Faculty
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Event Santa Cruz features talks by UCSC professors and alumni
Three UC Santa Cruz social science professors and three alumni who have started businesses in Santa Cruz are featured speakers at the next Event Santa Cruz set for 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, March 19, at the Nickelodeon Theatres.
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Psychology’s Haney discusses solitary confinement on NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’
An interview with UC Santa Cruz psychology professor Craig Haney is scheduled on the public radio program “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross.
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Beware of Scams
The Police Department and Information Technology Services want to take this opportunity to warn you about recently reported IRS and PG&E scams.
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Play with Barbie dolls affects career aspirations for girls
Girls who play with Barbie dolls tend to see fewer career options available to them compared with the options available to boys, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon State University and the UC, Santa Cruz.
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UPDATE: Power restored in Quarry Plaza
All electrical power to Quarry Plaza and to the Classroom Building has been restored as of Sunday 3/2 at around 1:50 pm.
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UPDATE: Power outage in Quarry Plaza
It now appears that regular power will not be restored to Quarry Plaza until Sunday evening at the earliest.
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Grant supports UC Santa Cruz research on the cause of childhood leukemia
A new grant from the nonprofit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation will help UCSC researcher Camilla Forsberg advance her work to identify the root cause of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in infants and children.
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Gardening course focuses on optimizing under drought conditions
Drought conditions can be especially daunting for gardeners, but as gardening expert Orin Martin points out, “Although the drought is a challenge, it’s also an opportunity to give your garden the horticultural equivalent of a 50,000-mile tune up.”
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New Zipcars on campus
The campus Zipcar fleet is expanding to ten vehicles and UCSC students, staff, and faculty interested in becoming members can take advantage of Zipcar’s latest promotion.
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UC, AFSCME reach tentative agreement; strike called off
We are very pleased to report that the University of California and AFSCME reached a tentative agreement late last night that covers more than 8,300 service workers systemwide, including approximately 500 of our own employees.
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Operations during power outage in Quarry Plaza
All electrical power to Quarry Plaza (Bookstore, Express Store, Student Union, Redwood Building, Grad Commons, Career Center, Ethnic Resource Centers, and Joe’s Pizza and Subs) and to the Classroom Building has been off since Wednesday evening.