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Revenue from online orders has doubled or tripled for major grocery chains.

Online grocery shopping surge brings jobs shift

Research by Professor Chris Benner shows that while more jobs are being created from the growth of e-commerce in grocery retail many of the new positions are platform-based, which means workers may lack benefits and have less predictable income.

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Looking forward to the year ahead

Looking forward to the year ahead

Chancellor Cynthia Larive

The new year is a time of reflection and resolution, an opportunity to look back at what was while also envisioning what can be.

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Eminent history scholar Judy Yung dies at 74

Eminent history scholar Judy Yung dies at 74

Judy Yung helped to provide a history of West Coast immigration policies that excluded Asians and barred them from becoming naturalized citizens.

$3.7M NIH grant funds simple, yet sensitive tool

$3.7M NIH grant funds simple, yet sensitive tool

Electrical engineer Ali Yanik is leading a team of infectious disease experts developing a low-cost, easy-to-use platform for diagnosing viral infections.

Living with new purpose

Living with new purpose

Alumnus Darren Thompson overcame a dark turn in his life and is now mentoring budding young chemists at the University of Idaho, Coeur d’Alene.

New book explains how games can create meaning

New book explains how games can create meaning

In 'How Pac-Man Eats,' Professor Noah Wardrip-Fruin shows how the basic mechanics of games shape their capacity to address important topics.

Cryo-electron microscopy facility nearly finished

Cryo-electron microscopy facility nearly finished

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have acquired powerful imaging tools for studying the structures of biomolecules and their roles in disease.

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