Alumni
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Hubble produces deepest ever view of the universe
UCSC astronomer Garth Illingworth’s team assembled the “eXtreme Deep Field” image of distant galaxies.
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State of the Campus event spotlights community interactions
Chancellor George Blumenthal celebrated the achievements of this still-young university and described its regional and global impacts during a “State of the Campus” presentation to campus and community leaders.
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Endangered Hawaiian monk seal is focus of Oct. 4 talk by biologist Terrie Williams
The annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture at the Seymour Center features UCSC marine biologist Terrie Williams discussing her work with monk seals.
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Arts alum to present sneak preview of feature film at UCSC
UC Santa Cruz arts alumnus Jacob Estes (’94 Media Studies) will present a special advance screening of his latest film “The Details” on Thursday, October 4, at UCSC’s Media Theater.
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Unusual symbiosis discovered in marine microorganisms
Tiny single-celled algae and nitrogen-fixing bacteria exchange carbon and nitrogen in a mutually beneficial relationship that helps fertilize the oceans.
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Art professor to showcase photos from New Orleans and Cuba
UC Santa Cruz art professor and photographer Lewis Watts will share photos from both New Orleans and Cuba in New Orleans Suite, an exhibition opening October 3 at the Porter College Sesnon Gallery.
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Founders Celebration highlights research and ideals of UC Santa Cruz
The sixth annual Founders Celebration Friday, October 12 will feature a free public lecture by Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal of the United Kingdom, followed by a gala dinner honoring Rees, Gordon and Betty Moore, George and Gail Michaelis-Ow, UCSC alumnae Shannon Brownlee, and UCSC distinguished professor Gail Hershatter.
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UCSC hosts ‘Genomics Gets Personal: Property, Persons, Privacy’ Sept. 27
UC Santa Cruz will convene a world-class panel of medical and legal experts September 27 at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay campus to discuss the fundamental ethical, social, and legal issues surrounding personal genomic research.
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Linguistics grad off to Germany on Fulbright Scholarship
2012 UCSC Linguistics graduate Kelsey Kraus will spend the next year living and working in Germany as the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.
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UCSC Farm & Garden hosts fall harvest festival September 30
Apples, corn, cider, and pumpkins take center stage at the 18th annual Fall Harvest Festival, Sunday, September 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UC Santa Cruz’s 25-acre organic farm.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents work of John Jota Leaños
“Imperial Silence: Una Ópera Muerta”–a bilingual multi-media opera by UCSC assistant professor of film and digital media John Jota Leaños–will be presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, September 14-16.