Campus News
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Sammy the Slug prevails: It was 25 years ago
It’s hard to remember that UCSC’s mascot, the Banana Slug, was once subversive. For the Banana Slug’s earliest fans, rallying behind the mollusk was a mischievous gesture, a thumb in the eye of the status quo. These days, 25 years after it became the campus’s official mascot, Sammy the Slug could not be more accepted…
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Hot dates
Join us for these signature events Founders Celebration 2011 October 21, 2011 Founders Day Gala Dinner Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz Scholarship Benefit Dinner February 25, 2012 Fairmont Hotel, San Jose Reunion Weekend April 27–29, 2012 Campus
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This is UCSC
Shakespeare Santa Cruz: At 30, still a cultural touchstone It may be hard to believe, but Shakespeare Santa Cruz has been thrilling audiences for three decades now. The theater company opened its latest season this past summer at the Mainstage Theater with one of the most successful productions in SSC’s history, The Comedy of Errors,…
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Student Volunteer Center
If you’re interested in getting involved in the community, through volunteering or internships, drop by the Student Volunteer Center.
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Elliot Aronson to deliver fall Emeriti Lecture Oct. 27
Elliot Aronson, emeritus professor of psychology, will deliver the fall 2011 Emeriti Lecture, “The Psychology of Self-Persuasion: Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts,” at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, October 27.
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Best-selling author, doctor Abraham Verghese wows capacity crowd
Physician and bestselling author Abraham Verghese worries that an overemphasis on medical technology is distancing doctors from patients. Dr. Verghese voiced his concerns during the 11th annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture on campus.
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National Cyber Security Awareness Month: Google Apps is Coming Nov. 2011
Cyber security with Google This week’s Cyber Security Month article is about cyber security with Google. As UCSC looks forward to moving faculty and staff email to Google in November, ITS is pleased to share information about enhanced security features with Google, plus some cyber security reminders. Enhanced security features with Google: Google has better…
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Physicist Bill Atwood awarded Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics
The American Physical Society has awarded the 2012 Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics to physicist William Atwood.
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Human Resources VP to hold systemwide web chat Oct. 24
Human Resources VP Dwaine Duckett will hold a systemwide web chat on October 24.
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UCSC in the News
TIME magazine turned to psychology professor Craig Haney for observations about support from families of people released from prison in connection with the Amanda Knox case.
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2011 Founders Celebration: Honoring dedication, scholarship and excellence
The 2011 Founders Celebration will spotlight UCSC’s cutting-edge achievements while celebrating nearly a half-century of proud traditions.
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Google chief economist kicks off finance lecture series at UC Santa Cruz
Hal Varian, chief economist at Google and a UC Berkeley emeritus professor, is the inaugural speaker of a quarterly lecture series being launched by a new financial and economic risk-analysis initiative at UC Santa Cruz.