Campus News
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Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz wins prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation.
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Update on salary reductions, budget planning
In a budget update following the UC Board of Regents approval of a salary reduction plan Thursday, Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor David Kliger described actions the campus is taking to contend with a drastic loss of resources from the state.
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MBARI president Marcia McNutt to be nominated as director of U.S. Geological Survey
Marcia McNutt, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UCSC, will be nominated as director of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Chancellor Blumenthal describes budget impacts at Regents meeting
Speaking at today’s meeting of the UC Board of Regents, Chancellor George Blumenthal described the impact that two years of budget cuts are having on the UCSC campus.
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Don Chamberlin to receive 2009 Fellow Award from Computer History Museum
Computer scientist Don Chamberlin has been chosen to receive a 2009 Fellow Award from the Computer History Museum.
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Chancellor Blumenthal describes impacts of budget cuts at Regents meeting
Speaking at the July 15 meeting of the UC Board of Regents, Chancellor Blumenthal described the impact that two years of budget cuts are having on the UCSC campus.
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Heller Road repavement project is under way
Crews have begun major roadway repair work on Heller Road from the west entrance to College Eight. Work will include demolition of the existing road, conform grinding, grading, excavation, installation of a full roadway overlay, and road striping. The project’s estimated completion date is September 1. Two-way traffic control will be in place. Drivers should…
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Participant in GEAR UP program presented leadership award
Maria Carmen Vargas of UCSC’s GEAR UP program is one of five recipients of the 2008 GEAR UP Parent Leadership Award.
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Local student earns spot at national leadership summit
Mayra Bernabe, a junior at Watsonville High School, has been selected to attend the 7th Annual National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) Youth Leadership Summit in San Francisco the week of July 18-22.
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President Yudof announces furlough proposal
In a letter and video to all UC faculty and academic and staff employees, President UC President Mark Yudof outlines the proposals for budget reduction strategies – including salary reductions or furloughs – that will be presented to the Board of Regents
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UCSC in the News
Susanne Jonas of Latin American and Latino studies was interviewed by the Venezuelan daily newspaper El Nacional about the coup in Honduras.
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New historic finds help paint picture of lime workers’ lives
While renovating one of the historic workers’ cabins on campus, UCSC archeologists and volunteers found artifacts that offer new clues to the lives of the lime workers who lived here long ago.