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SEPTEMBER 2020

NEWSLETTER

The recent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains affected many people in the UC Santa Cruz community. Through the Wildfire Relief Fund, UC Santa Cruz has been able to provide more than 60 grants—totaling about $60,000—so far to the employees who were most severely impacted. More are expected to be granted in the coming weeks. Additionally, funds raised for the Slug Support Fund are going directly to students who have been impacted by the wildfire.

Greenhouse gas emissions and other human activities are now driving the planet toward climate states not seen since the Eocene epoch. Photo by Nick Gonzalez
A continuous record of the past 66 million years shows natural climate variability due to changes in Earth’s orbit around the sun is much smaller than projected future warming from greenhouse gas emissions.
ALSO FEATURED
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Playing for Keeps: Improvisation in the Aftermath is an exploration of the various ways that musical improvisation can be used as a method for responding to crisis and dealing with trauma and stress.
Team Curl competed in the grueling, 11-day, 416-mile adventure race called Eco-Challenge Fiji. Photo by Akiva Griffith.
Two Slug alumni were part of a grueling, 11-day, 416-mile adventure race called Eco-Challenge Fiji, caught in a 10-episode series streaming on Amazon Prime.
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GIVING DAY IS SEPTEMBER 30!
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Giving Day is a 24-hour crowdfunding campaign to support the programs and activities at UC Santa Cruz. Please join us in ensuring that this year's Banana Slugs have a vibrant, enriching year, no matter what 2020 throws our way!
Visit the Giving Day website
ALUMNI CAREER DESIGN FELLOWSHIP
Alumni Career Design Fellowship

Join the UCSC Alumni Career Design Fellowship; a flexible 30-day online program that will give you the clarity, plan, and confidence you need to figure out exactly what comes next for your career. Enroll by 9/21. Limited spots available.
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EVENTS

Many upcoming events, including those below, are being delivered virtually; check calendar.ucsc.edu for latest updates
FEATURED EVENTS
Margaret Atwood

The Deep Read: Margaret

Atwood—Live!

Tuesday, September 22, 4:30 p.m.
HIGHLIGHTED ALUMNI EVENTS

Grad School Workshop

Thursday, October 15, 12–1 p.m.
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ALUMNI PROFILES
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Ahyesha Russell (Merrill ‘20, technology and information management), a 39-year-old Modesto resident and mother of three, said it has been a long road to a college degree. But now she is beginning a career as a tech consultant.
Adam Lowdermilk
Adam Lowdermilk (College Nine ’09, economics/jazz minor) had built a career as a musician, but the tragic 2018 Camp Fire prompted a change of heart and a leap into firefighting.
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