Donor News
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Memorials honoring Aaronette White set for October 3 and 18
Memorial celebrations of the life of Professor Aaronette White are scheduled for October 3 and 18 on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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Moore Foundation grant funds study of Tohoku earthquake fault
New grant funds seismologist Emily Brodsky’s research on the devastating Tohoku earthquake that struck Japan in March 2011.
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Study reveals complex rupture process in surprising 2012 Sumatra quake
The April 2012 great earthquake near Sumatra involved a complicated faulting process unlike anything seen before.
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Hubble produces deepest ever view of the universe
UCSC astronomer Garth Illingworth’s team assembled the “eXtreme Deep Field” image of distant galaxies.
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State of the Campus event spotlights community interactions
Chancellor George Blumenthal celebrated the achievements of this still-young university and described its regional and global impacts during a “State of the Campus” presentation to campus and community leaders.
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Endangered Hawaiian monk seal is focus of Oct. 4 talk by biologist Terrie Williams
The annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture at the Seymour Center features UCSC marine biologist Terrie Williams discussing her work with monk seals.
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Arts alum to present sneak preview of feature film at UCSC
UC Santa Cruz arts alumnus Jacob Estes (’94 Media Studies) will present a special advance screening of his latest film “The Details” on Thursday, October 4, at UCSC’s Media Theater.
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Unusual symbiosis discovered in marine microorganisms
Tiny single-celled algae and nitrogen-fixing bacteria exchange carbon and nitrogen in a mutually beneficial relationship that helps fertilize the oceans.
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Graduating Banana Slugs give back
Organizers for the Class of 2013 are carrying on an uncommon tradition of philanthropy by asking all graduating seniors to make a gift of $20.13 to the Senior Legacy Fund.
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Founders Celebration highlights research and ideals of UC Santa Cruz
The sixth annual Founders Celebration Friday, October 12 will feature a free public lecture by Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal of the United Kingdom, followed by a gala dinner honoring Rees, Gordon and Betty Moore, George and Gail Michaelis-Ow, UCSC alumnae Shannon Brownlee, and UCSC distinguished professor Gail Hershatter.
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UCSC hosts ‘Genomics Gets Personal: Property, Persons, Privacy’ Sept. 27
UC Santa Cruz will convene a world-class panel of medical and legal experts September 27 at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay campus to discuss the fundamental ethical, social, and legal issues surrounding personal genomic research.