TuesdayNewsdayVol. 7 - Issue 40 - July 27, 2021 |  |
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 Izzy Connor, a first-year student in Crown College, checks in with head coach Margarita Mamzina. |
Rhythmic gymnast Izzy Connor (Crown ’25, astrophysics) will be the first UC Santa Cruz student to compete in the Olympics—the result of years of both personal struggle and success. |
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 | UC Santa Cruz anticipates welcoming about 6,100 new Banana Slugs this fall, a cohort that is both academically distinguished and diverse. |
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 | The Dickens Project—the largest multi-campus consortium on Victorian studies in the world—will present the 40th year of the week-long Dickens Universe. |
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 | A $1.9 million High-End Instrumentation grant from the National Institutes of Health will expedite research at the UCSC Chemical Screening Center. |
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 | A new book from an interdisciplinary group of UC Santa Cruz scholars focuses around themes of migration, citizenship, and marginalization. |
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 | The board has elected Richard Moss to serve as chair, Linda Peterson to serve as vice chair, Kamil Hasan to serve as immediate past chair, and re-elected Paul Hall to serve as parliamentarian.
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 | Science News - July 08, 2021
Sea otters stay warm thanks to leaky mitochondria in their muscles |  | Vice - July 21, 2021
Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking Nationwide to Demand Better Pay |  | The New York Times - July 21, 2021
We Are Leaving ‘Lost Einsteins’ Behind |  | Miami Herald - July 19, 2021
Black entrepreneurship took off during COVID. The reasons aren’t all good |  | Los Angeles Times - July 20, 2021
One of America’s hottest cities is down to one water well. What happens if the taps go dry? |  | Education Week - July 20, 2021
I’ve Studied Teachers for 20 Years. The Pandemic Was Their Ultimate Challenge |  | Los Angeles Sentinel - July 15, 2021
Unapologetically Fighting for Black Student Success | | Los Angeles Times - July 16, 2021
Thanks to interbreeding, just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows |
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