Campus News
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Winter Recreation, Intramural and Sports Guide now available
The UCSC Recreation Department’s Winter Recreation, Intramural and Sports Guide is now available.
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Temporary reduction in payroll taxes
UC is implementing the temporary reduction in payroll taxes that President Obama signed into law in late December.
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UCSC receives $247,000 gift to support Sikh and Punjabi Studies program
UC Santa Cruz has received $247,000 to establish an endowed fund in support of the Humanities Division’s Sikh and Punjabi Studies program.
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UCSC in the News
Sociology professor Paul Lubeck was interviewed on the PBS Newshour about the Christmas Day bombings in Nigeria and the underlying economic conditions that are spawning Boko Haram, an incipient insurgency there.
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Sittercity Family Care
As announced during Open Enrollment, the University of California is offering membership in Sittercity to eligible employees.
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UCSC in the News
Sociology professor Paul Lubeck was interviewed on the PBS Newshour about the Christmas Day bombings in Nigeria and the underlying economic conditions that are spawning Boko Haram, an incipient insurgency there.
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Michael McCawley appointed director of admissions at UC Santa Cruz
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Michael McCawley as director of admissions at UC Santa Cruz. Michael, who most recently served as associate director of admissions, has worked at UCSC for 30 years. He started as a frontline advisor then moved on to the application processing coordinator position in the Admissions Office. …
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Astronomers’ pristine gas discovery among top scientific breakthroughs of 2011
Lists from Science and Physics World of the top scientific breakthroughs of the year include the discovery of primordial gas clouds by UCSC astronomers.
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Lick Observatory open to public December 26 through January 1
Lick Observatory will be closed to the public December 24 and 25, but visiting hours will be extended for the rest of the holiday period.
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UCSC in the News
Astrophysicist Stan Woosley was quoted in a Nature story about new supernova discoveries. Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in a separate Nature story about new planet discoveries from the Kepler mission.
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UCSC community again embracing holiday opportunities to give
The UCSC community once again pooled its resources to support a number of holiday giving drives aimed at providing food, gifts, and basic necessities to needy children and families in Santa Cruz County.
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UC Santa Cruz astronomer Jerry Nelson to receive 2012 Franklin Medal
The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia has announced that Jerry Nelson, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, will receive the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering.