TuesdayNewsdayVol. 8 - Issue 3 - September 28, 2021 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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![](/tuesday-newsday/2021/september-28/images/banner.jpg) Almost half of California is enduring an "exceptional" drought, the most severe category established by the U.S. Drought Monitor. |
Adapting to the impacts of climate change will require technological innovation and long-term policy vision to protect water supply. UC Santa Cruz experts from a variety of disciplines share research-based insights that could inform future drought management. |
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![Inaccurate link between body ideals and health](/tuesday-newsday/2021/september-28/images/nancy-chen-250px.jpg) | Global obesity rates are on the rise, but body-shaming campaigns are doing more harm than good, says medical anthropologist Nancy N. Chen. |
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![New faculty strengthen campus research, teaching](/tuesday-newsday/2021/september-28/images/students-walking-500px.jpg) | To build on existing research and branch into new areas, UC Santa Cruz has recruited 40 new tenure-track faculty for the new academic year. |
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![DOE grant funds imaging research on roots and soil](/tuesday-newsday/2021/september-28/images/shiva-abbaszadeh-3751.jpg) | Shiva Abbaszadeh has received a nearly $2 million grant to develop imaging technology to study complex interactions between plant roots, soil.
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![Professor co-producing new arts, dance fest](/2021/09/images/gerald-casel-250.jpg) | Beginning Sept. 30, Santa Cruz will host the first annual BBQueer Fest—a four-day dance and arts festival organized by and for QTBIPOC artists and community members. |
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![In Memoriam: David Kaun](/tuesday-newsday/2021/september-28/images/kaun-250.png) | UC Santa Cruz pioneer faculty member David Kaun, professor emeritus of economics, died Sept. 9. He served on the campus for 50 years and was a generous donor to many causes. |
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![Seymour Center set to reopen in October](/tuesday-newsday/2021/september-28/images/shark-tank-410.jpg) | Guests will be welcomed inside the Seymour Marine Discovery Center’s interactive exhibits and able to view a new display of stunning photographs. |
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