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Africa’s sea turtles need passports for protection
Satellite tracking of olive ridley sea turtles has revealed that existing protected areas may be inadequate.
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Galileo data reveal magma “ocean” under Io’s surface
Data from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft reveals a subsurface “ocean” of magma beneath the surface of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io.
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UCSC to host tennis championships
UC Santa Cruz Athletics Department has been selected as one of the sites for the 2011 NCAA Men’s Tennis Division III Championships.
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New endowment supports teaching and research at the Arboretum
A gift from botanist Jean Langenheim has established a new endowment in support of the UCSC Arboretum.
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UCSC Foundation president elected to Glaucoma Research Society
UC Santa Cruz Foundation President Gary Novack was recently selected as a member of the Glaucoma Research Society.
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‘Day by the Bay’ attracts large crowd to campus
Windy conditions on UCSC’s East Field on Saturday required a venue change for UCSC’s annual “Day by the Bay” picnic. But the 1,500 people who flocked to the Cowell College Courtyard for the annual event found plenty of activities to enjoy: food, beverages, college and department exhibits, and plenty of spectacular student entertainment. The alumni…
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Dedicated Admissions officer to receive Outstanding Staff Award
Michael McCawley, associate director of Admissions, has been selected as the 2010-11 UCSC Alumni Association Outstanding Staff Award recipient.
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UCSC launches Center for Entrepreneurship
UCSC has launched a new Center for Entrepreneurship, which offers students across disciplines comprehensive, hands-on experience in bringing innovations to market.
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Destiny and development in the Mayan tradition of midwifery
Barbara Rogoff is accustomed to choosing what she will write about. But with her most recent book, “Developing Destinies: A Mayan Midwife and Town,” the project chose her. The book is part memoir, part ethnography, part research study in child developmental psychology. It’s also clearly a labor of love.
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Two Cowell students awarded scholarships for study abroad
Two students were recently awarded Cowell College Scholarships for their upcoming study abroad experiences.
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Digital Arts exhibition showcases interactive new media art
“If plastics could speak, what would they say?” So begins graduate student Meredith Drum in the written description of her project, “Louisiana Re-Storied,” for the UC Santa Cruz Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) 2011 MFA Exhibition.