Alumni
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Student robotics competition on March 13 features Star Trek theme
Robotic “starships” built by UCSC engineering students will face off in a free public demonstration on Wednesday, March 13.
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The Rosa Parks African American Theme House: Discovering similarities, embracing differences
Students from diverse backgrounds learn about struggles of race, gender, and class while becoming a family to each other.
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Restaurant worker advocate visits Santa Cruz for reading, book signing
Saru Jayaraman, author of Behind the Kitchen Door, will speak and sign copies of her book Thursday, March 21, 7-9 p.m. at the Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz in an event co-sponsored by the UCSC Center for Labor Studies, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, and Friends of the UCSC Farm…
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UCSC arts, humanities professors collaborate for ‘New Orleans Suite’
A new book by UCSC professors Lewis Watts (Art) and Eric Porter (History, American Studies) maps the changing cultural scene in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina hit the Crescent City in the summer of 2005.
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12th annual Earth Summit branches out with workshops, displays, food
The 12th annual Earth Summit at UC Santa Cruz will take place Friday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the College 9/10 Multipurpose Room. It is free and the public is invited.
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UNESCO releases lecturer’s book online as free download
A new book edited by a term lecturer at UC Santa Cruz has been released by UNESCO on the United Nations website free for anyone to download. Water, Cultural Diversity and Global Environmental Change: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures? was published jointly by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Office in Jakarta and…
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State legislators, UCSC administrators talk budgets at legislative meeting
Voter approval of Proposition 30 in November gives UC Santa Cruz and the UC system a welcome respite to years of budget cuts but it is not a panacea, state legislators and university administrators agreed Friday.
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UCSC night at the Santa Cruz Warriors draws enthusiastic crowd
Over 200 members of the UCSC community came out to support the Santa Cruz warriors this past Friday.
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UCSC alumna Kathy Sullivan named acting administrator for NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has appointed UCSC alumna Kathryn Sullivan to serve as acting administrator for NOAA.
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Alumna killed in line of duty; info on memorial, support for families
Detective Elizabeth Butler (Kresge, ’96, community studies), who was killed in the line of duty Tuesday, February 26, put her skills working with people into action on the streets of Santa Cruz. A memorial is set for March 7.
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UCSC arts alumnus wins Academy Award
UC Santa Cruz alumnus Rick Carter won an Oscar Sunday for production design on Steven Speilberg’s acclaimed film, Lincoln. This marks the second academy award for the former UCSC art major.