Faculty
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Nominations needed for Student Volunteer Center’s annual service recognition awards
The Student Volunteer Center is hosting its annual Service Recognition Ceremony. We want to honor anyone who has had exemplary service work, on or off campus, during their time at UC Santa Cruz.
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UC Santa Cruz receives $1 million to support Institute of the Arts and Sciences
Alumnus Nion McEvoy has donated $1 million to support programming for UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences over the next five years.
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Campus power system upgrades
Physical Planning and Construction is now in the midst of a cogen optimization project that will provide uninterrupted power to buildings on Science Hill, even when PG&E’s service cuts out. We are expecting this project to be complete by fall 2017.
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Sexual harassment and sexual violence at UC Santa Cruz
There is no place within our campus community for those who commit acts of sexual violence or sexual harassment.
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New facility to support research by streamlining hazardous waste management
The Environmental Health and Safety Facility, funded by the state through the UC Office of the President, will help ensure the campus continues to comply with state and federal regulations.
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Student entrepreneurs pitch startups at the fourth annual Business Design Showcase
About 16 teams are expected to participate in the annual event that draws together some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent entrepreneurs.
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Prevalence of drugs, overdose-related resources
Since our message on March 1st, there have been multiple news reports regarding UC Santa Cruz students arrested for drug sales and involved in drug-related fatalities.
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Community Crime Bulletin – Attempted Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery (16-359)
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department received a report of an attempted sexual assault and sexual battery that occurred in a Porter College dormitory room.
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New book explores the emotional power of games
Katherine Isbister presents a new way to think about videogames and their effects on people who play them.

