Author: Dan White
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Alumni Weekend: Raising a glass to Chancellor Blumenthal
An Alumni Weekend tradition, the annual Beer and Wine Reception, will be a chance for well-wishers to raise a glass to retiring Chancellor George Blumenthal. The gathering will take place in the recently refurbished Quarry Amphitheater on Saturday, April 27.
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High-impact science and cutting-edge teaching
Those who attend UC Santa Cruz’s Alumni Weekend April 26–28 can immerse themselves in cutting-edge science and get to the heart of innovative learning techniques during two Saturday afternoon events.
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The elephant seal in the room
Sixth-year ecology and evolutionary biology Ph.D. student Sarah Kienle wowed the judges at UC Santa Cruz’s annual Grad Slam, a competition that requires grad students to distill years of research into three-minute pitches.
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Return of the Slugs
Alumni Weekend 2019 is just around the corner. This year’s festivities will take place from Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28. Highlights include a talk about “high-impact science,” the ever-popular beer and wine reception, and a reunion of the college band Flowers of Evil.
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A high bar for giving
UC Santa Cruz’s fourth-annual Giving Day, an adrenaline-fueled online philanthropic festival, shattered records this year, with fundraisers kicking in more than $665,000, and a record-breaking 7,000 gifts for 175 projects.
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Ready, set, give!
Mark your calendars for the give-fest of the year. Giving Day, a high-octane 24-hour online festival of nonstop giving, returns to UC Santa Cruz on February 27.
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Spirituality, leadership, and social justice
Rabbi Paula Marcus of Temple Beth El is the 11th recipient of the annual Tony Hill Award, a prestigious honor that is given to bridge-builders and community organizers who embody the spirit of the late social activist Tony Hill.
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The ghosts of fascism
Madeleine Albright, the United States’ first female secretary of state, spoke about the rise of authoritarian governments and the enduring threat of fascism during her sold-out talk in front of 2,500 people in downtown Santa Cruz on Tuesday night.
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Respect, remembrance and celebration at 35th annual MLK Convocation
Professor Melissa Harris-Perry, the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, will be this year’s featured speaker at the annual UC Santa Cruz Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation in downtown Santa Cruz.
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An unburied dream
It took professor emeritus Paul Skenazy many years to say, “I want to be a fiction writer.” Now he’s won a prestigious literary prize for his fiction debut, Temper CA. Last month, he drew a capacity crowd to Bookshop Santa Cruz.
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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.