Campus News
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UCSC’s health science programs are well established and highly regarded
The recent attack at the home of a UCSC faculty member has brought a new level of attention to health-sciences research at UCSC, an area that has not had the same visibility as the campus’s famed astronomy and marine science programs.
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Campus reacts to ‘heinous’ incident at professor’s home
As news swept through campus last week that six masked protesters had confronted a UCSC faculty member at her home, many expressed shock and dismay at the nature of the altercation.
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Breast-cancer researcher undeterred by protests
The UCSC scientist targeted at her home by protesters is undeterred by the violent nature of the confrontation and says cancer remains her primary foe.
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Remembering UCSC Professor Tony Fink
In this message to members of the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences, Dean Stephen Thorsett remembers accomplished UCSC Professor Tony Fink, who passed away on March 2 after a lengthy illness.
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UCSC’s health science programs are well established and highly regarded
Until recently, health-sciences research at UCSC has not had the same visibility as the campus’s famed astronomy and marine science programs. Although UCSC scientists have made important contributions in many areas of health-related research, and many are leaders in their fields, awareness of their work remains relatively low among people outside the sciences, even on…
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Staff invited to a panel discussion on work/life balance
The Staff Advisory Board is hosting a panel discussion for all staff on work/life balance on Wednesday, March 12, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 71 of Social Sciences 2.
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Attack on home of researcher covered widely in media
National, state, and local media have covered the attack on the home of a UCSC cancer researcher.
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Summer Orientation for 2008
Each year the campus officially welcomes new students and their families and guests during Summer Orientation. Summer Orientation represents the first step toward a student’s academic and social transition into university life, eventually leading to graduation and becoming a UC Santa Cruz alumnus! Mark your calendar now for the Summer 2008 Orientation dates: Frosh: July…
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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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Academic Senate to meet March 7
The UCSC Academic Senate will hold its winter quarter meeting on Friday, March 7, at 2:30 p.m. in the Colleges Nine and Ten Multipurpose Room.
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Biotech students learn about neglected diseases from alumna Nina Grove
As director of the malaria program at the Institute for OneWorld Health, alumna Nina Grove is involved in a unique public health project that is applying the tools of the biotechnology industry to the battle against one of the most devastating diseases in
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Alumna Dana Priest wins major journalism award for Walter Reed exposé
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Dana Priest (B.A. politics, 1981) and her colleague Anne Hull have won the prestigious 2008 Selden Ring award for their exposé of deplorable conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.