TuesdayNewsdayVol. 10 - Issue 4 - October 17, 2023 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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![](/tuesday-newsday/2023/october-17/images/banner.jpg) Each year at UC Santa Cruz, about 5,000 undergraduate students participate in field courses that take them outside the classroom and into the natural world. |
A group of researchers at UC Santa Cruz received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the impacts of these field courses and develop best practices for making them more accessible. The project will fund three two-year postdoctoral research fellows who will work together with the FUTURE team to design studies and cultivate communities focused on recruiting and retaining a diverse group of students in biology and beyond. |
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![Campus releases plan to end use of fossil fuels](/2023/10/images/500_ucsc_stud-staff-@-d-e-town-hall-jan-2023-alessandra_alvares.jpg) | The Decarbonization and Electrification Task Force has released a long-term campus plan to move to 100 percent clean and renewable energy sources. |
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![UCANR leaders discuss AES implementation](/tuesday-newsday/2023/october-17/images/tractor-aes-400.jpg) | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources leaders visited campus to discuss next steps in implementing the Agricultural Experiment Station designation. |
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![Giving Day ignites community spirit](/tuesday-newsday/2023/october-17/images/cal-bridge.jpg) | Returning on Nov. 8, Giving Day brings the campus and community together to raise funds that amplify opportunities for Banana Slugs. |
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![Undergrads combat harmful algal blooms](/tuesday-newsday/2023/october-17/images/igem-2023-team.jpg) | A team of undergraduate students is using synthetic biology to address harmful algal blooms in Watsonville's Pinto Lake. |
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![Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni headlines poetry reading](/2023/10/images/chitra400.jpg) | Featured at the Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, the author and activist is known for her portraits of South Asian culture and the immigrant experience. |
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