With a donor-provided naming gift, College Ten will become John R. Lewis College in spring 2022—and the campus is committing to beginning the hard work to live up to the "extraordinary honor and responsibility" of naming the living-and-learning community for the late congressman and civil rights icon. |
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Generosity was out in force at UC Santa Cruz’s sixth annual Giving Day, with 3,056 donors kicking in more than $629,414, which surpassed last year’s $600,000 figure. |
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In a new book chronicling more than 50 years of research, Professor Emeritus Burney Le Boeuf summarizes the findings of the UC Santa Cruz elephant seal research program, one of the longest-running studies of any animal. |
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Egill Bjarnason, journalist and Soc Doc alumnus, explains the big history of his native Iceland in a "joyously peculiar book." |
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Five influential UCSC alumni have joined Rise Together, a socially conscious local philanthropic movement. |
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Thursday, November 18, 2021 5:30–7:00 p.m. Virtual event |
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 5:30–7:00 p.m. Virtual lecture |
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Many upcoming events are being delivered virtually; check calendar.ucsc.edu for latest updates
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Get your UC Santa Cruz news while you’re driving to work or doing the dishes. Find our podcasts–including a regular news roundup, interviews, story companions, and original reports–on Stitcher.
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The UC Santa Cruz Alumni is seeking feedback from our global network of Banana Slugs. We are launching an alumni survey via email this fall. This is your chance to tell us what you love most about UCSC, what we can do better, and how you want to stay involved. Your opinion matters, and we want to hear from you!
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UC Santa Cruz is working to retain students in underrepresented groups in STEM majors by building community and providing early field-research opportunities. |
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UC Santa Cruz welcomed new Arts Division Dean Celine Parreñas Shimizu in July, and the campus also recently appointed Humanities Dean Jasmine Alinder. Both are committed to raising the visibility of the humanities and arts, highlighting their power to deepen critical thinking, heighten sympathetic imagination, and prepare students to lead in a rapidly changing world. |
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