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New facility to support research by streamlining hazardous waste management
The Environmental Health and Safety Facility, funded by the state through the UC Office of the President, will help ensure the campus continues to comply with state and federal regulations.
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Student entrepreneurs pitch startups at the fourth annual Business Design Showcase
About 16 teams are expected to participate in the annual event that draws together some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent entrepreneurs.
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Senior leaves a legacy for families with cancer
Katie Sweeney established a Camp Kesem chapter at UC Santa Cruz two years ago. Though she’s graduating this year, the chapter will continue to serve children who have parents with cancer.
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Study reveals the invisible workforce serving Silicon Valley’s tech industry
When you hear about free gourmet lunches at Silicon Valley’s biggest tech companies, the cafeteria worker might not come to mind. Or the shuttle bus drivers, janitors, security guards, and landscapers who serve the region’s tech elite.
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Alum Fritz Chesnut Creates Stunning Visual Art on Every Canvas
Visual artist and UC Santa Cruz alum (Porter 1995) Fritz Chesnut was exposed at an early age to art, especially since his mother earned her PhD in art education and his father, who has a Master’s in German, also studied music.
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New book explores the emotional power of games
Katherine Isbister presents a new way to think about videogames and their effects on people who play them.
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Exhibition to feature work of 23 UC Santa Cruz art faculty
The work of 23 current Art Department faculty at UC Santa Cruz will be featured at “In Conversation with UCSC Studio Art Faculty”–an upcoming exhibition that will take place at both the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery on campus, and the R. Blitzer gallery on the west side of Santa Cruz.
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Alumni Weekend: Keynote speakers to explore the question of how we learn
A distinguished group of speakers will explore the question, “How do we learn?,” at an Alumni Weekend event that will range from virtual reality to adaptive learning techniques.
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Grad students face off in second annual Grad Slam competition April 6
Ten graduate students will face off April 6 in the second annual Grad Slam competition, a spirited forum during which doctoral students present their research in three minutes.
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Faculty experts share research, insight with public in Original Thinkers speakers series
The Original Thinkers speaker series, launched in May 2014, has faculty members traveling across the country to share their work and insight in a format designed for the general public.
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An eccentric ‘hot Jupiter’ yields clues to planet formation and evolution
Astronomers investigate how some gas giant planets end up so feverishly close to their stars.