Donor News
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Female computer science grad students find supportive environment at UC Santa Cruz
UCSC’s Department of Computer Science is producing successful female graduates at a time when women remain underrepresented in the tech workforce.
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Message on Cowell, Stevenson coffee shops
The Cowell and Stevenson coffee shops play an important role in our college communities and are valued institutions for generations of alumni. At no point were they going to close.
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Forums set for proposed renovations of Cowell, Stevenson coffee shops
Cowell and Stevenson colleges will hold two community forums during the first week of April to gather input on proposed renovations and other changes to the college coffee shops.
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UC Santa Cruz launches online programming course by Ira Pohl
UC Santa Cruz has launched a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), C++ for C Programmers (Part A), on the Coursera platform.
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Campus diversity officer pushes for institutional change
Campus Diversity Officer for Staff and Students Sheree M. Marlowe promotes institutional change for historically marginalized communities, which at UC Santa Cruz includes African American students, transgender students, and students with disabilities.
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Determined to increase diversity in the sciences
Alumnus Blake Riggs uses his own story of prejudiced encounters, personal stumbles, and tenacity to encourage students of color.
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Social psychologist Claude Steele visits for talk on stereotypes and identity
Claude M. Steele, a renowned social psychologist and UC Berkeley’s executive vice chancellor and campus provost, will speak on his research on stereotypes and identity, Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 4 p.m. at the College Nine/Ten Multi-Purpose Room, UC Santa Cruz.
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Two UC Santa Cruz professors win Sloan Research Fellowships
Astronomer Andrew Skemer and ecologist Kristy Kroeker are among the 2016 Sloan Research Fellows.
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UC Santa Cruz researchers evaluate groundwater supply and management
Court adjudication of California’s groundwater basins is more often focused on resolving conflicts among water users and less on sustainable groundwater management, according to a UC Santa Cruz study commissioned by the State Water Resources Control Board.
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‘Ecosystems of California’ documents one of Earth’s most biodiverse places
“Ecosystems of California” is a new comprehensive reference of California’s ecological abundance, featuring contributions from 149 experts including 19 with ties to UC Santa Cruz.
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Organic gardening workshop series features reduced rate for students
“Garden Cruz: Organic Matters,” a workshop series in March on the art and craft of organic, French-intensive food and flower gardening, offers reduced rates to UCSC students involved in campus garden projects.
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Community studies majors present findings after six-month field study
The six-month full-time field study has been the heart of the community studies major at UC Santa Cruz since the program began in 1969. Last week, students in the reinstated major described their field-study experiences during a poster session.