Alumni
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Arboretum’s fall sale October 9 features wide variety of plants
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 9, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Eucalyptus Grove on High Street.
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Newly discovered planet may be first truly habitable exoplanet
A team of planet hunters has announced the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting a nearby star at a distance that places it squarely in the middle of the star’s “habitable zone.”
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Award-winning UCSC alumna gaining recognition for second novel
In 2007, UC Santa Cruz alumna Reyna Grande (creative writing/film & video ’99) received an American Book award for her debut novel, Across a Hundred Mountains.Her sophomore novel, Dancing with Butterflies–a story of four women in a Los Angeles-based folklorico group–has been steadily garnering acclaim.
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Staying connected: UCSC launches iPhone app
Busy, multi-tasking students can now keep up with life at UC Santa Cruz, thanks to a new free iPhone app with regularly updated campus news, videos, photos, events and even an emergency feed.
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Proud Slug parents defy Empty Nest Syndrome stereotypes
According to popular wisdom, Empty Nest Syndrome sufferers become unhinged when their kids move out. But the truth is more complex.
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UCSC lecturer releases new CD showcasing music of Thomas Jefferson
When most people think about the life of Thomas Jefferson, the subject of music rarely comes up. So it might come as a bit of a surprise to learn that our third president was an accomplished–and self-taught–classical violinist, who also had an unusual interest in traditional folk tunes…
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In Memoriam: George Hitchcock
George Hitchcock, poet, painter, publisher, and UCSC lecturer emeritus in Creative Writing (Literature), died on August 27 at the age of 96.
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Astronomer Sandra Faber profiled on KTEH
KTEH, the San Jose public television station, profiles astronomer Sandra Faber in a new episode of the program “This Is Us” that will air on September 8.
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UC Santa Cruz professor one of top academic experts on Honduras
In late June, UC Santa Cruz history professor Dana Frank traveled to Honduras to observe the one-year anniversary of the country’s 2009 military coup that deposed President Manuel Zelaya. Frank is one of the top academic experts on Honduras in the United States
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Professors to present New Orleans lecture on anniversary of Katrina
August 29 marks the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting the Crescent City.

