Campus News
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UCSC biochemist Seth Rubin named Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Seth Rubin, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
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Psychology professor M. Brewster Smith receives 2008 award for professional contributions
M. Brewster Smith, professor emeritus of psychology, has received the 2008 award for Distinguished Theoretical and Philosophical Contributions to Psychology from a division of the American Psychological Association (APA).
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New study raises concerns about proposed mitigation strategy for marine bycatch
A recent proposal would compensate for marine bycatch by reducing other impacts on affected species, but a new analysis suggests that this strategy could end up doing more harm than good.
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Linguistics students give demo of spoken dialogue systems at NASA Ames
Linguistics merged with computer science last week at a hands-on demonstration of spoken dialogue systems by UCSC students at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View.
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UCSC Arboretum will institute admission fees starting July 1
The UCSC Arboretum will institute new admission fees effective July 1, 2008.
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Message from President Yudof
Dear Friends: As one of my first acts today, my first day as president of the University of California, I write to extend my good wishes to all of you in the UC community. I chose to come to the University of California because it is the premier public university in the world, with ten…
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Midwest factory tour brings learning to life for students of environmental policy
Educators who encourage their students to get out of the classroom don’t typically direct them to steel mills, glass factories, and soda-pop bottling plants.
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Time to Renew Parking Permits and Metro Bus Passes
It is time for staff and faculty to renew or purchase parking permits and Metro bus passes for 2008-09. Annual parking permits and Staff/Faculty Metro Bus passes expire on June 30, 2008. Staff and faculty that need to renew their parking permit or bus pass for 2008-09 can apply on-line now, or in person at…
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UCSC in the News
UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
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Death of Kresge student Malcolm MacNaughton
It is with sadness that we write to inform you that Malcolm MacNaughton, a Kresge College senior, died on Thursday, June 12, in Santa Cruz at Dominican Hospital. Malcolm came to Kresge in Fall quarter 2004 as a first year student. He lived in the Kresge Proper community before moving off-campus. Malcolm was a Film…
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Update regarding help for people affected by fire
On Thursday (June 12), EVC Kliger sent a message to UCSC managers and supervisors, urging them to look for opportunities to help employees directly affected by the fire in Bonny Doon (See message). Since then, the campus Housing Office has identified two contact phone numbers for employees displaced from housing by the fire: Employees may…