TuesdayNewsdayVol. 6 - Issue 16 - January 14, 2020 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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![](/2020/01/images/baskin-600px.jpg) Jack Baskin's cornerstone gift helped launch the Baskin School of Engineering in 1997. |
Jack Baskin was a generous supporter of engineering and other programs at UC Santa Cruz over several decades, providing advice to faculty and campus leaders as well as transformational financial support. |
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![For new TAs: Online course on teaching](/tuesday-newsday/2020/january-14/images/ta-course-250px.jpg) | Kendra Dority, Associate Director, CITL An online course aims to prepare new teaching assistants for the important role of supporting student learning. |
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![Royal recognition for a lifetime of achievement](/tuesday-newsday/2020/january-14/images/sandra-faber-350.jpg) | The Royal Astronomical Society has awarded its Gold Medal in Astronomy to Sandra Faber, professor emerita of astronomy and astrophysics. |
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![Helping Egypt make the most of its limited water](/tuesday-newsday/2020/january-14/images/haddad-group_320.jpg) | Brent Haddad, professor of environmental studies, (center) is heading a research effort to improve the supply and quality of water in Egypt. |
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!['Beyond the End of the World' series launches](/tuesday-newsday/2020/january-14/images/keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-250.jpg) | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, professor of African American studies at Princeton and author of 'From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation' will speak Jan 23. |
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![Legendary food activist Vandana Shiva visits](/tuesday-newsday/2020/january-14/images/shiva_350.jpg) | The public is invited to a lecture and workshop Jan. 25-26 that will feature the anti-corporate organizer who is leading the fight against Monsanto.
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