Campus Communications
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Renee Tajima-Peña’s film wins documentary prize at film festival, premieres May 4
Renee Tajima-Peña’s film Calavera Highway, named the best television documentary by the San Francisco International Film Festival, will premiere during the festival on Sunday, May 4, at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas.
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Economist contributes to report on business startups
Entrepreneurial activity among women dropped sharply last year, while the rate of activity among men and immigrants surged, according to a national index developed by UCSC professor of economics Robert Fairlie, and published in a report by the Ewing Mario
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Staff advisors to the Regents to meet with UCSC staff May 5
The two UC staff advisors to the Regents will hold an open staff forum at UCSC on May 5 from noon to 1:15 p.m.
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Grateful Dead Archive gift to UCSC generates widespread news coverage, interest
Yesterday morning in San Francisco, two former Grateful Dead band members announced a gift of their extensive archival memorabilia to UCSC’s McHenry Library Special Collections.
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Grateful Dead Archives Given to UCSC
It is a thrill to write to tell you that the surviving members of the iconic rock ‘n’ roll band, the Grateful Dead, have selected the UCSC Library as the permanent home for their substantial archive of materials documenting the band’s history. The collection will be the largest donation ever made to the library’s Special…
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Cowell College Provosts announce memorial for Sergio Zamora
We are saddened at the death of Cowell student Sergio Zamora, who passed away at his home on April 9. Sergio entered Cowell as a first-year student in the fall of 2007 and had taken a leave of absence for winter quarter due to serious illness. Friends and teachers of Sergio are invited to a…
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Spring Open Staff Forum with Chancellor Blumenthal
The Staff Advisory Board will host the Spring-quarter Staff “Brown Bag” Open Forum with Chancellor George Blumenthal on Tuesday, May 6, from 12 to 1:15 p.m., in the Stevenson Event Center. This is the final Open Staff Forum with George Blumenthal for the 2007-08 academic year. Please bring your questions and participate in the forum.…
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2007 Campus Sustainability Assessment released
Last year we announced the launch of UCSC’s first Campus Sustainability Assessment. We are now pleased to announce its completion. To download the report, please visit the campus sustainability website: http://sustainability.ucsc.edu The report helps us and the larger community better understand our sustainability related successes and identifies areas for improvement in sustainability efforts. It also…
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Campus hosts Black Brown Roundtable
Activists from within and outside the university came together April 19 to discuss relations among African Americans and Latinos.
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UCSC students, staff invited to enter inauguration greeting contest
As you know, George Blumenthal will be inaugurated as UCSC’s tenth chancellor in a public ceremony on campus during the morning of Friday, June 6. One of the inaugural traditions we are incorporating into the program is the academic procession by faculty. It is also the very strong desire of our committee–and of the chancellor–to…
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Nominations for 2009 Alumni Association Awards
Nominations are open now through May 9, 2008, for next year’s UCSC Alumni Association’s Alumni Achievement, Distinguished Teaching, and Outstanding Staff awards. Please help us identify an outstanding member of the faculty, an exemplary staff member, and an accomplished UCSC graduate who represents the campus at its best. Nominate online and find more information at…
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Message to faculty and staff about ‘4-20’
April 20th (4-20) has become known nationwide as the date when people gather to communally smoke marijuana in an expression of support for the reform of marijuana laws. In recent years, thousands of people have gathered on the UCSC campus to participate in this event. The University does not condone, support or otherwise sanction this…