TuesdayNewsdayVol. 7 - Issue 43 - September 07, 2021 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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![](/tuesday-newsday/2021/september-07/images/banner.jpg) A one-year, $3 million contract with the California Department of Public Health will galvanize pandemic-related genomic data analysis efforts. |
UC Santa Cruz is drawing on its expertise in genomics and data sharing to lead a new, state-sponsored public health program. UCSC will develop tools designed to benefit California residents by overlaying SARS-CoV-2 genomic data with public health information. |
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![The Research University and the Elephant](/2021/09/images/elephant-250px.jpg) | Writing in 'Inside Higher Education,' Jody Greene turns to an ancient parable for insights into tensions over the priorities of research institutions. |
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![UCSC exceeds fundraising goal for Afghan scholars](/2021/09/images/fundraiser-250px.jpg) | The fundraising campaign raised almost $250,000 as part of ongoing efforts to bring Afghan thought leaders and their families to safety on the UC Santa Cruz campus. |
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![Astronomers create first 3D-printed stellar nurseries](/tuesday-newsday/2021/september-07/images/spheres-group-500.jpg) | Researchers can now hold stellar nurseries in their hands thanks to 3D printing, revealing features obscured in traditional renderings, animations. |
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![An evening with bestselling author Sandra Cisneros](/tuesday-newsday/2021/september-07/images/cisneros-sandra-250.jpg) | Sandra Cisneros will talk with journalist Rubén Martínez in a Sept. 8 event sponsored by UCSC’s Humanities Institute and Bookshop Santa Cruz. |
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![Online course tutorial wins national learning award](/2021/09/images/online-awards-250.png) | Three UC Santa Cruz staff members have been honored for creating an online instruction tutorial last year after the campus halted in-person teaching. |
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