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Entering class increases diversity, access
The growth in undergraduate enrollment, 650 more California undergraduates than fall 2015, is part of the University of California’s commitment to enroll 5,000 more students across the UC system, providing greater access to the state’s students.
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Patricia Zavella wins anthropology association distinguished career award
Patricia Zavella, UC Santa Cruz professor of Latin American and Latino studies, has been named winner of the 2016 Distinguished Career Award from the Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists, a section of the American Anthropological Association.
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Campus strengthens bridges to high school students via summer session offerings
Local high school students took courses, helped with research, worked campus jobs, and even lived on campus this past summer.
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Philanthropy in pursuit of a healthier planet
Alec and Claudia Webster, who help steward the philanthropy of the Helen and Will Webster Foundation, look at how they can accomplish the most good with their gifts.
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College Eight becomes Rachel Carson College
The naming gift from the Helen and Will Webster Foundation recognizes Carson for her courage and pivotal role in awakening the public to environmental issues.
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UC Santa Cruz student games featured at IndieCade Festival
The UCSC game design program will be well represented at IndieCade, the biggest event in the indie games community.
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Erika Check Hayden will be new director of Science Communication Program
Veteran science journalist Erika Check Hayden will become the program’s third director in January 2017.
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UC Santa Cruz Farm hosts Fall Harvest Festival Sunday, Sept. 25
Fresh produce, music, farm tours, cooking demonstrations, and much more await visitors at the 2016 UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden Fall Harvest Festival, Sunday, Sept. 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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New optofluidic platform features tunable optics and novel ‘lightvalves’
UCSC engineers developed an integrated platform for biological sample processing and optical analysis.
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UC Santa Cruz ranks among top 30 U.S. public universities
The campus also is one of the top 100 national universities, according to the annual rankings by U.S. News and World Report
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Julie Snyder: Serially great journalism
UC Santa Cruz alumna, who will receive this year’s Alumni Achievement Award, talks about making the hit podcast Serial and how her college years laid the foundation for a career in broadcast journalism
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Student challenges assumptions about transgender athletes
At 19, Chloe Anderson transitioned from male to female. The 24-year-old transfer is one of the first transgender athletes to participate in volleyball at the NCAA Division III level.