Author: Public Affairs
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June 3 Forum on Demonstration Response
On Friday June 3, starting at 5:30 pm, a forum will be held at the Porter College Fireside Lounge (http://maps.ucsc.edu/wvportercollege3a.html) to give the Demonstration Advisory Group (DAG) an opportunity to hear from students about their experiences during demonstrations on the UCSC campus.
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In Memoriam – Reynaldo Ramirez
It is with great sadness that I report that Reynaldo “Rey” Ramirez, Jr. passed away on May 21, 2011.
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In Memoriam – Greta Slobin
It is with sadness that I write to inform you of the death of our colleague, Professor Greta Slobin.
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Benjamin Britten’s Comic Opera ‘Albert Herring’ at UCSC–June 2-5
The UC Santa Cruz Music Department and its award-winning Opera Theater will present four performances of Benjamin Britten’s three-act comic opera Albert Herring, June 2-5, at the Music Center Recital Hall. Nicole Paiement conducts a chamber ensemble of members of the UCSC Orchestra, plus student singers, in a fully staged production of Britten’s 1947 opera.…
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UC Santa Cruz has lost a dear friend
Chancellor Blumenthal shares the news of the passing of Rita Pister, wife of UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Emeritus Karl Pister.
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Time to Renew Parking Permits and Metro Bus Passes
It is time for staff and faculty to renew or purchase parking permits and Metro bus passes for 2011-12.
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UCSC in the News
Seismologist Thorne Lay was quoted in stories about the earthquake risk in Japan in the aftermath of the devastating March quake and tsunami, including a story in Nature and an Associated Press story that ran in the Washington Post.
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TiE Service Award recognizes UCSC entrepreneurship
UCSC was honored with a TiE Service Award for efforts to promote entrepreneurship.
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Appointment of interim vice chancellor of Business and Administrative Services
Christina L. Valentino is appointed interim vice chancellor of Business and Administrative Services.
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‘Searching For Yiddish Land’
“Having been in decline for decades, Yiddish is fading as a spoken language in the United States. But at UCSC, a small group of students and faculty are committed to its preservation…”
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UCSC in the News
History professor Dana Frank contributed an article to The Nation about the government’s response to nearly 60,000 Honduran schoolteachers who went on strike to protest the privatization of public schools.
