Alumni
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Campus, community report on successes in reducing carbon footprint
UC Santa Cruz has made remarkable progress in reducing its carbon footprint, Chancellor Blumenthal said in his one-year Climate Action Compact report.
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Alumnus John Rickford explains how linguists are working to solve the black/white achievement gap in American schools
More than 100 people filled the Stevenson Fireside Lounge on October 22 to hear Stanford linguistics professor and UCSC alum John Rickford discuss his research on the persistent achievement gap between black and white students in reading and the language
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San Francisco mayor urges UCSC students to vote
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom made an appearance on campus Tuesday, drawing a crowd of approximately 300 students and others to the College 10 Multipurpose Room at lunchtime.
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Founders Day dinner honors innovation, ideals, determination
The second annual UC Santa Cruz Founders Day gala dinner drew more than 350 people to the Cocoanut Grove Friday night to celebrate the founding ideals of the university and the outstanding accomplishments of three individuals with ties to UCSC.
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Next president must scrutinize counterterrorism initiatives, says alumna Dana Priest
Alumna Dana Priest discussed national security issues before a capacity crowd in the Namaste Lounge on Friday.
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Alumnus looks to expand support for innovative program
Victoria Wilder Eisenberg lived in more than 20 foster homes while she was growing up. Despite that formidable obstacle, last year Eisenberg reached a goal that only about 28 percent of Americans have attained: getting a bachelor’s degree.
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Frans Lanting’s Origins to be performed at inauguration of Large Hadron Collider
Origins, a new multimedia production by UCSC Foundation Trustee Frans Lanting, will be performed October 21 at the inauguration of the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Alumni on the Move: Chris Lauf (Porter ’06, biology; jazz minor)
Flaming rocket balloons and potted cacti are among the props Chris Lauf uses to teach science while pedaling across Australia.
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Student, mother, dreamer: Scholarship opens doors for Rachel Cordero
Rachel Cordero, a mother of two and a community college transfer student, was one of 34 undergraduates selected for a $3,000 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund award last year.
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Campus welcomes new Regents Scholars, Pister Fellows
Vice Provost and Dean William Ladusaw welcomed this year’s new Regents Scholars and Karl S. Pister Fellows at a luncheon reception held at the Cowell College Provost House on September 28.
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And Trevor makes four! All four Sughrue kids choose UCSC
Trevor Sughrue is following in the footsteps of his three older siblings and enrolling at UCSC this fall.
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Robin Toma: executive director of Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission
UCSC graduate Robin Toma says the values of social justice and equality he gained at Santa Cruz have guided his decisions and shaped his life’s work.