Alumni
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It’s all in the family when children of alumni choose UCSC
Last spring, when their daughter was deciding where to go to college, UCSC graduates Moira and Dency Nelson tried to play it cool and hide their Banana Slug pride. They wanted their daughter, Charlie, to make her own decision.
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Porter College class features alumni professionals working in TV and film
For 13 years, alum Loren Steck has taught “Working in TV and Film.”
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UCSC music grad student named winner in 57th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards
UCSC graduate student in music Noah Gideon Meites is one of nine young classical composers who have been named winners in the 57th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards.
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Fifth annual Graduate Research Symposium presents impressive student work
The annual Graduate Research Symposium, which allows graduate students to share their research in the form of posters and oral presentations, took place Friday, May 15, at the University Center. The event, held for the fifth year, attracted hundreds of students, staff, faculty, and others to the center, where graduate students presented research posters describing…
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In memoriam: Foundation trustees Betsy Woolpert, Paul Irwin, and Bud Kretschmer
With sadness, the UC Santa Cruz Foundation announces the passing of three former Foundation trustees in April.
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UCSC well represented at Santa Cruz Film Festival, May 7-15
A robust selection of films by UCSC students and alumni will be showcased at the 2009 Santa Cruz Film Festival, running May 7-15 in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Former student remembers author and UCSC lecturer James Houston
Steve Woodhams (Porter College 1974-77) offers a remembrance of author and former UCSC lecturer James D. Houston, who died on April 16 at his home in Santa Cruz.
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UCSC among EPA’s ‘green power’ winners; faculty member questions basis for ranking
UC Santa Cruz and Santa Clara University have together purchased more than 68 million kilowatts of green power, earning accolades from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.??
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Alumni return to campus for weekend of reunions, other events
Hundreds of alumni enjoyed events across campus during Reunion Weekend 2009.
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RFK Jr. discusses ‘our environmental destiny’ before packed house on Friday; event kicks off Reunion Weekend
In a fact-filled, fast-paced lecture in front of a near-capacity crowd Friday night at Santa Cruz’s Cocoanut Grove, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke passionately about the political and economic forces that have made our country dependent on oil and coal.
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates Reunion Weekend; alumni gifts reach $745,000
UC Santa Cruz alumni have contributed more than $745,000 to the school’s annual Reunion Weekend fundraising drive, far exceeding the campus’s goal.
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UCSC Jewish Studies Distinguished Lecture and Alumni Conference this weekend–April 24, 26
UCSC alumnus James E. Young–an award-winning author, professor, and consultant for major memorials and museums–will deliver the Helen Diller Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture on Friday, April 24, at 11 a.m. in the Media Theatre at UC Santa Cruz. Young will speak on the topic: “Stages of Memory in Berlin and New York.” Admission is free…