Author: Dan White
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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.
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Teaching on the edge
Four of UC Santa Cruz’s most innovative educators will offer insights and advice about fostering lively, dynamic, and relevant classrooms during a special edition of the Alumni Weekend Teach-Ins.
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Thanks for the sediment
Kimberley Kanani Bitterwolf won this year’s campuswide Grad Slam competition by taking a daunting topic — our planet’s climate history—and boiling it down to three entertaining minutes.
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Understanding shari’a
Mark Fathi Massoud, associate professor of politics and legal studies at UC Santa Cruz, will delve into the realities, subtleties, and richness of Islamic law and ethics at this year’s Noel Q. King Memorial Lecture during Alumni Weekend.
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Act of love
Chancellor George Blumenthal presented accomplished actress Adilah Barnes with the the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for her many artistic contributions to UC Santa Cruz. Barnes was back on campus performing in a revival of “A Raisin In The Sun.”
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Come home, Banana Slugs
Returning Banana Slugs are in for three days of fun, relaxation, nostalgia, thought-provoking discussions, sunsets, wine tasting, al fresco picnicking, and a pulse-raising ‘fun run’ through the redwoods at Alumni Weekend 2018.
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Giving Day 2018 shatters records
Giving Day 2018, a 24-hour online festival of giving, set a new high bar last week, yielding more than $600,00 with more than 6,300 gifts for 160 projects, according to preliminary tallies.
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24-hour online Giving Day returns to UC Santa Cruz
Scheduled for February 28, Giving Day 2018 is a playful competition. Generous donors will vie to help their favorite projects win challenges before the clock ticks down to midnight.
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Recognizing and applauding Slugs with ‘Year of Alumni’
This year will be a time to recognize the burgeoning numbers and oversized impact of Banana Slugs, who are thriving in fields ranging from agroecology to astrophysics to medicine.