Campus News
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Civil rights activist Terrence Roberts to address King Convocation Jan. 31
Civil rights activist Terrence Roberts will speak at UC Santa Cruz’s 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation on Monday, January 31.
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Student stumped by NPR celebrities on ‘Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me’
Stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone may be funny, but she’s not a reliable source of celebrity gossip. That’s the hard lesson second-year UCSC history grad student Meg Eppel learned when she went on an NPR weekly news game show.
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FYI only: UC Santa Cruz Student Philanthropy Program
The student philanthropy program launched in January of 2009. This program is designed to educate and inspire students to uphold campus pride and strong affinity to UCSC so that they want to stay connected and give back after they graduate. The three main components of this program are building UCSC pride, educating students about the…
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Stem cell discovery could lead to improved bone marrow transplants
The discovery of a key molecule for establishing blood stem cells in the bone marrow may lead to improvements in bone marrow transplants.
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Natural gas outage affects some colleges, other areas of campus
At approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, campus crews shut down a natural gas line that serves a large area of the campus core. This action was taken in response to a report and confirmation of a leak in a low-pressure line at the intersection of McLaughlin Drive and Chinquapin Road. Campus crews are…
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In Memoriam: Martha E. Morello-Frosch
Martha E. Morello-Frosch, Born September 13, 1928 in San Jose de la Esquina, Argentina died on December 29, 2010 at her home in Santa Cruz
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Search for Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
On behalf of the search committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to meet the three final candidates for the position of Director of Counseling and Psychological Services.
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Slug swimmers triumph at Cal Lutheran
After a hard battle in the water, the UCSC women’s swimming team triumphed last week at the California Lutheran University Winter Invitational last Thursday.
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UCSC National Book Award Finalist to appear at Bookshop Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz literature professor and National Book Award Finalist Karen Tei Yamashita will discuss her acclaimed novel I Hotel at Bookshop Santa Cruz on January 25.She will also appear at UCSC on January 13 as part of the campus’s Winter 2011 Living Writer Series.
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UC Santa Cruz makes Kiplinger’s ‘best value’ list
UC Santa Cruz, which opened with its first class of students just 45 years ago, is No. 69 on a new report listing the “best values” in public higher education.
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Fulbright Scholar Program funds prof’s environmental work in Chile
Environmental toxicologist Russell Flegal is busy with teaching and research projects during a six-month visit to Chile as a Fulbright Scholar.
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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.