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UC Santa Cruz raises $2.7 million for student support
Chancellor Denice D. Denton announced that $2.7 million was raised in the last year to benefit scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students at UC Santa Cruz. The announcement was made on Saturday (November 5) to approximately 350 campus…
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Living with the Changing California Coast: Essential reading for coast dwellers from UCSC geologists
The famously beautiful California coast is a powerful attractor, drawing people to live and build in the coastal zone despite ongoing erosion, periodic storm damage, and regulatory hurdles. For those determined to live next to this dynamic shoreline, the new…
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UCSC and Los Alamos National Laboratory to form partnership for scientific data management
The University of California, Santa Cruz, and Los Alamos National Laboratory have agreed to establish a new collaborative institute for research and education in the area of scientific data management. The Institute for Scalable Scientific Data Management (ISSDM) will address…
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UCSC Arboretum will hold Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale on November 19 and 20
Wonderful holiday decorations and gifts will be available from the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum at the annual Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale on Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20. Exotic dried flower arrangements, living succulent wreaths, rare and…
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UC Santa Cruz professor receives $200,000 grant to fund summer institute in Venice, Italy
UCSC professor of English and comparative literature Murray Baumgarten has been awarded a $195,452 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund a summer institute for college and university teachers in Italy. Titled “Venice, the Jews and Italian…
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California’s oak woodlands face a new threat: climate change
California’s iconic oak woodlands have endured many assaults over the years–they’ve been cut for fuel, cleared for vineyards and housing developments, and their seedlings face intense grazing pressure and competition from invasive grasses. But the future will bring a new…
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Denice D. Denton to be invested as UCSC’s ninth chancellor on Friday, November 4
Denice D. Denton will be invested as the ninth chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, in an afternoon ceremony on Friday, November 4. Presided over by University of California President Robert C. Dynes, the public event will begin…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Two outreach events set for Watsonville Schools to help celebrate the investiture of UC Santa Cruz’s new chancellor, Denice D. Denton.
Reporters are invited to cover appearances by Harvard physicist Lisa Randall, who will meet with 100 Watsonville High School students on November 2, and renowned percussion ensemble, SO PERCUSSION, who will conduct a performance/demonstration at the Watsonville Charter School for…
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Gas leak causes Hahn evacuation; building open for business first thing Thursday
A leak of natural gas prompted UCSC fire officials on Wednesday to evacuate staff from the Hahn Student Services Building. Approximately 80 people left the building at 3:15 in the afternoon. The building was declared safe to reoccupy about an…
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A birdwatcher considers his craft in The Ardent Birder, a new book by UCSC’s Todd Newberry
In The Ardent Birder, published this month by Ten Speed Press, Todd Newberry shares the wisdom of a lifelong birder, an accomplished scientist, and an extraordinary teacher. The book is packed with valuable tips on how to become a better…
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UCSC completes Draft EIR related to update of campus’s Long-Range Development Plan
UC Santa Cruz has completed work on a Draft Environmental Impact Report that assesses potential impacts related to the implementation of UCSC’s Draft 2005 Long-Range Development Plan. The Draft EIR may be reviewed at no cost at three local libraries;…
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UCSC Women’s Center to celebrate 20th anniversary
The UC Santa Cruz Women’s Center will observe its 20th anniversary with a celebratory luncheon, a new publication from the Regional History Project of the University Library, and an art exhibit by UCSC women staff and alumnae. The luncheon will…
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Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture to feature 50th anniversary screening of honored film
Sharmila Tagore, one of India’s most famous film stars, and Indian art historian Dr. Partha Mitter will be the featured speakers at the fifth annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture set for Sunday, October 23 at 4 p.m. in the Music…
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Scholar/performer tapped to lead UCSC programs in North Indian classical music
Dard Neuman has ambitious plans for promoting Indian music and culture at UC Santa Cruz. As holder of the university’s Kamil and Talat Hasan Endowed Chair in Classical Indian Music, he is responsible for building interest in Hindustani music through…
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Fisheries management study focuses on small-scale fishing cooperatives in the Gulf of California
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has awarded a major grant to researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and other institutions to study fisheries in the northern Gulf of California. The $1.3 million grant funds a collaborative project…
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Joseph Miller steps down as director of UC Observatories/Lick Observatory after 14 years at the helm
Joseph S. Miller has resigned as director of the University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory (UCO/Lick), a position he held for 14 years. Miller will return to full-time teaching and research at UC Santa Cruz, where he is a professor of…
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ARCS Foundation scholarships support nine outstanding graduate students at UCSC
Nine UC Santa Cruz graduate students have received scholarships worth a total of $100,000 from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation for the 2005-06 academic year. The Northern California chapter of the ARCS Foundation is the most generous…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Campus-community coalition will announce plan to reduce alcohol-related problems caused by students off campus
A press conference is planned to announce a comprehensive, integrated strategy to reduce excessive, high-risk drinking by some UCSC students, thereby creating a safer environment for students and their neighbors. The initiative is the work of Campus CURB (Community United…