Campus Communications
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UC Santa Cruz honored for providing transportation alternatives
UCSC’s popular bike shuttle program has received a sustainable transportation award and the campus has made a national listing of “Best Workplaces for Commuters.” The bike shuttle ferries up to 14 bikes at a time up Bay Street and onto campus. Last fall, average daily ridership in the program was 153.4 passengers–the highest ever recorded.…
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Stephen Thorsett named dean of physical and biological sciences at UCSC
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has appointed Stephen Thorsett to serve as dean of the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences. The UC Board of Regents approved the appointment today, effective July 1. Stephen Thorsett Photo by Andrea Michels Thorsett, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics, has served as acting dean of physical and…
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Regents’ professors and lecturers nominations requested
Nominations for Regents’ professors and lecturers are now being sought, with screening to begin with applications received by May 11. The Regents’ lecturers and professors program is designed to bring distinguished individuals, ordinarily from nonacademic careers, to the university. Regents’ lecturers serve for less than a quarter but more than two weeks, and Regents’ professors…
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Regents’ professors and lecturers nominations requested
Nominations for Regents’ professors and lecturers are now being sought, with screening to begin with applications received by May 11. The Regents’ lecturers and professors program is designed to bring distinguished individuals, ordinarily from nonacademic careers, to the university. Regents’ lecturers serve for less than a quarter but more than two weeks, and Regents’ professors…
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Regents’ professors and lecturers nominations requested
Nominations for Regents’ professors and lecturers are now being sought, with screening to begin with applications received by May 11.
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UCSC students, community members plan ‘clean up day’ on Earth Day
UCSC students are teaming up with community leaders to celebrate Earth Day with a cleanup day in the Lower Ocean Neighborhood. Sponsored by UCSC’s Good Neighbor Initiative and the Neighbors of Lower Ocean, the April 22 cleanup will include trash pickup, gutter sweeping, and weeding of Barson Street, Clay Street, Jessie Street, and surrounding areas.…
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UCSC recirculates portion of Draft LRDP EIR’s traffic section for public comment
UC Santa Cruz is recirculating additional traffic analysis for public comment as part of the Draft Environmental Impact Report related to the campus’s proposed Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP). The recirculated analysis evaluates traffic conditions on sections of Highways 1 and 17, assuming full implementation of the LRDP. The additional traffic analysis is the only part…
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UC Santa Cruz protest no longer on Pentagon’s ‘credible threat’ list
The Department of Defense has removed mention of a campus demonstration at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from the TALON (Threat and Local Observation Notice) database, following recent efforts by UCSC Chancellor Denice D. Denton and members of California’s congressional delegation. Chancellor Denton advocated for change in Defense Department database For more information, go…