Alumni
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Blumenthal takes part in group envisioning UC’s future
UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal is co-chair of the Size and Shape of UC committee, one of the working groups established under the UC Commission on the Future.
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Lick Observatory celebrates 50th anniversary of Shane Telescope
For 50 years, the 3-meter Shane Telescope has helped keep Lick Observatory at the forefront of modern astronomy.
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Parents are nervous, proud, sad, elated all at once at summer orientation
Part balm for nervous souls, part information service, part the first step in letting go, the annual freshman orientation drew 3,000 proud and anxious parents to campus this summer.
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Composer donates score of acclaimed Dead-inspired symphony to UCSC Library’s Grateful Dead Archive
This summer, renowned conductor Marin Alsop brought orchestral music inspired by the Grateful Dead to the 2009 Cabrillo Music Festival as a tribute to the band’s archive being housed at UCSC.
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Newsweek’s annual colleges issue prominently features UCSC
UC Santa Cruz is one of 25 campuses profiled in the cover story of Newsweek magazine’s fall 2009 special issue on colleges. The cover story features UCSC as a campus for “Overachievers Who Need to Stop and Look Around.”
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UCSC in Sierra magazine’s top 10 list of nation’s greenest colleges
UC Santa Cruz has placed seventh in Sierra magazine’s third annual “honor roll” of the top 10 greenest colleges in the nation.
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UC, state make bond deal to help projects move forward
UC Santa Cruz and seven other UC campuses will receive funding to pay for voter-approved construction projects under a new $199.9 million bond deal between UC and state Treasurer Bill Lockyer.
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One year later, campus-community relations ‘fundamentally changed’ by landmark agreement
Every time Santa Cruz City Councilman Ryan Coonerty fields a call from another college town mired in conflict with its local campus, he is reminded of how far Santa Cruz has come in its relations with UC Santa Cruz.
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Campus leaders explain furlough/salary reduction plan to staff
Campus leaders on Thursday held a forum at the Media Theater for staff members to hear information and ask questions about the furlough/salary reduction plan.
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Budget cuts will make for a different UCSC
UC Santa Cruz, faculty, students, and staff worry about the impact the state’s financial meltdown is having on the campus, and will have on the social and economic health of the state.
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz summer festival opens July 24
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) will explore the always relevant and highly entertaining themes of power, politics, and trust in its 28th season, beginning on Friday, July 24.
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UCSC scores high in competition for UC multi-campus research funding
Four research programs headquartered at UC Santa Cruz have received awards in the 2009 UC Multi-Campus Research Programs and Initiatives Competition (MRPI).