Campus News
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De-extinction: Building future worlds with extinct organisms?
De-extinction and the accompanying moral and ethical questions will be probed Wednesday, April 23 as the UC Santa Cruz Science and Justice Working Group hosts “De-Extinction: Building Future Worlds with Extinct Organisms?”
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UCSC highlighted in Guide to Green Colleges
UCSC is one of four UC campuses scoring 99 points–the most possible–in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges, a free guide featuring colleges with a strong commitment to the environment and to sustainability.
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In Memoriam: Gene Stone
Russell “Gene” Stone, Jr., a police chief at UC Santa Cruz for 16 years, died on April 11 from complications related to cancer. He had turned 81 a day earlier.
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UC Santa Cruz increases admission to California freshmen for fall 2014
UC Santa Cruz offered admission to 23,176 students for its fall 2014 freshmen class, the vast majority coming from California high schools.
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Celebrating a milestone: distinguished crowd gathers at Founders Rock to mark the dedication of UC Santa Cruz
On April 17, 1964, nearly 2,000 people climbed a grassy hillside to witness the dedication of the University of California’s newest campus at Santa Cruz. A crowd of 100 people gathered to reflect and celebrate this week.
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Student Response to April 20th
Check out the festival from 2 to 6 p.m. at OPERS East Field on April 20.
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Appointment of new chief campus counsel
Chancellor Blumenthal and CP/EVC Galloway announce the appointment of Michael A. Troncoso as chief campus counsel.
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UCSC theater arts professor designs lighting for Billy Crystal HBO special
During the first week of January—in the midst of the polar vortex that was blasting the country—UCSC theater arts professor David Cuthbert was freezing in a video truck parked outside the stage door of the Imperial Theater in New York…
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New program pairs alumni mentors with engineering undergraduates
Engineering students benefit from the experience and industry connections of alumni mentors.
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UC Santa Cruz workshop offers basics of citrus selection, planting and care
The keys to successful citrus growing will be explained at “Get Zesty! Citrus for the Home Gardener and Small-Scale Grower” Saturday, April 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the UCSC Farm on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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‘Condor Watch’ enlists citizen scientists to help an endangered species
Biologists studying the endangered California condor have launched a new web site to enlist the help of citizen scientists.
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Public Safety Alert for April 20
This notification is being provided to advise members of the campus community, others with valid reasons for visiting the UC Santa Cruz campus, and campus neighbors of the potential for disruptions and hazards associated with an unsanctioned gathering known as “4-20” during the afternoon of Sunday, April 20.