Social Consciousness
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UCSC sanitation activist speaks at World Toilet Summit in South Africa
A UC Santa Cruz Ph.D candidate in sociology and public toilet activist is scheduled to deliver a plenary session Thursday at the 12th World Toilet Summit in Durban, South Africa.
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Emerita professor wins prestigious educational anthropology award
Margaret A. “Greta” Gibson, professor emerita of education and anthropology at UC Santa Cruz, has won the 2012 George and Louise Spindler Award in Educational Anthropology.
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A Night of Poetry and Music with M. NourbeSe Philip
The UC Presidential Chair in Feminist Critical Race and Ethnic Studies presents an evening with acclaimed poet, writer, and lawyer M. NourbeSe Philip, accompanied by a jazz duo led by UCSC music professor Karlton Hester.
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Three environmental studies grad students win sustainable ag awards
Three UC Santa Cruz environmental studies graduate students are among 16 students nationwide awarded sustainable agriculture scholarships from Annie’s Homegrown Inc., a natural foods manufacturer and distributor.
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UCSC event to reflect on cultural tolerance in wake of tragic shooting at Sikh Temple
Last August, a lone gunman opened fire at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and wounding four others. On November 15, UCSC will present a panel discussion and dinner to explore what can be learned from the Wisconsin tragedy.
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UCSC celebrates launch of new Ph.D. program in Feminist Studies
The UC Santa Cruz Feminist Studies Department officially celebrated the launch of its long-awaited Ph.D.program with a kick-off reception at the Chancellor’s house.
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CASFS hosts author Michael Pollan before Santa Cruz benefit appearance
Author and UC Berkeley journalism professor Michael Pollan visited the UC Santa Cruz Farm on October 25 before taking part in the “Everybody Eats” benefit panel discussion later that evening at Santa Cruz High School.
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Interdisciplinary conference focuses on development and climate change
Conflicts between development and climate change will bring together researchers and practitioners in both areas for an all-day conference at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, October 27.
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UCSC to host free public conference exploring philosophy in multicultural context
Is philosophical inquiry bound by history, geography or culture? Should the philosopher be responsible to the public? On October 20, UCSC will host a free public conference examining the relationship between philosophy and its multicultural context.