Campus News
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UC Santa Cruz awards $20,000 Pister scholarships to 11 community college transfer students
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has awarded scholarships to 11 community college transfer students who will enroll at UCSC this fall as recipients of Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Awards.
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Study by UCSC undergrad shows a solar system gone wild
Research by a UCSC undergraduate has shown how the regular orbits of the planets could go haywire at some point in the far distant future.
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UCSC Arboretum earns nonprofit of the year award
The Chuck Haugen Conservation Fund (CHCF) has selected the UCSC Arboretum for its 2008 Nonprofit of the Year Award.
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Academic Senate presents 2007-08 Excellence in Teaching Awards
The Academic Senate Committee on Teaching has announced the recipients of the 2007-08 Excellence in Teaching Awards.
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Undergraduate awards ceremony caps annual Student Achievement Week
Students, staff, faculty, family, and friends gathered on the East Field on Friday, June 6, as accomplishments in an array of disciplines were recognized at this year’s Student Achievement Awards Ceremony. The ceremony capped Student Achievement Week, an
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New dining hall open at Cultural Center at Merrill
UCSC has opened a new dining hall at the Cultural Center at Merrill.
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George R. Blumenthal inaugurated as UCSC chancellor in campus ceremony
George R. Blumenthal was inaugurated as the 10th chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, in a public ceremony on UCSC’s East Field today (June 6, 2008).
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Alumni talk on Community TV
A lecture by Joseph C. Berney, the 2008 Division of Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, will be broadcast on Community TV of Santa Cruz County several times in June.
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Blumenthal lauded for ‘visionary leadership,’ deep knowledge of campus at inaugural ceremony
A heady feeling of optimism seemed to run as high as the ceiling of the enormous pavilion erected on UCSC’s East Field for the inauguration of George Blumenthal as UCSC’s 10th chancellor.
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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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Students employees honored for service to the campus
Outstanding student employees were honored at a reception hosted by the Career Center May 20.
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Time to Renew Wellness Cards for OPERS Facility Access
It is time for faculty and staff to renew or purchase OPERS Wellness Cards for the 2008-09 academic year. The Wellness Card provides access to the OPERS facilities when they are open for recreational activity. This includes the 50-meter pool; the Wellness Center with cardio equipment and weights; tennis courts; handball/racquetball courts; the gyms, and…