Campus News
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Take StayWell Health Assessment, earn $75 gift certificate
StayWell wellness program invites University of California faculty, staff, retirees, and family members to join more than 22,000 UC affiliates who have completed their personal StayWell Health Assessment. All eligible individuals who complete a Health Ass
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In Memoriam–Dining Services cook Ted Trollman
It is with great sadness to inform you that a UC Santa Cruz Dining Services staff member, Ted Trollman, has passed away. Ted was most recently a cook at the Crown/Merrill dining hall but his presence was truly campus wide. Ted had worked on campus for Dining Services for over 34 years starting in 1974…
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After nearly 45 years, new redwood sign graces main campus entrance
Out with the old and in with the new. After nearly 45 years of service, the iconic redwood sign at UCSC’s main entrance has been replaced with a new iconic redwood sign. Campus crews hoisted the original off its concrete pedestal Monday morning and i
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Student journalist reports from Democratic Convention
Lisa Donchak, a reporter from UCSC’s City on a Hill Press, is blogging from the Democratic National Convention this week for the student newspaper.
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Fall 2008 Welcome Week web site
The web site for the Fall 2008 Welcome Week is now accessible. All of the information in the pages is confirmed and should be considered final. One important item that is not listed on the web site is a Movie Night scheduled for 9/22 at 8:00pm (8:00 – 10:45pm). Please do not schedule anything during…
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Wellness Center first floor open this week
The roof of the Wellness Center is being replaced and there will continue to be some noise and disruption for the next few weeks.
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Signs of the times
As construction progresses at Ranch View Terrace, crews are putting the finishing touches on the road and sidewalk leading to the development and lots of signs.
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UCSC in the News
The Wall Street Journal ran a story on Shakespeare Santa Cruz, reviewing three plays and noting “loud cheers” for Marco Barricelli, the festival’s new artistic director.
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Anthropologist explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in diet of early human ancestors
Anthropologist Nathaniel J. Dominy painstakingly measured the mechanical properties of nearly 100 plant species across sub-Saharan Africa as part of his investigation of the diet of early human ancestors.
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Large Hadron Collider set to unveil a new world of particle physics
The field of particle physics is poised to enter unknown territory with the startup of a massive new accelerator–the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)–in Europe this summer.
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UCSC Extension to close Santa Cruz office, cut programs
After trying to overcome $30 million in debt amassed over the past several years, officials announced last week that UCSC Extension programs in Santa Cruz will be discontinued.
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UCO staff member death
Chris Wright, a University of California electronics engineer since 1995, passed away unexpectedly on July 31. Chris was an expert in designing the electronics circuits for the sophisticated detector systems used in instruments at Lick Observatory and the Keck Observatory telescopes. His designs are an integral component of the four state-of-the-art optical instruments in use…