Faculty
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For second consecutive year, undergraduate applications to UC Santa Cruz exceed 30,000
For the second year in a row, more than 30,000 prospective undergraduates have applied to the University of California, Santa Cruz for admission in the upcoming fall quarter.
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UCSC professor provides academic expertise for unusual San Francisco art exhibition
When the directors of San Francisco’s Museo ItaloAmericano decided to create an exhibit about Italian Jewish life in the age of the Ghetto (16th-19th centuries), the first thing they did was a Google search on the topic. What they found was UC Santa Cruz
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Three faculty honored with emeriti professorships
Three members of UCSC’s faculty have been honored with emeriti professorships for the current academic year.
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Career fair peaceful; diverse opinions represented
While students expressed a diversity of opinions on the presence of military recruiters at a campus job fair on Tuesday–the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Programs ran a table at the fair–there were no clashes, and the event went peacefully.
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Winter quarter message from Chancellor Blumenthal
I hope you had a restful, restorative winter break. I want to take a moment to reflect on some of the opportunities and challenges awaiting us in coming weeks and months. First, on this momentous day, I want to make special note of the engagement of our students in the political process. Many were involved…
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Third Leadership Academy begins with presentations from chancellor, campus provost
Chancellor Blumenthal kicked off the third UC Santa Cruz Leadership Academy class Tuesday with a talk on leadership and the university.
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UCSC film professor commissioned to create art for ‘video walls’ at LAX
UC Santa Cruz professor of film and digital media Chip Lord is one of 20 artists who have been commissioned to create video art works for an innovative installation at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Substance Abuse and Dependency
The Chancellor has recently issued the annual notice regarding the University of California’s policy on substance abuse. The notice describes the policy, your responsibilities in compliance and enforcement, and provides advice on how to help a colleague or yourself. Please take a moment to review this important information which may be found at http://shr.ucsc.edu/misc/annual-notice-substance-abuse-ltr.pdf
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Math professor Alexander Gamburd wins Presidential Early Career Award
Alexander Gamburd, professor of mathematics at UCSC, has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the White House announced today.
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Campus provides information about vandalism
A number of acts of vandalism occurred on campus early this morning, including broken windows, damage to UCSC vehicles, and graffiti. No one was injured. UCSC Police believe the vandalism occurred shortly after midnight. It includes: • Broken windows at Kresge College’s Owl’s Nest Cafe. • Tires slashed and windows damaged on as many as…
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Eight Slugs receive prestigious Fulbright grants
UC Santa Cruz had eight Fulbright Program grantees in 2007-08–a feat it’s only accomplished twice before in the past 15 years, and a higher ratio of accepted candidates versus applicants than many prestigious private universities.