Campus News
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UCSC in the News
Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, read a poem by humanities lecturer Gary Young on The Writer’s Almanac, his daily radio program broadcast to over 300 public radio stations around the country … and more.
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Engineer Wentai Liu honored with Popular Mechanics Breakthroughs Award
Popular Mechanics magazine has awarded a 2010 Breakthroughs Award to Wentai Liu, professor of electrical engineering at UCSC’s Baskin School of Engineering.
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Disability History Week begins Oct. 11
The California State Assembly recently passed a resolution declaring the second week of October 2010 as Disability History Week. The University of California will observe Disability History Week this year and every year hereafter.
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ITS cyber security “Tip of the Week”: Week 2
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This week’s cyber security “Tip of the Week” from ITS focuses on eliminating unnecessary stored information.
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Career fairs open doors for students
The Career Center has scheduled two upcoming fall events that will help students think about life beyond UC Santa Cruz.
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Chemistry department hosts exciting science show on Sunday, October 17
Two of chemistry’s most colorful ambassadors will perform dazzling feats of physical science in an interactive chemistry show at UCSC on Sunday, October 17.
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Netflix CEO: Luck, ‘maniacal determination’ played into company’s success
Speaking to a crowd of 400 at Tuesday’s What’s Next lecture co-sponsored by UCSC, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings shared success tales and early horror stories.
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Bike to Work commuters climb to the top at UCSC
The annual Bike to Work celebration drew an enthusiastic crowd of students, staff and faculty to campus on Thursday.
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Family ties bind desert lizards in social groups
UCSC researchers have found that a species of lizard in the Mojave Desert lives in family groups and shows patterns of social behavior more commonly associated with mammals and birds.
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UCSC to offer healthy lifestyle support online
Starting October 4, all UCSC staff and faculty–and their families–can enroll in the online health and wellness Alive! program at no charge.
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Please conserve water
You may have recently noticed the “Please Conserve Water” banner at the main entrance to the University. Although we are not currently under regional water restrictions as we experienced the last few years, water is a precious natural resource that is vital to our health and the programs and projects at the University.
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Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner to speak at UCSC on Friday, October 15
Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner, M.D.–who discovered the infectious proteins that cause “mad cow disease” in cattle, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, and other neurodegenerative diseases–will discuss the latest developments in this field in a lecture on Friday, October 15.