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UC Santa Cruz awarded $700,000 challenge grant from Kresge Foundation for McHenry Library construction
UC Santa Cruz has been awarded a $700,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation toward the construction and modernization of McHenry Library.
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UCSC grad students contribute ‘Bureau of Disruptions’ exhibit to San Jose global digital arts festival
Fourteen graduate students from UC Santa Cruz’s innovative Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program (DANM) will exhibit their work at the “2nd Biennial O1SJ Global Festival of Art on the Edge,” June 4-8 in San Jose. UCSC’s “Bureau of Disruptions” exhibit will join more than 100 other projects on display throughout the parks, museums,…
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Peregrine falcons at San Jose City Hall draw crowds online
Wildlife biologist Glenn Stewart is both pleased and amused at the huge popularity of the webcams he has helped set up to allow people to watch peregrine falcons in action.
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UC Santa Cruz research team earns NASA award
The outstanding performance of the University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) will soon be recognized with a prestigious NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award.
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Week of events spotlights student achievement
Hundreds of UCSC students will be honored for their outstanding work in research and academic achievement during Student Achievement Week, taking place May 31-June 6.
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Most teen girls still experience sexual harassment and sexism, according to new study
Nine of 10 teen girls report experiencing sexual harassment, and majorities also say they have received discouraging comments about their abilities in school and athletics, according to a new study that appears in the May/June issue of the journal Chil
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Thirty-Meter Telescope focuses on two candidate sites
After completing a worldwide survey of astronomical sites for the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT), the TMT Observatory Corporation board of directors has selected two outstanding sites, one in each hemisphere, for further consideration.
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Moore Foundation renews support for marine microbiology research at UCSC
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded a $4.8 million grant to UCSC to fund ongoing research in marine microbiology.
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UCSC alumnus wins annual student-journalism award from Chronicle of Higher Education
Sam Laird–a 2007 UCSC graduate with a degree in American Studies–has been awarded the fifth annual “David W. Miller Award for Student Journalists” by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Laird received the $2,500 prize for three articles he had pu
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Sharon Daniel honored by Tribeca Film Institute for artistic excellence
UC Santa Cruz associate professor of Film and Digital Media Sharon Daniel has been honored with a 2008 Media Arts Fellowship from the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI). She is one of 22 filmmakers and media artists who received a total of $715,000 from the organization in recognition of artistic excellence. The award is given to…
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UC Santa Cruz awarded $7.2 million grant for stem cell research center
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a $7.2 million grant to fund a new stem cell research center at UCSC.
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UC Santa Cruz to lead pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains
A pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains will generate unprecedented insights into the behavior of one of the region’s top predators.