Campus News
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Two UCSC professors receive prestigious Humboldt Research Awards
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has chosen Robert Coe and James Zachos, both professors of Earth and planetary sciences at UC Santa Cruz, to receive Humboldt Research Awards this year.
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Images from the AFSCME strike, July 14
Monday morning, July 14, picketers gathered at the campus entrances.
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Workplace Safety During a Strike
Everyone in our campus community may potentially be impacted by a strike and we want to emphasize that attention to personal safety and the safety of your fellow workers is of paramount importance. Injury prevention and safety is something that each individual must assume ownership for if we are to get through a strike day…
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Letters to the Editor
Currents welcomes letters and publishes them in its online and print editions.
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UCSC in the News
UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
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UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures announces 2008-09 season
Garrison Keillor, David Sedaris, The Shanghai Quartet, Zakir Hussain, Tiempo Libre, Darol Anger, and Mike Marshall are just some of the performing artists that will take the stage in the coming year as part of the UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures 2008-09 season. This marks the first season designed by Jeanette Pilak, who was…
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MyUCSC has new look, new features
If you’ve signed in to the MyUCSC portal recently, you may have noticed some big changes. MyUCSC is the online system that provides a variety of services for students, faculty, and staff, including the ability to enroll in classes, check grades, and view student information. During the Fourth of July weekend, Academic Information Systems (AIS)…
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UCSC furthers its commitment to responsible e-waste recycling
UCSC recently contracted with an e-waste recycler that has signed on to the True Stewardship Pledge.
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Researchers find new mode of gene regulation in mammals
UCSC researchers have discovered a type of gene regulation never before observed in mammals–a “ribozyme” that controls the activity of an important family of genes in several different species.
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Energy Conservation Request: 7/8/08-7/10/08
The California Independent System Operator has activated a Flex Alert for the CAISO Grid, for all of California’s electrical distribution system. They are asking all utility users to conserve energy. During this period, conservation is extremely important. This ISO Flex Alert is in effect from July 8 at 13:00 p.m. to July 10 at 18:00…
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Registrar’s Office Staff Member Dies
I write with great sadness about the death of Samantha Szemeredi, associate registrar for enrollment and academic records. After a courageous battle with cancer, Samantha died June 30 at Dominican Hospital. She was 41. Long a member of the campus community, Samantha graduated from UCSC in 1991 as a Kresge College student with a Bachelor…
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Staff tree trimmer wins tree-climbing championship
Staff tree trimmer Jessica Petrini won the women’s division of the Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Tree Climbing Championships.