Faculty
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Exceptions to campus closure 2022-2023
This year the campus will be closed from Friday, December 23, 2022 through Monday, January 2, 2023, re-opening on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
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New online orientation strengthens sense of belonging among new students
The survey reported significant increases in self-efficacy in students in areas of academic literacy including abilities to find campus resources, selecting courses, time management, and ability to interact with peers, instructors, and staff.
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Long-standing genomic mystery about the origins of introns explained in new study
A new study led by scientists at UC Santa Cruz and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) points to introners, one of several proposed mechanisms for the creation of introns, as an explanation for the origins of most introns across species.
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Braingeneers develop novel method to automate the growth of brain tissue organoids on a chip
A team of engineers and scientists at UC Santa Cruz has developed a new method for remote automation of the growth of cerebral organoids – miniature, three-dimensional models of brain tissue grown from stem cells.
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Restoration and preservation: Alumna fights for inclusive science and tribal knowledge
UCSC alumna Irene Vasquez works towards a restoration of Yosemite’s cultural and ecological heritage.
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UPS packages to be available at H-Barn
Starting today (Monday, Nov. 28), all UPS packages for faculty and staff will need to be picked-up at the H-Barn from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Prescribed burns near campus today
California State Parks has been and will continue conducting prescribed burns in Wilder Ranch State Park, continuing sporadically through Dec. 13.
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Recruitment for campus police chief underway
Initial screening interviews of highly qualified candidates will take place via Zoom in the coming weeks, and the top ranked candidates from those interviews will be invited for on campus visits and additional interviews.
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Film by Arts Division Dean continues to gain recognition and spark conversation
Since its premiere in May, 80 YEARS LATER, a feature film by Dr. Celine Parreñas Shimizu, UC Santa Cruz’s Dean of the Division of the Arts, continues to garner praise during the 80th anniversary year of the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans in World War II.
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Search begins for Chief Campus Counsel
UC Santa Cruz has launched the first phase of a national search for Chief Campus Counsel, with stakeholder meetings held last week.
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Batalha testifies at Congressional hearing on the initial scientific findings of the JWST
The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful telescope humans have sent to space and, Batalha asserts, it is ushering in a new era of exoplanet science.
