Campus News
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UC Santa Cruz, community colleges seek to strengthen ties
A meeting with California higher education leaders has led to seven strategies to further strengthen ties between UC Santa Cruz and community colleges.
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A megawatt researcher
Physics grad student Katie Hellier—who also has a degree in fashion—is doing research into new solar cell materials.
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Games and Playable Media faculty to discuss future trends at IndieCade Festival
SceneSampler, a game from UCSC’s Social Emotional Technology Lab, is an official game selection to be demonstrated at the international festival of independent games.
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UC Santa Cruz raises more than $335 million from 63,064 donors
In the coming weeks, the campus will celebrate the success of the campaign, which concluded six months ahead of schedule and exceeded its initial goal of raising $300 million.
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Checking in or checking out? Millennials go online to build their offline lives
As the most tech-savvy and connected generation begins college this year, Assistant Professor of Psychology Adriana Manago says they are technological trailblazers rather than passive consumers.
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Gail Project exhibition studies military occupation of Okinawa through a photographic lens
Now in its fourth year at UC Santa Cruz, The Gail Project was inspired by a collection of photographs taken in 1952 by American Army Captain, Charles Eugene Gail. “The Gail Project: An Okinawan-American Dialogue” opens on campus October 5 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery.
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New series of organic grower guides available from CASFS
A new series of technical guides developed at UC Santa Cruz targets small- and medium-scale organic specialty crop growers with the production information they need to be successful.
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Required state and federal notices
The University of California, Santa Cruz, is committed to assisting all members of the community in providing for their safety and security. In compliance with a federal law known as the Jeanne Clery Act, the Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report for 2016 (PDF) is online and also included as an attachment.
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Affirming our values
To encourage everyone to play a role in combating hate, we are launching a new campaign— Take a Stand Against Hate—and invite everyone in our campus community to “take a stand” by pledging to fight hate in concrete ways. You can learn more about our effort online; we will share more about the campaign through…
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Welcome to the start of a new school year
To students new to campus, welcome. Classes have only just started, and already much is happening on campus.
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Fostering understanding
An exhibition at the Museum of Art and History in downtown Santa Cruz is a vivid collaboration between artists and current and former foster youth, with stories of hardship, hope and identity.
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Dan Friedman named president-elect of Economic Science Association
Dan Friedman, professor of economics, has been named president-elect of the Economic Science Association (ESA). He will hold the position, which began July 1, for two years, after which he will become president of the association, a post he will hold for two years. With about 600 active members, the ESA is the main association…