Author: Public Affairs
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Student Volunteer Center
If you’re interested in getting involved in the community, through volunteering or internships, drop by the Student Volunteer Center.
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National Cyber Security Awareness Month: Google Apps is Coming Nov. 2011
Cyber security with Google This week’s Cyber Security Month article is about cyber security with Google. As UCSC looks forward to moving faculty and staff email to Google in November, ITS is pleased to share information about enhanced security features with Google, plus some cyber security reminders. Enhanced security features with Google: Google has better…
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Human Resources VP to hold systemwide web chat Oct. 24
Human Resources VP Dwaine Duckett will hold a systemwide web chat on October 24.
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UCSC in the News
TIME magazine turned to psychology professor Craig Haney for observations about support from families of people released from prison in connection with the Amanda Knox case.
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2011 Founders Celebration: Honoring dedication, scholarship and excellence
The 2011 Founders Celebration will spotlight UCSC’s cutting-edge achievements while celebrating nearly a half-century of proud traditions.
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Private contributions to UCSC rise 10 percent
Private donors gave nearly $22 million to UC Santa Cruz during the 2010-11 year, increasing their giving in the wake of state budget cuts to the university. During a year in which state support for UCSC declined by $31 million, total giving to the campus jumped nearly 10 percent.
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SCMTD Transit Service Adjustments
The SCMTD (“Metro”) public transit system has implemented several service adjustments to reduce “pass-bys” on routes serving UCSC via Laurel, Mission and Bay Streets.
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Digital Arts and New Media MFA program—call for applications
UCSC’s Digital Arts and New Media MFA program is accepting applications for fall 2012 now through January 3, 2012.
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UCSC steps up ‘zero waste’ projects
UCSC staff and students started off the school year by recycling a whopping 38,840 pounds of cardboard within the first two weeks of the fall quarter. The campus aims for zero waste by 2020.
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Sociologist Lisa Jean Moore to present annual Baskin Ethics Lecture, Oct. 19
Lisa Jean Moore, professor of sociology and gender Studies at Purchase College, State University of New York, will deliver the second annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture on Wednesday, October 19.
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UCSC in the News
Paleoceanographer James Zachos and paleontologist Paul Koch are featured in the October issue of National Geographic magazine in an article about an ancient episode of global warming that holds lessons for understanding climate change today.