Campus News
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Summer programs bring academics, athletes, cheerleaders to campus

Not long after UCSC students head off for their summer adventures, a new batch of residents begins arriving on campus. Summer is conference season, and from June 22 to August 30, the campus will roll out the welcome mat for approximately 10,000 visitors. The guests will attend 70 different conferences or camps, learning about everything…
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In Memoriam for Michael Hite
I write with great sadness about the death of Michael William Hite, animal technician in Physical & Biological Sciences. Mike passed away on July 7 after a courageous battle with lung disease. He was 63. Mike dedicated his life to the care of animals. Before coming to the university he was, for many years, an…
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Lower Bike Path Closure beginning July 21
Beginning Monday July 21, the campus bike path will be closed along the eastern side of the Farm/CASFS from Lower Quarry Road to Coolidge Drive near the Blacksmith Shop. The Bike Path detour route for uphill bicyclists is Coolidge Drive to Hagar Drive to The Village Road; in the downhill direction, bicyclists will need to…
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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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Images from the AFSCME strike, July 14
Monday morning, July 14, picketers gathered at the campus entrances.
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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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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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Letters to the Editor
Currents welcomes letters and publishes them in its online and print editions.
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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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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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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.