Author: Public Affairs
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Christina Noonan
Christina Noonan (Kresge, psychology ’93), a commercial real estate executive who heads the Los Angeles Convention Center Department Commission, was recently confirmed as the newest member of the City of Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners.
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UCSC in the News
The New York Times quoted economics professor and department chair Carl Walsh extensively in an analysis of options open to the Federal Reserve in light of a slowing recovery…
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A new economy for Santa Cruz?
Former Santa Cruz Sentinel editor Tom Honig writes in an op-ed for the Santa Cruz Good Times that UCSC is a driver of the local economy, and that a growing campus could result in more private sector jobs in a rapidly changing economy.
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West Entrance Signal Project
You may have noticed or heard that a traffic signal is in the process of being installed at the campus’s West Entrance, at the intersection of Empire Grade and Heller Drive. We expect it will be operational shortly before the beginning of fall Quarter, and we will update you again prior to that date. This…
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In Memoriam: Carter Andrew Sudeith
Cowell College is saddened to learn of the recent death of Carter Andrew Sudeith, who died on July 28, 2010.
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UCSC in the News
Environmental Studies postdoctoral researcher Winifred Frick’s paper in the journal Science that predicts a regional extinction within 20 years of the little brown bat generated widespread publicity across the country and internationally
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Marine science illustration students explore the waters of Monterey Bay
Students squinted and leaned close to their ocean artifacts: seal femurs and sand dollars, seaweed twists and dried-out sea stars.
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Campus provides information about vandalism
A number of acts of vandalism occurred on campus early this morning, including broken windows, damage to UCSC vehicles, and graffiti. No one was injured. UCSC Police believe the vandalism occurred shortly after midnight. It includes: • Broken windows at Kresge College’s Owl’s Nest Cafe. • Tires slashed and windows damaged on as many as…
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Three supporters of UCSC to be honored at Scholarships Benefit Dinner on February 3
Three generous supporters of UCSC—Anne Neufeld Levin, Robert Stephens, and Julie Packard—will receive a major campus honor at the upcoming Scholarships Benefit Dinner, a gala celebration dedicated to making the dream of higher education a reality for all students.
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Visit to UCSC by UC Regents
Yesterday marked the end of a successful visit by UC Regents and other guests to the UC Santa Cruz campus. This was a major event that will provide long-term benefit to UCSC. We were proud to present representative campus distinctions, showcasing students and faculty whose scholarly and interdisciplinary work is both innovative and beneficial to…
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UC Regents approve Long-Range Development Plan
I am gratified to announce that at their meeting in San Francisco yesterday, the UC Regents voted unanimously to approve the UCSC 2005-2020 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) and Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR). (See story.) This outcome is the culmination of both campus-wide and community-wide efforts that spanned almost four years. I want to…
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LRDP message from George Blumenthal
As you may already have read in last week’s news reports, UCSC has submitted its 2005 – 2020 Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for consideration by the UC Regents at their meeting of September 19 – 21. At that meeting, I will ask the Regents to approve my recommendation that the…