Author: Dan White
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Founders Celebration to honor architect Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry, widely considered one of the most important and influential architects of our time, will receive the Foundation Medal during the seventh annual Founders Celebration in October.
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Their time in the sun: joy and inspiration at 2013 commencement
The weather was warm and breezy and the speakers were inspiring at UC Santa Cruz’s 2013 commencement celebrations, which attracted throngs of well-wishers and myriad speakers.
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Steck Award winner shares stories of survival
Kristoffer Hellén traveled to Europe and Russia, to find out why two small and vulnerable ethnic groups resist assimilation, hold onto their cultures, and survive. Now he is being recognized with one of UCSC’s highest undergraduate honors.
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Summer conferences at UCSC: science, enrichment, music, and changing lives
This summer’s line-up of summer conferences appeals to all tastes, age groups and disciplines, but expect to see an unusual influx of youthful faces this year.
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Shakespeare, gardens, and ocean mysteries: summer attractions at UCSC
The scenic campus remains vibrant and inviting in summer break, with a large number of attractions, sites, and programs for visitors.
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Time to remember: more than 1,000 revelers attend Alumni Weekend 2013
A large group of returning Banana Slugs participated enthusiastically in all Alumni Weekend activities, while getting a chance to reconnect with old friends, visit faculty mentors, and ham it up with UCSC’s mascot.
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UCSC panel looks at the future of online education
UCSC community members had a chance to air out some of their hopes and concerns about online education at a panel discussion Friday at Stevenson College.
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Alumni Profile / M. Sanjayan: Scientist of the world
As a hard-working Ph.D. student at UC Santa Cruz, M. Sanjayan—now lead scientist for the Nature Conservancy—never expected to be a spokesperson, a TV personality, or a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman.
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Alumni Profile / Lisa Witter: Speaking her truth
Lisa Witter, partner and chief change officer of Fenton, the biggest public interest communications firm in the country, is a firm believer in the power of communications to advance social issues.
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It’s a Slug’s life
Students have created activities ranging from mock trial to tango—gaining social outlets while learning valuable life lessons as part of a vibrant campus community.
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Boogie-woogie sea lion goes viral
The American people are going ga-ga for Ronan the beat-keeping sea lion, who has been featured on “Weekend Edition Saturday” on National Public Radio, and as the answer to a question on the NPR news quiz show “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me.”