Author: Public Affairs
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UCSC in the News
The Los Angeles Times published an op-ed piece by history professor Dana Frank titled “Human rights in Honduras: State Department looks the other way.”
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Farm-to-Fork benefit dinner tickets available
Fundraiser set for September 9 to raise scholarships in the CASFS Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture.
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UCSC PD to host training exercise
Personnel from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office will be on campus for a training exercise on Saturday, August 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Insurance Deadline 9/1/12
To opt out of the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) for fall quarter 2012 and the remainder of the academic year 2012-2013, students must complete the on-line insurance waiver.
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UCSC in the News
Computer scientist Darrell Long was quoted in a MSNBC story about researchers who encoded a digital book in strands of synthetic DNA.
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Driven to Succeed
“Being part of the ACCESS scholars learning commmunity has allowed me to meet professors and other students in my major,” says Sable Yemane, Crown College ’14.
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Leadership change in Business and Administrative Services
Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway announces the appointment of Sarah Latham as vice chancellor of Business and Administrative Services.
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In Memoriam – Aaronette M. White
Professor Aaronette M. White, a gifted professor of social psychology who loved teaching and was beloved by her students, has died unexpectedly at age 51.
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UCSC in the News
Psychology professor Bruce Bridgeman’s sudden acquisition of 3-D vision after watching the movie Hugo was featured in an article by the BBC. Previously, Bridgeman had no depth perception.
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Fire Department hosting training exercises
On August 14, 15 and 18, the UCSC Fire Department will be hosting training exercises to better equip surrounding fire departments to respond to mid and high rise fire incidents.
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Paul Koch named dean of Physical and Biological Sciences
Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway announces the appointment of Paul Koch as dean of the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.
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UCSC in the News
Astronomers Daniel Fabrycky and Douglas Lin were quoted in coverage of the discovery of a planetary system similar to our solar system, including stories from Time, Christian Science Monitor, CBS News, Huffington Post, Mashable, MSNBC, Space.com, Discover, Science Daily, io9, and UPI.