Faculty
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Preview Day is Saturday, October 11
The Academic Senate’s Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid and the Office of Admissions announce that the campus will be hosting its annual “Preview Day,” on Saturday, October 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Preview Day is an open-house event for prospective undergraduate students and their families that is designed to highlight UCSC’s academic…
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Helping minority entrepreneurs succeed would reduce wealth inequality, economist says
African Americans aren’t getting the same boost from self-employment that Asians and whites enjoy, and the racial disparities demand new policy initiatives, says economist Robert Fairlie.
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Student Union Assembly wants to get out the vote
The Student Union Assembly (SUA), together with a coalition of other organizations, has embarked upon its annual voter registration drive.
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Bay Street Repaving
The City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department is conducting a series of resurfacing projects on roadways throughout Santa Cruz, including Bay Street between Mission Street and High Street. The Bay Street work began late last week and will continue through the next two weeks, with completion anticipated prior to Fall 2008 Welcome Week. Campus…
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Linguistics professor receives grant to help preserve endangered language
UCSC professor of linguistics Sandra Chung has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative project to help preserve the endangered Chamorro language.
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UCSC art professor presents exhibit in subways and galleries of Japan
“Are We There Yet?” is the title of UCSC assistant art professor Dee Hibbert-Jones’ new public artwork and interactive sound installation–on exhibit in Japan throughout September.
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Take StayWell Health Assessment, earn $75 gift certificate
StayWell wellness program invites University of California faculty, staff, retirees, and family members to join more than 22,000 UC affiliates who have completed their personal StayWell Health Assessment. All eligible individuals who complete a Health Ass
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In Memoriam–Dining Services cook Ted Trollman
It is with great sadness to inform you that a UC Santa Cruz Dining Services staff member, Ted Trollman, has passed away. Ted was most recently a cook at the Crown/Merrill dining hall but his presence was truly campus wide. Ted had worked on campus for Dining Services for over 34 years starting in 1974…
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After nearly 45 years, new redwood sign graces main campus entrance
Out with the old and in with the new. After nearly 45 years of service, the iconic redwood sign at UCSC’s main entrance has been replaced with a new iconic redwood sign. Campus crews hoisted the original off its concrete pedestal Monday morning and i
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Anthropologist explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in diet of early human ancestors
Anthropologist Nathaniel J. Dominy painstakingly measured the mechanical properties of nearly 100 plant species across sub-Saharan Africa as part of his investigation of the diet of early human ancestors.
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UCSC Extension to close Santa Cruz office, cut programs
After trying to overcome $30 million in debt amassed over the past several years, officials announced last week that UCSC Extension programs in Santa Cruz will be discontinued.