Author: Dan White
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Dry, dry again
UCSC researchers are confronting the challenges of consecutive dry years that have left California in a water crisis.
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On campus: Making every drop count
UCSC has reduced its per-capita water use over the past 20 years, even while the number of students on campus has increased over that time. Still, the current water emergency means the UCSC community needs to do more.
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Panetta to deliver keynote at Launch! a celebration of the student experience
Leon Panetta, former CIA director and secretary of defense, will address whether America is in renaissance or decline during Launch! A celebration of the UCSC student experience featuring a dinner and exhibitions of student work.
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Great classes, no quizzes: alumni go ‘back to school’ for Teach-Ins
Choose between forensic anthropology, evolution, and espionage at annual academic afternoon featuring Alison Galloway, Ed Green and Bruce Thompson.
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Alumni Weekend: Get ready for ‘likes,’ laughs, and memories
Banana Slugs will turn their antennae back to their redwood-forested alma mater from April 25-27 for Alumni Weekend 2014, returning to the special place that provided many alums with their “original social network.”
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UCSC ranks high in Peace Corps participation for 12th straight year
This year, UC Santa Cruz is once again being recognized for its alumni’s high rate of participation in the Peace Corps, the hands-on leadership experience program that offers volunteers the opportunity to travel to the farthest corners of the world and make a lasting difference in the lives of others.
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Innovative probation officer/soccer coach Gina Castaneda to receive 2014 Tony Hill Award
Gina Castaneda is being honored for her groundbreaking work with at-risk teens who use soccer as a way off the streets. She will receive the Tony Hill Award during this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. convocation on February 6.
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Pride, perseverance, and ‘worlds of possibility’: interview with Freeman Hrabowski III
Freeman Hrabowski, III, keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation Feb. 6, and regarded as one of America’s top education leaders, speaks candidly of his days as a child marcher with King in Birmingham, Ala.
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Campus comes through for the less fortunate during holiday season
UC Santa Cruz community members demonstrated their generosity once again during the holiday season, stepping up to feed hungry families, distribute toys, and raise funds for social services agencies.
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The spirit of generosity: holiday giving is a longstanding tradition on campus
This is the season for staff members, faculty, and students to show their support for the Second Harvest Food Bank and other organizations that help families and children in need.
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A year to remember: dancing sea lion, 100,000th degree awarded, ED Talks debut
Ronan proved that sea lions have the beat, the campus launched an unprecedented $300-million campaign, awarded its 100,000th degree, and researchers opened up a new front in the high-tech cancer wars this year.
