Faculty
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Staff contributions recognized with campus, systemwide awards
In addition to the annual Outstanding Staff Award, two systemwide awards were given to UC Santa Cruz staff members.
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Biennial travel patterns survey
UCSC’s Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) is launching its biennial survey to collect data on the travel patterns of our students, faculty, and staff.
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History professor Greg O’Malley to create new public database about the slave trade
With the help of a $220,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, UC Santa Cruz history professor Gregory O’Malley plans to add his research to one of the most utilized resources in the digital humanities.
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Survey seeks ideas, comments about Cowell and Stevenson coffee shop operations
An advisory committee to help inform operations of the Stevenson and Cowell college coffee shops has created a survey to gauge campus-wide opinion.
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Economics professor outlines rapid success of America’s ‘other one percent’
Nirvikar Singh, UC Santa Cruz professor of economics and director of the Center for Analytical Finance, described the rapid economic success of Indians in the U.S. during a keynote address at TieCon 2016.
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Trans-identified students celebrate new, inclusive housing option
The new trans-inclusive housing option is the result of student activism that informed ongoing administrative discussions about how to better serve the trans community.
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Chancellor open to workable funding plans for NCAA program
Chancellor Blumenthal said that simply asking the campus to fully fund the program—which will cost more next year because of new federal labor laws—places it in direct competition with academic priorities.
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Smoke signals
Graduate student Eric Crosbie’s research delves into cigarette packaging and why some countries have been able to legislate tobacco warning labels while others haven’t.
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Campus recognized for sustainability efforts in education, practices
The campus earned awards from the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference for its lighting retrofit and optimization in the McHenry Library; its carbon neutrality roadmap; and its sustainability minor and Sustainability Living Undergraduate Research Program (SLURP).
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Kicking up confidence while having a ball
The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team goes beyond expectations with high GPAs and outreach to the community with kids’ soccer clinics.
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Survey regarding interest in and use of electric vehicles
Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) is conducting a survey to assess the need for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure on campus.
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Alumna Carmen Perez returns to campus as Chavez Convocation keynote speaker
UC Santa Cruz alumna Carmen Perez returns to campus as keynote speaker for the 13th annual Cesar Chavez Convocation scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 7–9 p.m. at the College Nine/Ten multipurpose room.