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Santa Cruz Arts Commission names Humanities lecturer Artist of the Year
UC Santa Cruz humanities lecturer Gary Young has been named 2012 Artist of the Year by the Santa Cruz County Arts Commission
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Graduate students present research at annual symposium May 11
Graduate student research will be on display at the University Center on Friday, May 11, during the annual Graduate Research Symposium.
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Indian finance experts visit UCSC for advice on reforming India’s economic system
Two experts investigating ways to reform India’s financial system visited UCSC for a workshop on economic systemic risks as they provide technical support to a commission that is advising India’s ministry of finance.
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UC Santa Cruz builds national data center for cancer genome research
UCSC has established a large-scale data repository and user portal for the National Cancer Institute’s cancer genome research programs.
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Record crowd returns for a spirited Alumni Reunion Weekend
UCSC’s Alumni Reunion Weekend was filled with inspiring, surprising, and hilarious moments. And it didn’t hurt that the weather was perfect for all three days.
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Zimmerman scholarship ceremony leads to discussion of public service
Two families, linked by sorrow and promise, met for the first time as the Gabe Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship was presented to Yethzéll Díaz. A panel discussion on Careers with a Conscience followed the ceremony.
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McHenry Rededication celebration attracts hundreds to newly renovated library
Several hundred alumni, students, faculty, and community supporters joined University Librarian Ginny Steel and Chancellor Blumenthal last Friday for the official Rededication of McHenry Library.
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Registration open for spring and summer 3-day ‘Garden Cruz’ classes
Intensive class will provide a solid foundation to further the lifelong study, enjoyment, and practice of organic gardening. Class instructors include Orin Martin, manager of UCSC’s Alan Chadwick Garden, and local organic farmers Zoe Hitchner and Sky DeMuro of Everett Family Farm.
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Watsonville High names UCSC’s Bill Doyle to alumni hall of fame
UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Biology Bill Doyle knows what it’s like to grow up hard. But the founder and long-term director of UCSC’s Institute of Marine Sciences, says even though times were tough, those years—especially the ones at Watsonville High—became “the basic, grounding platform” of his life.
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UCSC’s Hollenbeck named CVC Coach of the year
Todd Hollenbeck, head coach of the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, has been named the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) Coach of the Year as voted on by CVC head Coaches.
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UCSC’s fall class is increasingly selective and includes more first-generation students
UC Santa Cruz has offered admission to 60.5 percent of high school seniors who applied for the fall 2012 quarter, a prospective class that includes more California residents and a higher number of students who would be the first in their family to earn a four-year degree.
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Environmental studies researchers take studies to new heights
UC Santa Cruz environmental studies associate professor Jeff Bury and Adam French, an environmental studies Ph.D. candidate, were among 31 high-altitude scientists and researchers from around the world who traveled to Nepal last September to study and find solutions for destructive glacial floods.