Campus Communications
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Yesterday’s employee housing survey email
You all should have received two emails yesterday afternoon about our new housing survey, which provides an opportunity to provide important feedback on your housing experience and preferences.
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Lighting project advances carbon neutrality
A lighting retrofit in Humanities Buildings 1 and 2 has resulted in a 20 percent energy reduction in the buildings’ energy use.
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Campus health officials closely monitoring coronavirus
UC Santa Cruz health officials are closely monitoring the coronavirus and, in coordination with county officials, preparing to manage any outbreaks in our campus community.
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UC Santa Cruz hosts Bang Bang Con West conference February 29 and March 1
The two-day conference of ten-minute talks about the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing returns to UCSC after a sold-out inaugural event last year.
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In Memoriam: Jonathan Kahana (1966-2019)
The Department of Film and Digital Media is deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of our colleague, Professor Jonathan Kahana, after a protracted battle with a rare form of cancer. Jonathan passed away on December 31, 2019, at the age of just 53. Professor Kahana joined the faculty at UC Santa Cruz in 2012…
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Community alert: Seeking assistance with burglaries, fraud, and thefts
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the community’s help in investigating a rash of crimes that began Jan. 8, 2020.
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New graduate student programs: FAQ
Additional information is available for the two new programs to support graduate students.
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Information about the coronavirus
We know that many of you are concerned about the recent appearance of the coronavirus. Although there have been no confirmed cases on campus, we want to provide you with some information about how to protect your health.
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MyUCSC Planned Outage, Jan. 25
MyUCSC and affiliated AIS systems will be unavailable Saturday, Jan. 25, from 8 AM to 5 PM for routine system maintenance.
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Information about potential sick out
The University has become aware that certain academic student employees (ASEs) may be planning on a sick out on Wednesday, Jan. 22 in order to attend the Regents meeting in San Francisco.
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Campus reaches new contract with skilled trades employees
I am pleased to announce that UC Santa Cruz has reached a new four-year contract with its skilled trades employees.
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CITRIS Core Seed Funding program invites proposals for 2020
The 2020 CITRIS Core Seed Funding program is now open for submissions.