Author: Public Affairs
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Alumni Weekend: A cornucopia of Slugs come home, seeking thrills and techno-inspiration
The Baskin School of Engineering will be in the spotlight throughout UC Santa Cruz’s Alumni Weekend, with demonstrations of virtual reality, cutting-edge research, small seminar-style “teach-ins” and more.
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Cal Fire plans additional pile burns along Empire Grade
Cal Fire has advised campus officials that state fire crews will resume burning vegetation piles they have assembled along Empire Grade, possibly as soon as Thursday, April 18.
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Karen Bassi to serve as acting dean of Humanities
Karen Bassi, literature professor, has agreed to serve as acting dean of the Humanities Division while Dean Tyler Stovall is on sabbatical.
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Campus review of newly proposed research policies
The policies establish clear and uniform allocation of income derived from intellectual property related to institutional work at UC Santa Cruz and support the IATC mission to build a vibrant, entrepreneurial culture to accelerate the adoption of inventions, cultivate sustainable strategic partnerships, and enable our campus to be an innovation powerhouse delivering social and economic…
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Campus services during Wednesday’s strike
UC Santa Cruz and the other UC campuses will have several labor unions on strike this week. The labor action is expected to run all-day Wednesday, from midnight to 11:59 p.m.
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Community Crime Bulletin: suspicious person near Humanities Building
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department received a report about a man who followed two female students near the Humanities Building around 2 a.m. this morning. No one was found when officers arrived, and no further incidents were reported.
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Spring Forum April 15th, Call for SAB Nominations April 26th and Staff Appreciation Picnic April 30th
Mark your calendars for April 15, April 26 and April 30.
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Protecting and securing electronic devices, other valuable belongings
Following a rash of thefts on and off campus, we want to encourage our community members to remain vigilant in protecting their valuable personal and professional belongings.
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Final update on construction-related asbestos contamination incident at Cowell and Stevenson Student Commons
As a final community update on this incident, please be advised that asbestos abatement from the construction-related contamination at Cowell and Stevenson colleges has been completed.
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On-campus burglaries
Campus residents are urged to be vigilant after a spate of residential burglaries on campus over the past two weeks and to let campus police know immediately if they see anything suspicious or suspect their room or apartment may have been burglarized.
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STEM Postdoc Symposium features a public poster session on April 24
Annual symposium highlights research from early career scientists at UC Santa Cruz.
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Information and resources about strike activities on April 10, 2019
Our campus received notice last Friday that there will be a labor strike from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10by AFSCME service (SX), patient care technical (EX), and skilled trades (K7) workers.