Faculty
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Social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew receives faculty award from Division of Social Sciences
Social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew’s pathbreaking research on racism has earned him international honors as well as the admiration of his peers at UC Santa Cruz, who have named him the recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Social Sciences Emeriti Faculty
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Science as the Muse for Art: Melissa Gwyn paints ‘Molecules That Matter’
Assistant professor of art Melissa Gwyn has contributed four paintings to an unusual exhibition, “Molecules That Matter,” at Skidmore College’s Tang Museum.
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Important policies on Sexual Harassment
I would like to bring to your attention two very important policies and direct you to their location on the UCSC web site. The UC Policy on Sexual Harassment and the UCSC Policy on Sexual Assault, as well as Procedures For Reports of Sexual Assault(s) and Sexual Harassment are located at http://www2.ucsc.edu/title9-sh/. In addition, brochures…
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Meet George Blumenthal: UCSC’s 10th chancellor is focused on the campus’s future
In a recent conversation, George Blumenthal looks to the future and reflects on UCSC’s past and its evolution as a nationally ranked university. His inauguration is set for June 6.
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McHenry Library moves its way into the 21st century
Over spring break, University Librarian Virginia Steel oversaw the move of materials from the original McHenry Library into the library’s recently opened new addition.
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Engineering Hope: UCSC bioelectronics engineer designs prostheses that promise to change lives
Wentai Liu is an electronics wizard whose work is enabling the development of devices once found only in the realm of science fiction–miniaturized electronic implants to restore vision, movement, and other biological functions lost to disease or injury.
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Chancellor sends spring message to UCSC community
In a video message to kick off the spring quarter, Chancellor George Blumenthal highlights recent achievements at UC Santa Cruz, including the fact that UCSC professors won two of 15 UC President’s Research Fellowships in the Humanities. The chancellor also hails the first-place trophy four UCSC engineering students won in a recent national robotics competition…
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Board of Regents selects Mark Yudof to be next UC president
In a message to the UCSC community, Chancellor George Blumenthal announces the appointment of Mark G. Yudof as president of the University of California.
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Blood and Oil: New environmental studies class proves popular with students
In only two years, the new class Blood and Oil: Energy, the Middle East, and War has become legendary on campus.
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Inauguration of Chancellor Blumenthal to take place Friday, June 6
We’re very pleased to share the news that the inauguration of George Blumenthal as UC Santa Cruz’s 10th Chancellor will take place on Friday, June 6, 2008. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. that day on the East Field. The inauguration, which will be highlighted by the Chancellor Blumenthal’s address, will include a traditional…
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Action Required: Business Travel Accident Insurance for Faculty & Staff
The University of California has upgraded its Business Travel Accident Insurance coverage to an improved policy thru ACE USA. When traveling on official University business, faculty and staff (henceforth, employees) will now be covered worldwide, 24 hours a day, for a wide variety of accidents and incidents. The new coverage is broader and more generous…
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Eighteen talented undergraduates travel to Costa Rica with anthropology class
Imagine slogging through humid rainforests so dense your pace slows to a crawl, encountering spiders as big as your hand, plants that burn your skin, and mud so deep you sink up to your knees. And loving it.