Campus News
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Reported Cases of Gastroenteritis (“stomach flu”) Virus and Precautions – Staff and Faculty
Your attention to good hygiene is critical in order to help maintain the health of our campus community.
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Video shows tool use by a fish
The first video of tool use by a fish has been published in the journal Coral Reefs by biologist Giacomo Bernardi.
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Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz featured in research profile
A profile of astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz is featured on the University of California Research web page.
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A day in the sun for Sammy the Slug
In a day of celebration, the Santa Cruz City Council voted to declare an official “UC Santa Cruz Banana Slug Day” while students feted their yellowy mascot on campus. The festivities marked 25 years since the UCSC administration made this once countercultural, underground symbol the official mascot of UCSC.
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UCSC in the News
New York Times opinion and food columnist Mark Bittman quoted Julie Guthman, associate professor of community studies in a Sunday magazine column that considered the question “is junk food really cheaper?” A Financial Times article on over-the-counter financial derivatives such as credit default swaps and their effect on European debt crises quoted from a paper…
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On-Campus Photography Contest
The Chancellor’s Office is holding a photography contest to choose a photograph of the UC Santa Cruz campus, taken by a member of the UCSC community, to use as the front cover of its season’s greeting card.
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TEST ONLY – Cruzalert Emergency Notification – TEST ONLY
This is a TEST of the UCSC CruzAlert emergency notification system. THIS IS ONLY A TEST. During an actual emergency, this system will be used to provide immediate notification to students, faculty and staff on the nature of the emergency, what action to take and where to go for more information. Please note that this…
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Reported Cases of Gastroenteritis (“stomach flu”) Virus and Precautions
Health Center Staff and campus Environmental Health and Safety officials are working with the County Health Department to identify any possible common cause for several cases of gastroenteritis (“stomach flu”) reported on campus during this past week. The cause is not completely known at this time. The University has instituted standard protocols to minimize the…
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This is a test of the UCSC CruzAlert emergency notification system
During an actual emergency, this system will be used to provide immediate notification to students, faculty and staff on the nature of the emergency, what action to take and where to go for more information.
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Welcome to Fall Quarter
Chancellor Blumenthal shares campus news and invites students, faculty, and staff to celebrate the 25th anniversary of everyone’s favorite college mascot.
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Experts discuss the future of cancer diagnosis and treatment on Oct. 21
Nobel laureate J. Michael Bishop, Genentech chairman Art Levinson, and UCSC’s David Haussler discuss the dawn of personalized medicine in UCSC Foundation Forum.