Campus News
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Clean Air Month and Bike to Work Week 2007
I am writing to invite all students, staff, and faculty to participate in celebrating Clean Air Month and Bike To Work/School Week this month. UC Santa Cruz has a long tradition of concern and action regarding local and global environmental issues. Recent media attention toward regional traffic congestion, rising fossil fuel costs, and the impacts…
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Rec Department offers class in survival skills
Learn the basic skills of survival in a one-day class offered by UCSC Recreation.
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UCSC biologist Robert Edgar elected to National Academy of Sciences
Robert Edgar, professor emeritus of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished achievements in original research.
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Anti-war protest planned for Wednesday, May 9; main campus entrance may be affected
Student leaders of a new group, Protest Mediation Council, have informed the campus that they have organized an anti-war rally that will begin in Quarry Plaza at approximately noon today (May 9). The rally is expected to transition into a march to the base of campus at approximately 1 p.m. The march will occur on…
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UC Santa Cruz professor honored in 11th annual Webby Awards
Public Secrets, an online art project created by UC Santa Cruz film and digital media associate professor Sharon Daniel, has been named an Official Honoree in the Activism category at this year’s Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, the Webby Awards are the leading international award honoring…
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Phillip Berman appointed to Baskin Endowed Chair in Biomolecular Engineering
UC Santa Cruz has appointed Phillip Berman, professor and chair of biomolecular engineering, to the Jack Baskin Endowed Chair in Biomolecular Engineering.
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Employees required to complete ‘ethics briefing’ by June 15
During the week of May 7, many UCSC Academic & Staff employees were scheduled to receive an email from ethics@ucsc.edu reminding them to complete a 30 minute on-line Ethics Briefing. The purpose of this briefing is to familiarize all UC employees with the Statement of Ethical Values and Standards of Ethical Conduct, which the Regents…
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Astronomer Garth Illingworth testifies on Capitol Hill
Garth Illingworth, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, testified before a congressional subcommittee last week at a hearing on NASA’s space science programs.
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UCSC astronomer Douglas Lin appointed director of Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in China
Douglas Lin, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UCSC, has been named founding director of the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (KIAA) at Peking University in Beijing, China.
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UCSC receives $157,000 to support open archive of congressional proceedings
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a $157,000 grant from the Sunlight Foundation to support Metavid-an online, open-source archive of U.S. House and Senate proceedings created last year by two graduate students and hosted by the campus. The award was among a round of grants totaling $267,000 that the foundation has distributed to…