Author: Neel Patel

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UCSC receives highest score on Princeton Review’s ‘Green Honor Roll’

August 6, 2013

UC Santa Cruz is one of 22 colleges and universities to receive Princeton Review’s highest score (99) in its sixth “Green Ratings.”
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UCSC graduate honored for “green” leadership skills

June 3, 2013

Focus the Nation, a non-profit organization, has recognized UCSC graduate Dominic Coccia as one of the nation’s top rising young leaders in sustainable energy.
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PG&E rewards UCSC for “green” energy savings at BioMedical building

May 16, 2013

Pacific Gas & Electric teamed up with UC Santa Cruz to help design energy-efficient labs in the new BioMedical Building.
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UCSC to be honored for eco-friendly improvements at Earth and Marine Sciences building

May 15, 2013

The California Higher Education Sustainability Conference will honor the campus next month with a 2013 Best Practice Award for improving energy efficiency at the Earth and Marine Sciences building on campus.
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2013 Commencements and Graduation Celebrations

May 13, 2013

Commencements and other graduation celebrations for the Class of 2013 will begin on Thursday, June 13.
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UCSC night at the Santa Cruz Warriors draws enthusiastic crowd

March 5, 2013

Over 200 members of the UCSC community came out to support the Santa Cruz warriors this past Friday.
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UCSC community reports record-breaking holiday season of giving

February 26, 2013

The UC Santa Cruz community stepped up once again to support those in need, with record-breaking donations to the Second Harvest Food Bank, the United Way of Santa Cruz County and the Student Volunteer Center’s Giving Tree program.
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UCSC places in top 20 on Peace Corps’ volunteer list

February 5, 2013

UC Santa Cruz is tied for fifth place among California universities and in the top 20 nationally for the most Peace Corps volunteers in 2013, according to the Peace Corps’ annual ranking of top volunteer-producing colleges.
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UC Santa Cruz receives Energy Efficiency Best Practice award for lighting design and retrofit

November 26, 2012

Campus wins best practice honors for a second year in a row.
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Professor Richard “Ed” Green will be featured on PBS science show

October 9, 2012

Season premiere of NOVA scienceNOW featuring UCSC professor will air at 10 p.m. October 10 on PBS station KQED Channel 9.
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UCSC students pilot sustainability project to eliminate the use of paper towels at Stevenson College

October 1, 2012

Initiative encourages the use of washable and reusable “PeopleTowels” on campus.
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UC Santa Cruz receives Best Practice award for water efficiency and site water quality

September 19, 2012

UC Santa Cruz earned high honors at the tenth annual California Higher Education Sustainability Conference hosted by UC Davis on June 19, recognizing eco-friendly best practices across the UC system.