Author: Dan White
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UC Santa Cruz honored for ‘green’ lighting retrofit at Science & Engineering Library
The UC Santa Cruz campus has just earned yet another “green” building award for sustainable practices. The latest honor, the Best Practice Lighting Award, recognizes the extraordinary amount of electricity the university will save each year because of its recent retrofit of the Science & Engineering Library.
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New face of public safety: Nader Oweis sworn in as UCSC chief of police
Sworn into office on Tuesday, Nader Oweis, UCSC’s brand-new police chief, is known for his years of experience and his cool-headed responses to stressful situations.
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UCSC Summer Orientation draws 7,300 participants
This year, 3,300 incoming first-year students, 890 transfer students, and a total of 7,300 people, signed up for UCSC’s lively schedule of Summer Orientation events, which took place July 19 through July 26.
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UCSC delegation brings green tips to Taiwan
A green delegation, including two UCSC undergraduates and UCSC sustainability director Aurora Winslade, traveled 6,449 miles to Taiwan, where they led a two-day workshop on June 29 and 30 for the Taiwan Green University Program
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Costume designers bring life to Shakespeare characters, from Falstaff to the ‘Tavern Tarts’
How would Falstaff dress himself? What would the “Tavern Tarts” wear? Shakespeare Santa Cruz’s costume designers shared a few secrets about an art form that changes the way audiences experience a Shakespeare play.
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The long and winding road to graduation: Histcon grad takes 40 years to earn Ph.D.
History of Consciousness Program grad Peter Miller just finished up his Ph.D. at UC Santa Cruz. It took him 40 years. “I’m probably the person who has the record of how long it took to complete a doctoral degree at UCSC,” said Miller, 66.
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Eclectic group of graduate students celebrates achievement at East Field
An eclectic group of UCSC graduate students – including nearly 400 master’s degree candidates, and 231 doctoral candidates — were awarded advanced degrees last week in a ceremony that honored determination and hard work. Among the group were 100 students scheduled to complete the UCSC education master’s program by late summer.
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As the slug rises: Once subversive, UCSC’s beloved mascot turns 25
This year marks the 25th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz’s famous banana slug mascot, a once-subversive symbol on campus. This month, a former chancellor and various alumni looked back on the days when the fate of this character hung on a slender thread of slime.
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UCSC aims for zero waste in student move-out
UCSC, for the past few years, has been holding “Zero-Waste Move Out” events across the campus, making it much easier for students to deposit household goods, electronics, toiletries, canned food and other materials in collection bins. It’s all part of UCSC’s efforts to make the campus zero waste in 2020.
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Outstanding work in the spotlight: Student Achievement Week recognizes accomplishment
Student Achievement Week closed with the highly anticipated 2011 Undergraduate Academic Achievement, Excellence in Teaching, and Mentoring Awards ceremony and reception. This year’s winner of the prestigious Steck Award is undergraduate astrophysics major Luke Kelley, 23.
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Redwood conservation and rock and roll: Conferences keep campus busy in summer
Summer is conference season at UCSC where thousands of newcomers will cross scenic bridges, explore the woods, and take classes. UCSC expects 70 residential conference groups, and 10,000 visitors, from June 19 to August 27.
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Solar-powered scoreboard coming to Lower East Field
Wells Fargo Bank is paying for the first permanent outdoor playing field scoreboard in campus history. The $15,000 scoreboard will be solar-powered and a much better fit for the 300 spectators that come to the men’s and women’s intercollegiate soccer matches.