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Apollo 11 anniversary: Lick Observatory scientist recalls experiment 40 years ago
Forty years ago, Apollo 11 astronauts set a device on the surface of the moon to help Lick Observatory researchers calculate the distance to earth.
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Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz wins prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation.
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Don Chamberlin to receive 2009 Fellow Award from Computer History Museum
Computer scientist Don Chamberlin has been chosen to receive a 2009 Fellow Award from the Computer History Museum.
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MBARI president Marcia McNutt to be nominated as director of U.S. Geological Survey
Marcia McNutt, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UCSC, will be nominated as director of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Chancellor Blumenthal describes budget impacts at Regents meeting
Speaking at today’s meeting of the UC Board of Regents, Chancellor George Blumenthal described the impact that two years of budget cuts are having on the UCSC campus.
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Participant in GEAR UP program presented leadership award
Maria Carmen Vargas of UCSC’s GEAR UP program is one of five recipients of the 2008 GEAR UP Parent Leadership Award.
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Local student earns spot at national leadership summit
Mayra Bernabe, a junior at Watsonville High School, has been selected to attend the 7th Annual National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) Youth Leadership Summit in San Francisco the week of July 18-22.
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President Yudof announces furlough proposal
In a letter and video to all UC faculty and academic and staff employees, President UC President Mark Yudof outlines the proposals for budget reduction strategies – including salary reductions or furloughs – that will be presented to the Board of Regents
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New historic finds help paint picture of lime workers’ lives
While renovating one of the historic workers’ cabins on campus, UCSC archeologists and volunteers found artifacts that offer new clues to the lives of the lime workers who lived here long ago.
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UC scientists warn governor on effects of state budget cuts
More than 300 UC scientists from all 10 campuses have sent a letter to the governor warning that the proposed cuts to UC’s budget will harm the future of science and technology in California and hurt the state’s economy.
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U.S. research vessel enroute to Bering Sea for climate change investigations
Preparations are under way for an international marine research expedition to investigate the role of the Bering Sea in climate change.
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Twenty-seven youngsters graduate from Girls in Engineering summer program
Twenty-seven local youngsters recently graduated from the Girls in Engineering summer program, which encourages girls to imagine a future in a traditionally male-dominated field.