TuesdayNewsdayVol. 4 - Issue 18 - February 06, 2018 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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![](/tuesday-newsday/2018/february-06/images/polar-bear-waiting-600.jpg) A polar bear sits and waits at a seal hole on the frozen southern Beaufort Sea. |
A new study by UC Santa Cruz researchers finds polar bears in the wild have higher metabolic rates than previously thought, and as climate change alters their environment a growing number of bears are unable to catch enough prey to meet their energy needs. |
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![A balanced, healthy lifestyle](/tuesday-newsday/2018/february-06/images/gb3-250.jpg) | To support new or existing wellness programs, UC Santa Cruz is offering grants of up to $5,000 from the UC Healthy Campus Network. |
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![Deana Slater](/tuesday-newsday/2018/february-06/images/slater-deana-2-250.jpg) | Colleges Nine and Ten The college administrative officer with 21 years of service is February's honoree in the Staff Advisory Board's Staff Recognition Program. |
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![Big improvements in HIV vaccine production](/tuesday-newsday/2018/february-06/images/meredith-wright-250.jpg) | Technical advances promise to shorten the time to clinical trials, breaking a logjam of promising new candidate vaccines waiting to be tested. |
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![CruzHacks keeps growing after five years of coding](/tuesday-newsday/2018/february-06/images/cruzhacks-250.jpg) | The 36-hour coding marathon encourages collaboration and is an opportunity for tech companies to meet the next generation of innovators. |
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![Pell Grant program key in transforming student lives](/tuesday-newsday/2018/february-06/images/alina-coronado-250.jpg) | Second-year student Alina Coronado is one of roughly 40 percent of UC Santa Cruz students who receive a Pell Grant, helping them afford college. |
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