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Biologist Pete Raimondi receives Outstanding Faculty Award
Biologist Pete Raimondi has received the 2011-12 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.
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Three environmental studies grad students win sustainable ag awards
Three UC Santa Cruz environmental studies graduate students are among 16 students nationwide awarded sustainable agriculture scholarships from Annie’s Homegrown Inc., a natural foods manufacturer and distributor.
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History grad student to study in Japan on Fulbright-Hays fellowship
Dustin Wright, a Ph.D. student in the UCSC History Department, has received a $43,800 Fulbright-Hays doctoral fellowship to pursue research in Japan.
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Cowell alum elected president of the California Psychological Association
Robert deMayo (Cowell, psychology, ’78) has been elected president of the California Psychological Association, one of the largest professional associations representing psychologists in the nation.
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Got game: UCSC student holds astonishing college basketball scoring record
In 1986, a 5-foot-11 junior from UC Santa Cruz became the NCAA’s lead scorer. John Saintignon beat out bigger and better-known players like UCLA’s Reggie Miller and All-American Len Bias. He edged out hundreds of Division I and Division II players, and became the only Banana Slug before or since to hold the title.
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Analytical advisor to NY Fed presents lecture on liquidity and leverage
Allan M. Malz, senior analytical advisor in the Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will give a free public lecture on “Liquidity, Leverage and the Financial Crisis” Wednesday, November 14th, from 4-5:30 p.m. at UCSC.
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz holiday show opens Nov. 16
Shakespeare Santa Cruz and the UCSC Theater Arts Department kick off their 14th annual holiday co-production on November 16 with Honk!–a musical re-telling of “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Andersen.
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New super-Earth planet found in habitable zone of six-planet system
An international team of astronomers has discovered a new super-Earth planet in the habitable zone of a nearby star.
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UCSC celebrates launch of new Ph.D. program in Feminist Studies
The UC Santa Cruz Feminist Studies Department officially celebrated the launch of its long-awaited Ph.D.program with a kick-off reception at the Chancellor’s house.
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American Mathematical Society honors three UCSC professors
Three UCSC professors have been named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.
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UCSC engineers tackle big data
Big data projects include energy-aware storage, efficient data processing, proactive information retrieval, and cancer genomics.
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Deep learning
UCSC’s scientific diving program provides crucial training for students who want to work in marine science fields