Author: Public Information Office
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Open Enrollment ends November 25 at midnight
You have until Tuesday, November 25, to visit the Open Enrollment website http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/open_enrollment to make UC health and welfare benefit plan changes for 2009. We encourage you to take any actions soon and not wait until the last minute to avoid any delays in accessing the website. Actions you may take during Open Enrollment are…
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Support for students affected by the wildfires burning in southern California
CPS Support for students affected by the wildfires burning in southern California
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Budget update from campus provost
Chancellor Blumenthal on Wednesday addressed the potential impact of state budget cuts to UC campuses in remarks to the Board of Regents at its regularly scheduled meeting in San Francisco. He was among three campus Chancellors (UCLA Chancellor Block and
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Chancellor Blumenthal addresses regents on budget implications
Chancellor Blumenthal tells UC Regents he is deeply concerned about the budget situation we face. The anticipated cuts, exacerbated by increasing mandatory costs mean that both the quality of our institution as well as basic access and affordability to t
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Chancellor comments at Regents meeting on proposed state funding cuts to UC
Chancellor Blumenthal and two other UC chancellors briefed the UC Board of Regents at its meeting in San Francisco today on the implications of reduced funding for their campuses.
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UCSC in the News
A New York Times article about efforts to understand the human genome included comments from biomolecular engineer David Haussler.
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In Memoriam: Maria (Blanca) Frausto
UCSC Dining regretfully announces the tragic loss of one of its longtime and highly valued employees. On Saturday morning, November 8, at approximately 7 a.m., Maria (Blanca) Frausto died in an automobile accident while on her way to bury her recently deceased mother in Mazatlan, Mexico. Her father, also in the car, died as well.…
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Annual Computer Security Reminder
Reminder to increase your awareness of cyber security issues.
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Humanities dean receives award in Brussels
Georges Van Den Abbeele, dean of humanities, has been awarded the 2008 Blaise Pascal Medal for Social Sciences by the European Academy of Sciences. He received his award on Friday, November 7, in Brussels.
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New Humanities building wins award
Hacker Associates AIA, the architectural firm UCSC collaborated with to create the Humanities buildings, was selected for a Merit Award by the Portland AIA for the campus’s Humanities building complex.
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UC President Yudof provides update on retirement plan
President Yudof writes about the UC Retirement Plan.
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Campus provost provides 2008-09 budget update
I am writing to update you on our budget situation. Yesterday, the Governor proposed a series of mid-year state budget cuts and revenue enhancements. The proposed mid-year cut to UC, systemwide, would be $98 million. We do not know what UC Santa Cruz’s share of these proposed cuts would be. Here is what we do…