Campus Communications
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Steering Committee provides Inauguration update
As you know, George Blumenthal will be inaugurated as UCSC’s tenth chancellor in a public ceremony on the East Field during the morning of Friday, June 6. In this email, we want to update you on two aspects of the inaugural ceremony: This is a reminder that Monday, May 5, is the deadline to participate…
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Email Hoax sent out today
Early this morning, a fraudulent email was sent to an undetermined number of UCSC email accounts. Contrary to the contents of this message, UCSC classes have not been cancelled today. This message, which may have led recipients to believe it was transmitted from the campus’s Public Information Office, was sent from a source that is…
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Business-related use of Zipcar Car Sharing program
As many of you are aware, TAPS recently contracted with a company called Zipcar to introduce a new sustainable transportation program on campus called “car sharing”. Car sharing is essentially a membership-based car rental program that allows members access to vehicles without the need for car ownership. UCSC has seven Zipcar vehicles conveniently located both…
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Two UCSC faculty members elected to prestigious academic societies
Faculty members Claire Max, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, and Thorne Lay, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, have been elected to internationally renowned academic societies. The announcements were made today. Max was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. She joins 12 other…
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Renee Tajima-Peña’s film wins documentary prize at film festival, premieres May 4
Renee Tajima-Peña’s film Calavera Highway, named the best television documentary by the San Francisco International Film Festival, will premiere during the festival on Sunday, May 4, at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas.
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Economist contributes to report on business startups
Entrepreneurial activity among women dropped sharply last year, while the rate of activity among men and immigrants surged, according to a national index developed by UCSC professor of economics Robert Fairlie, and published in a report by the Ewing Mario
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Staff advisors to the Regents to meet with UCSC staff May 5
The two UC staff advisors to the Regents will hold an open staff forum at UCSC on May 5 from noon to 1:15 p.m.
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Grateful Dead Archive gift to UCSC generates widespread news coverage, interest
Yesterday morning in San Francisco, two former Grateful Dead band members announced a gift of their extensive archival memorabilia to UCSC’s McHenry Library Special Collections.
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Grateful Dead Archives Given to UCSC
It is a thrill to write to tell you that the surviving members of the iconic rock ‘n’ roll band, the Grateful Dead, have selected the UCSC Library as the permanent home for their substantial archive of materials documenting the band’s history. The collection will be the largest donation ever made to the library’s Special…
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Cowell College Provosts announce memorial for Sergio Zamora
We are saddened at the death of Cowell student Sergio Zamora, who passed away at his home on April 9. Sergio entered Cowell as a first-year student in the fall of 2007 and had taken a leave of absence for winter quarter due to serious illness. Friends and teachers of Sergio are invited to a…
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Spring Open Staff Forum with Chancellor Blumenthal
The Staff Advisory Board will host the Spring-quarter Staff “Brown Bag” Open Forum with Chancellor George Blumenthal on Tuesday, May 6, from 12 to 1:15 p.m., in the Stevenson Event Center. This is the final Open Staff Forum with George Blumenthal for the 2007-08 academic year. Please bring your questions and participate in the forum.…
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2007 Campus Sustainability Assessment released
Last year we announced the launch of UCSC’s first Campus Sustainability Assessment. We are now pleased to announce its completion. To download the report, please visit the campus sustainability website: http://sustainability.ucsc.edu The report helps us and the larger community better understand our sustainability related successes and identifies areas for improvement in sustainability efforts. It also…