Campus News
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Radioactive elements may be crucial to the habitability of rocky planets
Earth-size planets can have varying amounts of radioactive elements, which generate internal heat that drives a planet’s geological activity and magnetism.
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Campus to host telecommuting roundtable on Nov. 20
Topics will include ergonomics, wellness and safety, technology and cybersecurity, accommodations, and leading hybrid and remote teams.
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Increasing campus COVID-19 testing accessibility and requirements
Frequent, free, and easy COVID-19 testing is a critical component in containing the virus’s spread. We are thankful for those in our UC Santa Cruz community who have been regularly getting tested. Participation in the asymptomatic testing program continues to be a cornerstone to our campus recovery and resiliency plans.
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The 2020 new Slug reality: Handling adversity and transitioning to a virtual learning experience
Remote learning has its challenges, but the newest class of Banana Slugs is making the most out of this uncharted experience.
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Stories in the ashes
Radio producer and alumna Nikki Silva teams up with photographer Shmuel Thaler to collect stories evoked by objects salvaged from the wreckage of homes destroyed in the CZU August Lightning Complex fire
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ITS Update from VC Williams
The campus has been through a lot this year: strikes, COVID-19, fire evacuations, and other momentous events both internal and external that have had an effect on our work. How we support you and the role that technology plays in your work are more important than ever.
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Elaine Sullivan awarded American Historical Association prize for innovation in digital history
UCSC associate professor of history Elaine Sullivan and alumnus Vincent DiGirolamo have each received a 2020 prize from the American Historical Association.
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Arts professor micha cárdenas wins IndieCade Award for climate art game
Sin Sol (No Sun), an art game by UCSC assistant professor of Art & Design: Games and Playable Media, micha cárdenas, has won the Impact Award at the 2020 IndieCade International Festival of Independent Games.
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2020 Presidential Election Outcome
This morning the Associated Press declared former Vice President Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election.
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Film professor Jennifer Taylor’s new documentary to screen online at DOC NYC film festival
America’s largest documentary film festival will be screening ‘For the Love of Rutland’—the new documentary feature by UCSC associate professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor—online throughout the U.S. this month.
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Computer science grad student wins LaunchPad Fellowship for startup
Fatemeh Mirzaei, a graduate student in computer science and engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering, is one of 40 student entrepreneurs selected for the Fall 2020 LaunchPad Fellowship program.
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Expanding the lines of communication
Muratcan Cicek, a Ph.D. candidate in computer engineering who won a prestigious 2020 Google Ph.D. fellowship, is working to improve head-based pointing methods for those who cannot use a mouse or trackpad.