Author: Dan White
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In memoriam: Don Rothman, beloved teacher of writing
Don Rothman, a leading voice for writers and writing during a distinguished 39-year career at UC Santa Cruz, died in his sleep Wednesday night at his Santa Cruz home. He was 67.
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Members of UCSC community among those to be honored by Chamber of Commerce
A number of people with UCSC connections will be recognized at the November 30 Chamber of Commerce ceremony.
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Alison Galloway addresses budget challenges at web-streamed forum
While expressing gratitude and relief about the passage of Proposition 30, Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway spoke of the significant budget challenges the campus still faces during a web-streamed forum with the campus community last week.
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Techonomy 2012: David Haussler and the ‘digital battlefront’ against cancer
David Haussler, director of the Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, spoke eloquently about the front lines of cancer research at the prestigious Techonomy 2012 conference in Tucson, Ariz.
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Extraordinary achievement, social consciousness celebrated at gala event
Honorees of 6th annual Founders Celebration Dinner share one of UCSC’s core goals: ‘Leaving the world a better place’
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Astronomer boldly addresses big issues in the cosmos
UK’s Astronomer Royal Martin Rees discusses space and humankind’s stewardship of our ‘precious, pale-blue dot’ at sixth annual Foundation Forum.
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Uncommon People / Kevin “Skippy” Givens: Good sport
Since 1988, intramural sports supervisor Kevin “Skippy” Givens has been a key player in the UCSC athletics arena.
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Classrooms without walls
From the grasses of the meadows to the tips of towering redwoods, the UCSC campus is a “living laboratory” and a natural lecture hall
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President Yudof to hold live web chat for UC faculty and staff Friday, Nov. 2
UC President Mark Yudof and Staff Advisors to the Regents Kevin Smith and Kathy Barton will take part in a live web chat for UC faculty and staff on Friday, November 2. A central focus of the discussion will be UC’s financial future and how success or failure of Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown’s November…
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Terry Freitas Café honors memory of inspirational young alumnus
Café Revolucion has been rededicated as the Terry Freitas Café, commemorating a UCSC grad who died while in service to an indigenous people.
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Onward California Tour touches down at UCSC
Throngs of UCSC students flocked to Quarry Plaza on Tuesday, braving high temperatures and cooling off with free ice cream during the Onward California Tour’s stopover on campus.
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State of the Campus event spotlights community interactions
Chancellor George Blumenthal celebrated the achievements of this still-young university and described its regional and global impacts during a “State of the Campus” presentation to campus and community leaders.