Campus News
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Spring Give 2024 amplifies student success
The third annual Spring Give saw more than double the number of project team participation this year and triple the number of donors.
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UC Santa Cruz ‘Shadow the Scientists’ program honored for astronomical DEI efforts
A science-inclusion program based at UC Santa Cruz that has allowed thousands of school-age children, educators, and inquisitive individuals to look through world-class telescopes alongside trained astronomers has been honored for opening up scientific exploration to those from underrepresented backgrounds around the world.
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Slug 48: The new 48 hour film challenge for students
The Department of Film and Digital Media is introducing the first event of its kind, Slug 48. Participating undergraduates will have 48 hours to create a film from start to finish including script writing, filming, and post production. Students can participate in groups or sign up alone, it all starts this Friday April 19.
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Notice of Open Comment Period: Draft Fire Protection Policy
The Division of Finance, Operations and Administration is proposing revisions to the Fire Protection policy.
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Arts Division alumnus and artist, Fritz Chesnut, teaches art workshop for students
Recently, the University of California, Santa Cruz Arts Division hosted a workshop with alumnus and noted artist Fritz Chesnut. For three days Chesnut worked with a group of Art students teaching them a technique for applying paint distinctively to canvas using unexpected tools and materials as a new mode of creating abstract art.
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Chancellor’s innovation awards honor excellence in research, creativity
The 2023 recipients include innovators who have created breakthroughs in knowledge and technology that are improving our world, creators bringing forgotten history to life by merging storytelling, augmented reality, and holographic filmmaking, and community partners transforming lives and providing nourishment through job training, transitional employment, and organic farming.
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Cal Fire Empire Grade Piles Burn
Cal Fire has announced it will be burning roughly 60 piles on Empire Grade Tuesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 18
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Slugcast rewind: Listen to episodes from the week of April 8
Hosted out of the Student Affairs and Success divisional office, Slugcast is the official UCSC podcast.
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New study finds potential targets at chromosome ends for degenerative disease prevention
Published online today in Science, a new study finds that telomere lengths follow a different pattern than has thus far been understood. Instead of telomere lengths falling under one general range of shortest to longest across all chromosomes, this study finds that different chromosomes have separate end-specific telomere-length distributions.
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Power outage at the residential campus
The UC Santa Cruz residential campus is in the midst of intermittent power outages due to under voltage from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E).
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Embracing identity: Tchad Sanger’s advocacy and leadership at UC Santa Cruz
Tchad Sanger, UC Santa Cruz university registrar and alum, found his identity and purpose on campus. Now, he’s an advocate for student rights and inclusivity. His journey from student to administrative leader reflects his commitment to the university’s mission.
