Alumni
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Fred Keeley bequest will support UC Santa Cruz environmental policy institute
Santa Cruz County Treasurer Fred Keeley has made a planned gift of $250,000 to the University of California, Santa Cruz, to support the campus’s STEPS Institute for Innovation in Environmental Research. Keeley, a former state assemblyman and a longtime supporter of UCSC, has included the STEPS Institute in his personal will because of his high…
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UC Santa Cruz psychology prof develops language aids for hearing-impaired and autistic children
Twenty years ago, psychology professor Dominic Massaro never dreamed his investigation of how humans comprehend language and speech would benefit hearing-impaired and autistic children. But his research into how auditory and visual cues work together to aid our comprehension of the spoken word attracted the attention of parents of children with language challenges. Eager for…
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Professor Alan Richards to discuss Mideast at Foundation Forum June 2
UC Santa Cruz professor Alan Richards, who in late 2004 briefed the American military’s Central Command on the Middle East, will address the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Forum on June 2. Richards will speak on “American Thinking About Violence in the Middle East” at the 4 p.m. lecture in the College Nine/College Ten Multipurpose Room.…
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Memory research sheds light on why older adults ‘accentuate the positive’
Age-related differences appear to affect the way adults make and remember their choices in life, suggesting that older adults “accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative in their memories,” according to research published in the current issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology. Age-related changes appear to influence decision making in ways that focus on…
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Journalists Amy Goodman and Naomi Klein to speak at UC Santa Cruz
Amy Goodman, host of Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now! program, and Naomi Klein, author of No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, will each give a free public talk at UC Santa Cruz in February during two separate events hosted by College Ten. Goodman will appear at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, when she…
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UC Santa Cruz community collaborations receive nearly $1 million from Kellogg Foundation
Two of UC Santa Cruz’s most highly regarded community collaborations have received nearly $1 million from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to support their work promoting educational achievement, economic equity, and environmental justice. UCSC’s Bridging Multiple Worlds Alliance (BMWA) and the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community (CJTC) will share a grant of $978,125 over…