Campus News
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Board of Regents selects Mark Yudof to be next UC president
In a message to the UCSC community, Chancellor George Blumenthal announces the appointment of Mark G. Yudof as president of the University of California.
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Blood and Oil: New environmental studies class proves popular with students
In only two years, the new class Blood and Oil: Energy, the Middle East, and War has become legendary on campus.
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UCSC computer scientist Phokion Kolaitis earns ‘Test-of-Time’ award
Phokion Kolaitis, professor of computer science at UCSC, published a paper in 1998 that has now been recognized as a major influence in the field of database systems.
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Inauguration of Chancellor Blumenthal to take place Friday, June 6
We’re very pleased to share the news that the inauguration of George Blumenthal as UC Santa Cruz’s 10th Chancellor will take place on Friday, June 6, 2008. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. that day on the East Field. The inauguration, which will be highlighted by the Chancellor Blumenthal’s address, will include a traditional…
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Action Required: Educational Travel Accident Insurance for Students
The University of California has upgraded its Student Off-Campus Travel Accident Insurance coverage to an improved policy with ACE USA. When traveling to participate in off-campus activities sponsored and supervised by University faculty and/or staff (NCAA excluded), registered UC students will be covered worldwide, 24 hours a day, for a wide variety of accidents and…
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SUA Elections and Spring Quarter Announcements
I write to provide you information regarding the 2008 – 2009 Student Union Assembly (SUA) elections process as well as a few SUA Chair’s Office announcements. This spring, SUA will elect new officers, as well two-thirds of our College Representatives. We are now accepting candidate nomination petitions for the following positions: – Student Union Assembly…
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New findings from Tibetan Plateau suggest uplift occurred in stages
New evidence from an eight-year study by UCSC and Chinese researchers indicates that the Tibetan Plateau rose in stages, with uplift occurring first in the central plateau and later in regions to the north and south.
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Campus Emergency Power Outage
We write to inform you that campus power will undergo an unscheduled interruption this morning at 9 a.m. Power will be out while emergency repairs are conducted to the 21kv system. This interruption is expected to impact the upper campus area only, and is likely to last 2-hours or longer. Physical Plant is working to…
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Action Required: Business Travel Accident Insurance for Faculty & Staff
The University of California has upgraded its Business Travel Accident Insurance coverage to an improved policy thru ACE USA. When traveling on official University business, faculty and staff (henceforth, employees) will now be covered worldwide, 24 hours a day, for a wide variety of accidents and incidents. The new coverage is broader and more generous…
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Update regarding campus emergency power outage
This is to provide an update and additional information regarding today’s power outage. The problem was successfully fixed at approximately 1:00 pm and power has been restored to affected areas. The outage this morning was due to an unexpected equipment failure on the 21,000-volt (21kv) electrical system that powers the upper campus. A failing underground…
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UCSC spotlights new music with month-long festival in April
Composers from California, New York, Korea, and Indonesia will be featured in UCSC’s annual celebration of new music, April 5 to 29 at the Music Center Recital Hall.
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Eighteen talented undergraduates travel to Costa Rica with anthropology class
Imagine slogging through humid rainforests so dense your pace slows to a crawl, encountering spiders as big as your hand, plants that burn your skin, and mud so deep you sink up to your knees. And loving it.