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Original vision
Reflections on the tumultuous ’60s, the heady days of UC Santa Cruz’s beginnings, and the ways the campus has stayed true to its mission through the decades
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Selection process begins for new restaurant operator at Quarry Plaza
Healthy fare, with soups, salads, sandwiches, and espresso – especially espresso and coffee drinks – are the preferred options from a survey of customers last year for a new restaurant in the Graduate Student Commons building at Quarry Plaza.
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Social Sciences division launches first annual summer reading list
What happens when you ask UC Santa Cruz faculty, staff, alumni, and students from the Division of Social Sciences – and even the Chancellor – for book recommendations related to themes of social justice, citizenship, ethics, and social responsibility?
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Graduate to help urban teens find path to college
Brittany Alba is poised to help many other Californians follow her path to higher education by serving a two-year fellowship that will have her advising San Jose high school students.
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Police ambassador program helps students with career plans
Graduating students Wesley Huynh and Jessica Bauman found that the UC Santa Cruz Police Ambassador Program helped prepare them for careers in law enforcement and accounting.
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History professor Kate Jones receives Dizikes Award for teaching in Humanities
History professor Kate Jones was presented with the John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities at the Humanities Division’s 2015 Spring Awards celebration.
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Fish declines linked to effects of excess nutrients on coastal estuaries
Offshore fisheries that depend on the health of fish nurseries in coastal estuaries are adversely affected by excess nutrients in runoff from land
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Scientists discover a protein that silences the biological clock
A protein associated with cancer cells is a powerful suppressor of the clock that drives the daily rhythms of cells throughout the body.
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Sleuthing a killer shrub
Students like Jennifer Thompson—who researched why Scotch Broom is toxic to Douglas fir—take advantage of a unique opportunity at UC Santa Cruz: the ability to do research as an undergraduate.
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In memoriam: Laura Garciacano Sobrino, alumna became the ‘Mariachi Queen’
Laura Garciacano Sobrino (Porter, ’81, individual music major), who became one of the best-known female mariachi musicians in the United States and Mexico, died May 21 in Whittier, Ca., at age 60.
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Undergrads experience the rewards of research
Students such as Sanjin Mehic showcase one of UC Santa Cruz’s most valuable opportunities—the chance to do original research as an undergraduate.
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‘True Original’ alumni return for UC Santa Cruz 2015 commencement ceremonies
Several distinguished alumni – all True Originals – will return to campus as UC Santa Cruz holds commencement ceremonies during this 50th anniversary year for 10 colleges, graduate division, and Baskin School of Engineering, Friday, June 12, through Sunday, June 14.