Campus Communications
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UC Santa Cruz graduate student finishes third-place in Grad Slam
Rachel Harbeitner, a fifth year Ph.D. student in Ocean Sciences, finished third in the systemwide UC Office of the President Grad Slam held May 10 in San Francisco at LinkedIn. Hartbeitner’s presentation, Tiny carbon eaters of the deep sea, includes the surprising research finding that deep-sea, ocean-floor bacteria consume dead plankton (carbon bodies) and release carbon dioxide back…
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Campus community eligible to buy discounted LED bulbs
Under the Million Light Bulb Challenge community buy program supported by UC’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative, all UC students, staff, faculty and alumni can purchase light bulbs at nearly half the price of online competitors.
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Regents approve lease for temporary university house
With the current University House deemed uninhabitable, UC President Janet Napolitano recommended that a property be rented near the main campus to house the incoming chancellor and host small dinners and events for fundraising and celebrating faculty and student success until University House is rebuilt.
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Campus review of revisions to the UC Santa Cruz Water Protection Policy
In response to changes in regulatory requirements, Business and Administrative Services is proposing updates the UC Santa Cruz Water Protection policy and invites your comments.
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Our new chancellor
I am delighted to see the appointment of Cindy Larive, campus provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Riverside, as our new chancellor.
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Message from UC President Janet Napolitano
The Board of Regents has just approved Dr. Cynthia K. Larive as the eleventh chancellor of UC Santa Cruz. Currently the provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Riverside, she has served the UC community for nearly a decade and a half as a faculty member, administrator and leader.
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Renovation to begin at Science and Engineering Library
UC Santa Cruz is about to begin renovation of the third floor of the Science & Engineering Library.
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Dispose medications, sharps at health center kiosks
To help the campus community properly discard medications and needles, UC Santa Cruz has two disposal kiosks in the Cowell Student Health Center Pharmacy.
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Revisions to the UC Policy on Purchase of Goods and Services; Supply Chain Management
The Office of the President invites comments on the proposed technical revisions to Presidential Policy on the Purchase of Goods and Services; Supply Chain Management (BFB-BUS-43).
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We need your help with campus recycling
Our campus recycling is temporarily being landfilled due to high rates of contamination, with the highest rates in our residential and dining halls.
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UCSC United Way Campaign: May 13th-24th 2019
Through their Community Resources United Way serves UCSC students and staff with programs such as 211, Emergency Food and Shelter and the Stuff the Bus program which provided 200 backpacks to Cabrillo and UCSC students last year.
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Video highlights cultural differences in collaboration
A video by Distinguished Professor of Psychology Barbara Rogoff is featured in the “2019 STEM for All Video Showcase,” a competition hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF).