Campus News
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UCSC Review–fall 2010 letters
Your turn A sampling of reader reaction to recent issues of the UC Santa Cruz Review. E-mail us at review@ucsc.edu. ‘State of confusion’ confusion I am confused after reading “State of confusion.” Do you think that presenting the something-for-nothing viewpoint of the GOP and the Tea Party movement will ingratiate yourself to their modest thought…
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Bill Ladusaw and Jim McCloskey elected fellows of Linguistic Society of America
UCSC interim humanities dean William Ladusaw and linguistics professor James McCloskey have been elected as fellows of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA). The LSA is the major professional society in the United States dedicated to the scientific study of language. The organization plays a critical role in supporting and disseminating linguistic scholarship, as well…
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Digital media pros advise young alumni at Silicon Valley networking event
A panel of four highly accomplished UCSC alumni with expertise in digital media shared their insights and experience with an eager crowd of younger alumni at a recent networking event held at the Google campus in Mountain View.
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Party hardly: UCSC ramps up its campaign inviting students to think when they drink
Gnomeland Security: An irreverent UCSC alcohol awareness campaign aims at decreasing risk, not condemning students for partying.
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UCSC in the News
The New York Times quoted sociology professor Paul Lubeck in an article on a spate of religiously motivated killings in northern Nigeria … and more.
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ITS cyber security “Tip of the Week”: Week 3
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This week’s cyber security “Tip of the Week” from ITS focuses on cyber security for mobile devices.
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Ghosts, gold, and greed—a spooky tour at UCSC
Join historian Frank Perry of the Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District for a special walking tour of the historic district on campus on October 30.
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Engineering dean Art Ramirez awarded APS McGroddy Prize
The American Physical Society has awarded the 2011 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials to Art Ramirez, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering.
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Elephant seals improve maps of Antarctic seafloor
Oceanographers are using data collected by elephant seals to improve their map of the seafloor on Antarctica’s continental shelf.
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Physicist Joel Primack featured in National Geographic documentary
A new National Geographic television documentary, “Inside the Milky Way,” includes an interview with UCSC physicist Joel Primack.
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Post-Employment Benefits Forums: Background Information
In advance of Monday’s Post-Employment Benefits forums, here are four fact sheets that UC’s Office of the President has produced on the subject.
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SF mayor honors alumnus Peter Bratt with Latino heritage award
Filmmaker Peter Bratt, a UC Santa Cruz alumnus, and his TV star brother Benjamin were named recipients of the 2010 Latino Heritage Month Award in the arts by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.