Campus News
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Pioneering sociologist William Friedland receives emeriti faculty award from UC Santa Cruz
Sociologist William H. Friedland may be best known for his critique of mechanized tomato harvesting, but he’s been a thorn in the side of corporate agriculture for almost half a century.
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Resources for those affected by the Virginia Tech tragedy
Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) is reaching out with compassion to the many individuals who have been affected in the aftermath of the tragedy at Virginia Tech University. Violence, the threat of violence, and traumatic death are daily facts of life, but we often distance ourselves emotionally from these realities. In the aftermath of the…
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UCSC engineer Claire Gu honored by International Society for Optical Engineering
Claire Gu, professor of electrical engineering at UCSC, has been elected a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE).
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UCSC molecular biologist Harry Noller wins 2007 Gairdner Award
Harry Noller, the Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at UC Santa Cruz, is among the five winners of the 2007 Gairdner International Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in biomedical science.
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Tragedy at Virginia Tech University
In the wake of yesterday’s tragedy at Virginia Tech University, UC President Robert Dynes has issued the following statement, expressing the extreme disbelief and profound sorrow that all members of our University of California community share. The president’s statement can be read at: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2007/apr16.html I would also like to take this moment to personally reassure…
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General Staff Forum
Staff are invited to attend the upcoming General Staff Forum to get information and updates relative to the various Staff Advisory Board committees. We are also fortunate this year to have, as our special guests, the UC Staff Advisors to the Regents. Come meet Lynda Brewer and David Miller to hear about their role and…
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz celebrates Bard’s birthday with two free community events
In honor of William Shakespeare’s birthday, Shakespeare Santa Cruz’s community outreach program, Shakespeare To Go, will present a free public performance of The Tempest, and UCSC professor emeritus of English literature Michael Warren will moderat
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Detailed campus water use study begins this week
Beginning this week, teams of students will begin counting plumbing fixtures across campus as part of a detailed study of water use. The students, working in pairs, will venture into buildings to survey existing fixtures. They will count toilets, faucets, showers, dishwashers, ice machines, washing machines, and kitchen spray valves – anything that uses water…
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Students treat staff members to Easter party
UCSC Dining Services staff members and their families were treated to an egg hunt and barbecue on Easter Sunday, courtesy of the Latino Business Student Association at Oakes College. “We wanted to say thank you for feeding us,” said organization co-president Ezequiel Olvera. Formed in 2006, the Latino organization emphasizes professionalism, community involvement, academic excellence,…
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Seismologists discover complex structure in Tonga mantle wedge
The subduction zones where oceanic plates sink beneath the continents produce volcanic arcs such as those that make up the “rim of fire” around the Pacific Ocean. A new study finds that the structure of the mantle wedge above the subducting plate may be f
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Award-winning filmmaker, Time correspondent, to headline UCSC series of screenings/talks on war
Who serves in our nation’s wars? Why did they serve? What is their experience? Those questions are the inspiration for “Personal Perspectives of the Iraq War and Past Wars,” a series of film screenings and talks by award-winning filmmakers and authors tha
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Supernova Sage: Stan Woosley
Stan Woosley, one of the world’s leading theoretical astrophysicists, studies the evolution of massive stars–and their explosive demise.