Faculty
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Researcher wins $1 million grant to study English-language proficiency practices
Peggy Estrada, an associate research scientist in Latin American and Latino studies at UC Santa Cruz, has been awarded a three-year $999,999 grant to study how to best help school-age English learners achieve English language proficiency and academic excellence.
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New program helps humanities grad students consider work in the public sphere
From a Holocaust study center in Norway and a small environmental center in northern Alaska, to the Japanese American Museum in San Jose and the Santa Cruz County jail, humanities Ph.D. students expanded their horizons this year thanks to a new program started by the UC Santa Cruz Institute for Humanities Research (IHR).
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UC Santa Cruz Community Sailing Club takes best in show for third straight year
The UC Santa Cruz Community Sailing Club captured Best in Show at the Santa Cruz Lighted Boat Parade Dec. 3. The parade has been a regular event at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor for decades. UCSC has won best in show for the third consecutive year. Club members transformed their 32-foot sailboat into…
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Student Health Center reduced hours on December 14, 2016
The Student Health Services staff will be in a required training on the morning of Wednesday December 14th, and therefore the Student Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), and Student Health Outreach Promotion (SHOP) will be closed for patient/client care until 1:30 that day.
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Campus inventors recognized for recent patents
The Office of Research is working to bolster patent activities and services for technology transfer, part of an effort to help faculty, students and staff commercialize inventions and discoveries.
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Active Learning Classroom project in the Science & Engineering Library begins
With the start of the Active Learning Classroom (ALC) construction project in the Science & Engineering (S&E) Library, project planners want to thank library patrons and Science Hill occupants in advance for their flexibility and patience during construction.
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Alumna Kate Schatz pens second NY Times bestseller with ‘Rad Women Worldwide’
Rad Women Worldwide, the follow-up to UC Santa Cruz alumna Kate Schatz’s New York Times bestselling book Rad American Women A-Z, is a showcase of extraordinary women from 31 countries around the world.
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Housing more students on campus
Through a combination of renovation and new construction, our goal is to generate approximately 3,000 beds, allowing us to restore lounges, reduce overcrowding, and meet the on-campus housing demand among students.
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Students make gains in math placement, thanks to online adaptive learning
A pilot program in online adaptive learning at UC Santa Cruz has led to higher placement in math courses for newly admitted freshman students.`
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Campus to renew Kresge College
Since February, a diverse committee of staff, faculty, and students has worked with a team led by Studio Gang Architects to explore prospects for a renewal of Kresge College’s complex and aging physical space.
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Phi Beta Kappa celebrates 30 years on campus
The UC Santa Cruz chapter of the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa will celebrate its 30th anniversary from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Merrill Provost House.
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UC policy on undocumented members of our community
Issued yesterday by the UC Office of the President, this statement clearly articulates UC’s commitment to the privacy and civil rights of everyone in our community.