UC Santa Cruz’s Visualizing Abolition, the nation’s most ambitious and sustained art and prison abolition initiative, received a nearly $2 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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In a TED talk viewed nearly 1 million times, professor and medical anthropologist Nancy Chen notes that global obesity rates are on the rise, but body shaming campaigns are doing more harm than good.
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Scientists have assembled a biological clock in a test tube to study how it works.
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Sebastian Kennerknecht (Rachel Carson '07, ecology and evolutionary biology) cares so deeply about animals that he built a career in wildlife conservation photography to help fight for their survival.
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Renowned conductor Kent Nagano (Porter ’74, music, sociology) made an impassioned defense of the arts after receiving the first-ever Distinguished Banana Slug Arts Award at the first UCSC Arts Convocation.
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Please mark your calendars for a very special virtual event celebrating an important moment for UC Santa Cruz and College Ten. National social justice advocates, leaders, and luminaries will join Chancellor Larive in Washington, D.C., and from California for this special announcement. Be part of this important milestone for UC Santa Cruz and College Ten by joining us on Zoom for this bicoastal event. October 27, 2021 9–10 a.m. Program (PST) 12–1 p.m. Program (EST) Virtual |
Giving Day is a 24-hour online fundraising drive to support UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, and campus programs. Join the fun! November 3, 2021 |
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Celebrating Dr. Barbara Ferrer (Rachel Carson ’78, community studies), LA County director of public health. November 9, 2021 5:30–7 p.m. (PST) Virtual |
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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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We welcome your comments and ideas for future issues. Send us an email: ucscnews@ucsc.edu |
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