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Shakespeare Santa Cruz summer festival opens July 24
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) will explore the always relevant and highly entertaining themes of power, politics, and trust in its 28th season, beginning on Friday, July 24.
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UC astronomer cheers Mauna Kea selection as site for Thirty-Meter Telescope
A leading astronomer at UC Santa Cruz hailed the selection of Mauna Kea in Hawaii as the site for construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope.
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UC researchers awarded $2.3M to study vocabulary assessment tool
A team of UC researchers creates a new approach to assessing student vocabulary.
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UCSC scores high in competition for UC multi-campus research funding
Four research programs headquartered at UC Santa Cruz have received awards in the 2009 UC Multi-Campus Research Programs and Initiatives Competition (MRPI).
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Apollo 11 anniversary: Lick Observatory scientist recalls experiment 40 years ago
Forty years ago, Apollo 11 astronauts set a device on the surface of the moon to help Lick Observatory researchers calculate the distance to earth.
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Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz wins prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation.
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Don Chamberlin to receive 2009 Fellow Award from Computer History Museum
Computer scientist Don Chamberlin has been chosen to receive a 2009 Fellow Award from the Computer History Museum.
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MBARI president Marcia McNutt to be nominated as director of U.S. Geological Survey
Marcia McNutt, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UCSC, will be nominated as director of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Chancellor Blumenthal describes budget impacts at Regents meeting
Speaking at today’s meeting of the UC Board of Regents, Chancellor George Blumenthal described the impact that two years of budget cuts are having on the UCSC campus.
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Participant in GEAR UP program presented leadership award
Maria Carmen Vargas of UCSC’s GEAR UP program is one of five recipients of the 2008 GEAR UP Parent Leadership Award.
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Local student earns spot at national leadership summit
Mayra Bernabe, a junior at Watsonville High School, has been selected to attend the 7th Annual National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) Youth Leadership Summit in San Francisco the week of July 18-22.
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President Yudof announces furlough proposal
In a letter and video to all UC faculty and academic and staff employees, President UC President Mark Yudof outlines the proposals for budget reduction strategies – including salary reductions or furloughs – that will be presented to the Board…
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New historic finds help paint picture of lime workers’ lives
While renovating one of the historic workers’ cabins on campus, UCSC archeologists and volunteers found artifacts that offer new clues to the lives of the lime workers who lived here long ago.
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UC scientists warn governor on effects of state budget cuts
More than 300 UC scientists from all 10 campuses have sent a letter to the governor warning that the proposed cuts to UC’s budget will harm the future of science and technology in California and hurt the state’s economy.
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U.S. research vessel enroute to Bering Sea for climate change investigations
Preparations are under way for an international marine research expedition to investigate the role of the Bering Sea in climate change.
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Twenty-seven youngsters graduate from Girls in Engineering summer program
Twenty-seven local youngsters recently graduated from the Girls in Engineering summer program, which encourages girls to imagine a future in a traditionally male-dominated field.
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NASA’s Fermi Telescope reveals a population of radio-quiet gamma-ray pulsars
UCSC physicists have discovered a new class of pulsars using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
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UCSC anthropologist Adrienne Zihlman honored for pioneering research on human evolution
Adrienne Zihlman is honored for pioneering research on human evolution.
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Integrated optical trap holds particles for on-chip analysis
A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform.
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Renowned Indian musician and former UCSC Distinguished Adjunct Professor Ali Akbar Khan dies at 87
Legendary Indian musician and former UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Adjunct Professor Ali Akbar Khan died on June 18 at his home in San Anselmo, CA. He was 87.
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UC President Yudof outlines furlough, salary reduction options under consideration
In a message to the University of California community, UC President Mark Yudof outlines furlough and other salary-reduction options under consideration to help close a systemwide funding shortfall of nearly $800 million.
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A summary of summery things to do at UCSC
With its long, sunny days, the summer season is a good time of year to explore UCSC and its off-campus facilities.
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Novel light-sensitive compounds show promise for cancer therapy
Novel compounds show promise for photodynamic cancer therapy, which uses light-activated drugs to kill tumor cells.
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UCSC receives ‘intent to register’ statements from more than 3,500 students
More than 3,500 prospective freshmen have made formal commitments to attend UC Santa Cruz this fall, based on systemwide data released June 16 by the University of California.
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UC President Yudof names post-employment benefits task force
To help the University develop a comprehensive, long-term approach to post-employment benefits, UC President Yudof has established a task force to study and recommend funding, policy and benefits design alternatives.