Campus News
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Sci Comm director pens cover story for Smithsonian magazine
Robert Irion, director of the Science Communication Program, wrote the cover story in the April issue of Smithsonian magazine.
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University Cafe aims to spark ‘conversations that matter’
There were tea and cookies, but this was no ordinary cafe. Thursday afternoon, about 20 members of the campus community came together in the College 9/10 Multipurpose Room for University Cafe, a conversational process meant to bring various perspectives to the table, provoke thought, and create action in pursuit of common aims. The idea is…
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Alumnus-lecturer creates Renaissance-style paintings for Wisconsin church
For the past year, UCSC alumnus and Art Department lecturer Noah Buchanan has been working to create two larger-than-life paintings for a new Renaissance-style church recently built in Wisconsin. Next week, the 11-foot tall and 4.5-foot wide oil paintings will be carefully packed into a large wooden crate and shipped by truck to LaCrosse, Wisconsin,…
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Recruitment Management System – Phase II Implementation
In September 2005 the Staff Human Resources implemented Phase I of the Recruitment Management System (RMS) which replaced the manual paper-based process utilized to facilitate Open and Campus-Only recruitments. Phase II implementation is scheduled to begin May 15, 2008. This roll out will include Non-Recruitment and Waiver of Recruitment processing capabilities as well as general…
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Go East, young man: Alumnus Mark Headley says UCSC prepared him for work he never dreamed of–investing in Asia
When he graduated from UCSC in 1983, Mark Headley (B.A. politics and economics, Stevenson College) had a mean fencing game and a deep understanding of the political and economic factors shaping Asia.
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Improve teacher quality and retention by broadening teacher preparation, professor says
Aspiring teachers come to the profession with a wealth of life experience that shapes their training, their work in the classroom, and their longevity in the occupation, says the author of the new book Teaching What They Learn, Learning What They Live
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Shopping Our Way to Safety: Sociology professor Andrew Szasz says ‘buying green’ may be lulling consumers into a false sense of security
Like a marketer’s dream come true, Americans have responded to environmental degradation by shopping, as if buying bottled water and organic vegetables will protect them from pollution.
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‘Endangered’ features creatures both exotic and familiar
“Endangered,” Santa Cruz wildlife photographers Kennan and Karen Ward’s 4th annual Earth Day presentation, is at 7 p.m. April 19 at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz.
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David Haussler honored by International Society for Computational Biology
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) has awarded its Senior Scientist Accomplishment Award to David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UCSC.
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Campus and industry representatives discuss benefits of partnerships in Silicon Valley
UCSC officials joined industry representatives last week for a panel discussion on the benefits of industry-university partnerships in Silicon Valley.
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IMS researcher Adina Paytan appointed Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer
Adina Paytan, an associate research professor in UCSC’s Institute of Marine Sciences, has been appointed as a 2008-09 Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecturer.