Alumni
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UCSC coastal experts testify at Assembly committee hearing
The hearing, held at Seymour Marine Discovery Center, provided information for state policy decisions.
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UCSC student to direct Larry Kramer’s groundbreaking play
UCSC student Adam Odsess-Rubin will direct a Theater Arts Department production of Larry Kramer’s award-winning, unflinching 1985 drama The Normal Heart, November 1-10, in the Theater Arts Experimental Theater.
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UC President Napolitano visits campus, talks with students, staff, and faculty
Janet Napolitano, the new University of California president, visited UC Santa Cruz for two days of talks with students, staff and faculty, and to participate in the public launch of UCSC’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign.
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UCSC’s first ‘Ed Talks’ draws crowd in downtown Santa Cruz
An enthusiastic audience of 250 community members gathered at the “Top of the Ritt” in downtown Santa Cruz last night to celebrate UCSC’s very first evening of “Ed Talks”—three TED-style talks by acclaimed UC Santa Cruz faculty.
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UCSC astrophysicist Charlie Conroy wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has awarded a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering to astrophysicist Charlie Conroy.
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MacArthur ‘genius’ photographer Carrie Mae Weems to speak at UCSC
Carrie Mae Weems–a photographer, video artist, and social activist who explores the complex legacy of African American identity, class, and culture in the United States—will come to the UCSC campus for a visiting artist talk on Monday, October 21.
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Giving back to a community in need
UCSC alums are well-represented in a program that sends participants to high-need schools.
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UC Santa Cruz economists praise Yellen’s nomination as Fed chair
UC Santa Cruz economists who have worked with Janet Yellen, President Obama’s nominee to head the Federal Reserve, said she is an outstanding economist who believes in analytical, balanced, and transparent policy making.
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UCSC’s founding principles featured in ‘Time,’ ‘New York Times Magazine’ ads
Bold graphics and a message of “questioning authority” herald UC Santa Cruz’s entry into the world of national advertising.
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Cover crop workshop covers how to protect and improve your soil
Gardeners, don’t put away your spade and fork just yet. Fall is the time to plant cover crops, and master gardener Orin Martin will show you how at an upcoming workshop at UC Santa Cruz’s Alan Chadwick Garden.
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Helene Moglen to give Emeriti Lecture: ‘From Frankenstein to Facebook’
Are stories about our ambivalent love affairs with our machines stories of imprisonment or empowerment? Are we in charge of our avatars, personal profiles and robots? Find out Oct. 29 at UCSC’s Emeriti Faculty Lecture.
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Sesnon Gallery to feature American artist Charles Griffin Farr
“Formal Complexity,” a new exhibition at the Sesnon Gallery, highlights UCSC’s permanent collection of figurative works by the late artist Charles Griffin Farr (1908-1997).