Author: Public Affairs
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UCSC in the News
Social psychologist Tom Pettigrew was quoted in a New York Times story about racial tolerance.
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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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UCSC participates in sustainability conference
Two UCSC staff members and one student are scheduled to present papers at the 2nd biennial conference for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in Raleigh, North Carolina. The conference was scheduled to begin November 9. Physical Plant’s Jim Dunne and student Louise Huttinger will be presenting on “Greening Operations…