Events
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Renowned planet hunter Geoffrey Marcy to speak at UCSC
Renowned planet hunter Geoffrey Marcy, professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, will give the Spring Halliday Lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Wednesday, May 19, at 8 p.m. Marcy will discuss “Extrasolar Planets and the Prospects for Life in the Universe” in his talk, which will take place in Classroom Unit 2…
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates 25th anniversary of Chautauqua student theater festival
In 1979, the UC Santa Cruz Chautauqua Festival made its debut at the Barn Theater, just inside the main entrance of the fledgling 14-year-old campus. Modeled after a tradition of theater festivals that began at Lake Chautauqua, New York, more than a century ago, the annual campus event has now helped teach students how to…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UC Santa Cruz and community colleges will launch new program for engineering students with a reception at NASA Ames on May 5
The Collaborative for Higher Education, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Foothill-De Anza Community College District will hold a reception to celebrate the launch of their new program to help students prepare for careers in engineering. Reporters are invited to attend this event Funded by a $2 million grant from the National Science…
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UC Santa Cruz to co-host conference on Mark Twain with Stanford University on May 14-15
UC Santa Cruz will co-host a conference on legendary American writer Mark Twain with Stanford University on the weekend of May 14-15. Titled “Mark Twain at the Century’s End: 1890-1910,” the conference will take place on Friday, May 14, at Stanford’s Margaret Jacks Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Saturday, May 15,…
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UCSC student forum on LRDP planned for May 11; student representatives also plan meeting on Friday, April 30
A student forum on the effort under way to update the campus’s Long Range Development Plan has been organized for Tuesday, May 11. The meeting will take place from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Student Union (former bookstore). Additional meeting: LRDP Strategic Student Involvement Friday, April 30 2:00-4:00pm Bay Tree Conference Room #C 3rd…
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National Public Radio’s European correspondent Sylvia Poggioli to give free public lecture in Santa Cruz
As senior European correspondent for National Public Radio’s Foreign Desk, Sylvia Poggioli has covered news from hot spots around the globe for more than two decades. Whether reporting from Rome, the Balkans, or the Middle East, Poggioli provides expert analysis on NPR’s award-winning programs Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. On Wednesday, May…
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Noted social critic and UCSC alum Victor Davis Hanson to speak May 3 on ‘Warfare and Democracy in the Middle East’
Military historian and provocative social critic Victor Davis Hanson will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Monday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the Media Theater, Room M110. A prolific author, classical scholar, and UCSC alumnus who is often featured on National Public Radio and the PBS NewsHour, Hanson will speak on the topic: “Warfare…
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Third public workshop planned on April 21 concerning LRDP update; student representatives also plan April 16 meeting
UC Santa Cruz will hold a third public workshop on April 21 as part of a multiyear effort to update its Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), a revision that is expected to guide the campus’s physical development through the year 2020. The public workshop on Wednesday, April 21, will take place from 6 to 9…
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UCSC Arboretum will hold annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 17
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to noon for members only and from 12 to 4 p.m. for the general public. The sale, held in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society, will take place at the Arboretum’s Eucalyptus Grove on High…