Public Affairs
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Cal Fire planning pile burns along Empire Grade
Cal Fire has advised campus officials that state fire crews in the coming weeks will begin burning vegetation piles they have assembled along Empire Grade. Conditions were too wet for burnling last week. However, the burns could start as early as this week, providing it is a permissive burn day.
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Darrell Long to serve as strategic faculty advisor for Baskin School of Engineering
Alexander Wolf, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering, has appointed Long to serve as a strategic faculty advisor for the school.
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SAB blood drive on Jan. 30
Greetings from the Staff Advisory Board (SAB) and Happy New Year! This year’s blood drive will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Stevenson Event Center. To schedule your appointment or for more information visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: UCSCSAB or call 1-800 RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) If you…
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In Memoriam: Shane Sanchez
Crown College CRE Shane Sanchez passed away during the winter break. He was a member of the CHES family since 2005, working with graduate student housing, the University Town Center, and joining the Crown/Merrill family in 2011 as the CRE for the Crown apartments.
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News about founding faculty member John Dizikes
John Dizikes, a founding UC Santa Cruz faculty member who helped establish this campus as a student-focused institution, died Dec. 26 at his home in Santa Cruz.
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Partial shutdown of federal government
As I’m sure you know, the federal government is undergoing a partial shutdown. While approximately three-quarters of the government remains funded, significant portions including many federal research agencies are impacted.
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Cal Fire planning pile burns along Empire Grade
Cal Fire has advised campus officials that state fire crews in the coming weeks will begin burning vegetation piles they have assembled along Empire Grade. The burns could start as early as this week, providing it is a permissive burn day.
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Videos from town halls available online
We have posted videos from the campus community’s Dec. 3 input sessions with members of the chancellor search advisory committee. Additionally, we have updated the frequently asked questions section on the website.
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Blia Yang appointed director of undergraduate admissions
I’m very happy to announce the appointment of Blia Yang as UC Santa Cruz’s new director of undergraduate admissions. Her official start date is today, January 4th. Blia has provided remarkable leadership as the interim director since October of 2017. Her leadership was instrumental to our campus achieving the critical 2:1 agreement that we would…
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The Department of Athletics & OPERS launches a new facility access and registration software
In order to provide the best possible experience for UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, staff, and the local community, the Department of Athletics & OPERS is launching new software. Wednesday, January 2, will be the first day operating with the new software.
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The Department of Athletics & OPERS launches a new facility access and registration software
In order to provide the best possible experience for UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, staff, and the local community, the Department of Athletics & OPERS is launching new software.
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UC negotiations with journal publisher
Calling for a significant change in our university’s relationship with Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of academic journals.