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University Librarian Elizabeth Cowell, left, and Professor Emerita Sandy Faber. The top floor of the Science and Engineering Library will be named in honor of Faber. (Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta)

Grant to transform library, honor campus icon

The re-envisioning of the Science and Engineering Library will be completed in phases, starting with the top floor. A $5 million grant will transform the physical experience of that space in ways that will support and inspire students.

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Silicon Valley presence raising campus profile

Silicon Valley presence raising campus profile

Scott Brandt, Vice Chancellor, Research

The visibility and importance of UC Santa Cruz in Silicon Valley has never been greater—and the campus is just getting started.

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Abraham Mekuria

Abraham Mekuria

Bay Tree Bookstore

The shipping/receiving supervisor with 15 years of service is March's honoree in the Staff Advisory Board's Staff Recognition Program.

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Mellon grant for new forms of digital publication

Mellon grant for new forms of digital publication

Assistant professor Elaine Sullivan is leading an effort that will bring people together to help build a sustainable system for the digital publication and discovery of historical records.

Study supports new approach to vaccine

Study supports new approach to vaccine

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes serious respiratory disease in infants and older adults, but past efforts to develop a vaccine have met with frustration and disappointment.

Film on internment brings history to present

Film on internment brings history to present

The Humanities Institute and Cowell College will present a special screening of "And Then They Came for Us" on March 14 at the Del Mar Theater in downtown Santa Cruz.

Mothers in Science offer ideas for conferences

Mothers in Science offer ideas for conferences

A Working Group of Mothers in Science has proposed guidelines for scientific conferences to remove barriers for parents.

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