Author: Dan White
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Janet Yellen: Honoring a living legend
Janet Yellen, widely regarded as one of the most successful Federal Reserve chairs in history, will receive the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Medal at a ceremony in Menlo Park next month.
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A year of growth, change, and forging ahead at UC Santa Cruz
This was a year of many highlights, from a 24-hour online festival of giving to an immersive soundscape in the redwoods and an all-star panel of journalists sharing their tales from the field. Here are some big moments from 2018.
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An art pioneer gets his due
“Eduardo Carrillo: Testament of the Spirit,” a posthumous exhibition of a beloved and pioneering UC Santa Cruz art professor and muralist, is now on display in Santa Clara’s Triton Museum of Art.
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Podcast: Founding Oakes professor draws a crowd at provost house renaming ceremony
Founding Oakes College Provost J. Herman Blake had a warm homecoming recently at UC Santa Cruz when he was the guest of honor in a ceremony rededicating the Oakes Provost House and naming it after Blake.
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Founders Celebration a night of powerful stories
Journalists Martha Mendoza, Mike McPhate, and Carrie Kahn regaled the audience with stories of hard work, staffing cutbacks, investigative reporting and on-the-ground journalism during Founders Celebration.
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Founders Celebration: Truth, democracy, and the power of the pen
Founders Celebration Dinner, on Saturday, October 20, will include a special conversation about truth, democracy, and the power of the pen.
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Oakes College Provost House name change honors visionary
The Oakes Provost House will be renamed to honor Emeritus Professor and founding Oakes College Provost J. Herman Blake at a ceremony this month.
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Equity, inclusion, diversity are priorities for new dean of students
Garrett Naiman, incoming dean of students and associate vice chancellor for student development and engagement, comes to campus with a strong focus on diversity and a long history of working for inclusion.
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‘First-gen’ student pays it forward
The University of California is honoring Valeria Jacqueline Alonso Blanco with a prestigious award recognizing the impact of her leadership, advocacy and activism.
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The Slugs came home
Returning Banana Slugs ran a road race, took to the airwaves, attended thought-provoking presentations and honored a beloved professor during the 2018 Alumni Weekend celebration.
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The case for evidence
Rush Holt urged scientists to foster science literacy and encourage the public to “think like scientists” during the Osterbrock Distinguished Leadership Lecture on campus last week.
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Leaving their mark, inspiring others
This year’s Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni honorees are making their mark on the world. During Alumni Weekend, they will be back on campus to inspire a new generation of scholars at a career panel.