Donor News
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Time to remember: more than 1,000 revelers attend Alumni Weekend 2013
A large group of returning Banana Slugs participated enthusiastically in all Alumni Weekend activities, while getting a chance to reconnect with old friends, visit faculty mentors, and ham it up with UCSC’s mascot.
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Astrophysics internships bring community college students to UCSC
The astrophysics program is reaching out to community college students through a new summer internship program.
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UCSC’s Talent Show debuts, showcases students’ artistic flair
They made a Britney Spears song sound hip. They sent machetes flying, flung yo-yos, and danced fingers over the keys of a grand piano. On a recent Friday night in the Stevenson Event Center, 20 of UC Santa Cruz’s most creative student performers came together for the premiere of UCSC’s Talent Show.
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Interactive storytelling symposium on May 10 explores the future of games
The Interactive Storytelling Symposium will bring together experts from academia and the computer game industry to explore the future of games.
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Judge David Sotelo named Social Sciences distinguished alumni winner
When David Sotelo graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1983 (Merrill, politics) he was older than most undergrads, married, and the father of two small boys. Today, Sotelo is a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge and winner of the 2013 Distinguished Social Sciences Alumni Award at UCSC.
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Wilderness on the edge of town: Younger Lagoon a ‘living lab’ for students
Younger Lagoon Reserve is a postage-stamp-sized parcel of wilderness. Students sharpen their minds while they get their hands dirty: learning, researching, and making a difference too.
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UCSC hosts symposium on stem cells and aging
Leading stem cell scientists from around the world will gather at UCSC May 30 and 31 for the Stem Cells and Aging Symposium.
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Mathematics lecturer Richard Mitchell wins teaching award
Richard Mitchell, a lecturer in mathematics, has received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association.
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Uncommon People / Rachel Wheat and Yiwei Wang: Crowdsourcing for research
Grad students turn to a crowdfunding website to fund their bald eagle research.
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Uncommon People / Juan Ledesma: Persistence and faith
Juan Ledesma, the son of agriculture laborers, arrived in Santa Cruz from Hartnell Junior College with a $25,000 S-STEM scholarship from the National Science Foundation, and a love for physics and medicine.
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Engineering opportunities
Senior engineering students create design projects to address real-world problems—some with sponsorships from high-profile companies.
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Dream job
A student writes about her experience caring for, and learning from, UCSC’s marine mammal “animal ambassadors”