Campus News
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College Eight students clean a beach, restore a lagoon and help the homeless
More than 100 UC Santa Cruz College Eight students will demonstrate their strong commitment to sustainability, conservation, social justice and public service this Saturday when they take part in a community-wide Day of Service
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Campus Elections Orientations
Students, please mark your calendars for the upcoming orientations for those interested in authoring a student fee referendum, opinion poll, or SUA Constitutional Amendment on the 2011 Campus Elections ballot.
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Research on thin-film solar cells heats up at UCSC
Sue Carter, a professor of physics at UCSC, is pursuing a variety of strategies to develop cheaper and more efficient solar cells.
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Flu shot clinics on campus for students – additional date
The Student Health Center is offering one additional seasonal flu shot clinic for UCSC students.
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UCSC in the News
A study of volcanic activity on Venus led by planetary scientist Nataliya Bondarenko was the subject of articles in Science News and Wired News. Nature Photonics published an interview with electrical engineer Holger Schmidt and graduate student Bin Wu about their work to achieve slow light effects on a chip-based atomic spectroscopy platform. Canadian newspapers…
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Flu shot clinics on campus for staff – additional date
The Student Health Center is offering 1 additional seasonal flu shot clinic for campus staff and faculty.
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Green fair draws spirited crowd
The first annual Sustainability Internship & Resources Fair drew a large and enthusiastic crowd to the Cowell College Courtyard this week, introducing hundreds of students to green internships and jobs.
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Latino Literary conference at UCSC, Nov. 5-6
The third biennial conference of the Latino Literary Cultures Project will take place at UC Santa Cruz on Friday and Saturday, November 5-6.
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Microbiologist to discuss bacteria for bioenergy on Tuesday, November 9
Caroline Harwood, a distinguished microbiologist from the University of Wisconsin, will discuss microbial production of hydrogen gas as a biofuel in a lecture at UCSC on Tuesday, November 9.
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Appointment of AVC for Safety and Risk Services
Associate Vice Chancellor Jean Marie Scott has accepted an appointment as Associate Vice Chancellor for Safety and Risk Services, effective December 1.
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Alum’s video tribute to the Giants is a hit
Proud Banana Slug and hardcore San Francisco Giants fan, Ashkon Davaran (Porter ’02, Theater Arts) has a grand slam viral hit with his YouTube video tribute to the Giants and their fans, set to a wacky re-mix of the 1981 Journey hit “Don’t Stop Believin’.”
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Ethics lecture examines moral boundaries of scientific research
“Advances in Biotechnology and Medicine: Stretching the Moral Boundaries” is just the beginning of a new series of ethics lectures that will be presented by the UCSC Humanities Division.