedy screenplay writer and UC Santa Cruz, Porter College alum Anne Flett-Giordano got an early start on how to tell enthralling stories.
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Colleges Nine and Ten students enjoy an alternative spring break in Watsonville
Instead of surf, sand, and frivolity, 25 students from Colleges Nine and Ten are taking an alternative spring break this week, and they’re staying close to home.
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Study shows biodiversity benefits of removing invasive mammals from islands
A global study documents conservation gains from efforts to eradicate invasive species from island ecosystems.
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Current rate of carbon emissions is unprecedented in past 66 million years
New analysis shows that carbon emissions from human activities are moving the Earth’s climate system into uncharted territory.
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Arts Dean’s Lecture Series to explore climate justice, art, activism, and the environment
“Climate Justice Now!–Art Activism, Environment Today” is the title of the 2016 Arts Dean’s Lecture Series–an array of free public talks running March 30 to May 25 at UC Santa Cruz.
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Coral analysis reveals how ocean ecosystems responded to climate shifts
Long-lived deep-sea corals hold clues to past ocean conditions in their growth rings.
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Pluto’s varied landscape reveals surprisingly complex geology
Pluto’s icy surface shows an astonishing variety of landscapes and evidence of active geological processes in images from New Horizons.
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Scott Brandt appointed to Sage Weil Presidential Chair for Open Source Software
VCR Scott Brandt has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Sage Weil Presidential Chair for Open Source Software.
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Music, myth, and community in post-Katrina New Orleans
In an in-depth study of post-Katrina New Orleans, emeritus politics professor Michael Urban explores how music is intertwined with the city’s community-rebuilding efforts.
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Leukemia study reveals role of RNA binding protein in driving cancer
A protein abnormally expressed in cancer cells was found to promote the proliferation of B cells in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Cellular response to tissue stiffening may delay progression of breast cancer
Study identifies cellular signaling pathway associated with better prognosis for breast cancer patients
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Learning from the ground up: Students find experiential learning at all levels
The University of California offers more than 200 courses and 150 programs related to experiential learning in food and sustainable agriculture systems.
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Other Minds donates archives to UC Santa Cruz
Other Minds—the acclaimed San Francisco-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of new and experimental music—has donated its archives to UC Santa Cruz.
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Female computer science grad students find supportive environment at UC Santa Cruz
UCSC’s Department of Computer Science is producing successful female graduates at a time when women remain underrepresented in the tech workforce.
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UC researchers publish roadmap for successful groundwater governance
UC Santa Cruz hydrologist Andrew Fisher coauthored recommendations for forming Groundwater Sustainability Agencies.
