Gifts & Grants
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Irene Hansen Osterbrock named Patron of the AAS
The American Astronomical Society has named Irene Osterbrock a Patron of the Society to recognize her lifetime contributions.
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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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Senior Slugs pay it forward with student-to-student philanthropy project
This year, 21 UCSC seniors are asking classmates to help fellow undergraduates pay for their education. Council members hope to inspire 15 percent of their class to contribute, and expect to raise about $10,000 for the Class of 2012.
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Donors succeed in push to launch Gabe Zimmerman scholarship
Recent key donations have pushed the Gabriel Zimmerman memorial scholarship over the $50,000 level needed to launch an endowment scholarship fund in his name. Zimmerman, a UCSC grad, was a congressional aide to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Gilead grant supports collaborative drug discovery program with UCSC
Biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences is supporting a collaborative drug discovery program using UCSC’s unique collection of marine natural products.
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Bioinformatics expert Richard Green wins Sloan Research Fellowship
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship to Richard E. (Ed) Green, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering.
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NSF program supports minority graduate students
The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $1 million to establish a Bridge to the Doctorate program at UCSC that will provide fellowships for science and engineering graduate students from underrepresented minority populations.
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Local group funds UCSC cancer researchers
The Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group, a local charity supporting cancer research and patient care, has awarded grants of $10,000 each to three researchers at UCSC.
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Authors of new book about Grateful Dead’s marketing approach to donate one fourth of advance and royalties to UC Santa Cruz
Inspired by a thought-provoking feature article by Joshua Green in the March issue of Atlantic magazine titled Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead, Boston writers David Meerman Scott and Brian Halligan have just published a new book rele
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Friends Group celebrates 25 years, receives major Osher grant
The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded a $65,000 grant to UCSC Lifelong Learners and will give a like amount to the group next year. Lifelong Learners plans to increase its membership and expand its program; if it is successful, it will become eligible
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UCSC Library meets goal to receive $700,000 challenge grant from Kresge Foundation
UCSC has met the requirements to receive a $700,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation toward the modernization and expansion of McHenry Library.