Author: Jim Burns
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Staying connected: UCSC launches iPhone app ‘update’
UC Santa Cruz has ‘updated’ its free iPhone app to enable smartphone users to access the campus’s online directory and check on the availability of library holdings. The app also includes redesigned emergency features. Two alumni developers have also worked with the campus on a first-generation Android version of the campus app.
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Welcoming new students for fall 2011
UC Santa Cruz students are scheduled to begin moving into university housing on Wednesday, September 14, in anticipation of the 2011-12 school year. The first day of instruction in the fall quarter is Thursday, September 22. The fall-quarter “move-in” for students living on campus is scheduled to continue through Sunday, September 21.
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In Memoriam—Carlos Noreña
Carlos Noreña, a popular UCSC faculty member for more than 25 years, died on July 4 at the age of 85. Noreña, a professor of philosophy when he retired in 1996, came to UCSC in its third year of existence, in 1967. He served as provost of Stevenson College from 1991 to 1994. His most popular course…
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In Memoriam: George Malloch
George Malloch Jr., who served as a trustee of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation from 1990 to 2002, died on May 21 in Germany. A resident of Brookdale in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Mr. Malloch was president of the foundation from 1997-1999.
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In Memoriam—William Shipley
William Shipley, one of the first faculty hired at UC Santa Cruz, died January 20. He came to UCSC in 1966 to found the linguistics program, which he led as chair until 1980.
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UC Santa Cruz makes Kiplinger’s ‘best value’ list
UC Santa Cruz, which opened with its first class of students just 45 years ago, is No. 69 on a new report listing the “best values” in public higher education.
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UCSC is included in two new Forbes magazine ‘best of’ lists
UCSC is included in two recently released surveys Forbes magazine conducted as part of its “America’s Best Colleges” web features.
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President Obama nominates alumna Kathryn Sullivan for commerce post
President Barack Obama has nominated UCSC alumna Kathryn Sullivan for the post of assistant secretary of commerce.
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UCSC veterans group hosts special event
On the eve of Veterans Day, UC Santa Cruz will host a special event this Wednesday featuring local World War II veteran Charlton “Charlie” Scarborough and her daughter, Judy. The pair will share experiences from their recent Honor Flight journey to visit to Washington, D.C.
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Student veterans are featured in newspaper cover story
An increasing number of veterans who have served in the country’s military are enrolling at UC Santa Cruz as students. And in the past two years, UCSC has raised the bar for veteran services with the campus’s Veterans Education Team Support (VETS) program.
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UC Santa Cruz doctoral programs earn high marks in national review
Five doctoral programs at the University of California, Santa Cruz earned high marks in a report issued today (Tuesday, September 28) by the National Research Council (NRC).
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Alison Galloway named campus provost at UCSC
The University of California Regents today (Thursday, September 16, 2010) approved the appointment of Alison Galloway as campus provost/executive vice chancellor (CP/EVC) of UC Santa Cruz. The appointment is effective immediately.