Campus News
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UCSC Natural Reserve System appoints new directors
Gage Dayton is the new administrative director of the Natural Reserve System, and Mark Readdie has been appointed as resident director of Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve.
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Financial management seminar offered for retirees, those retiring soon
Reserve your spot now for a financial management seminar for retirees on Wednesday, March 26, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Porter College.
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Chancellor pledges support for researcher at staff forum
Chancellor George Blumenthal opened his remarks at the winter-quarter taff Brown Bag Open Forum by addressing the Feb. 24 confrontation at the Westside home of a UCSC researcher.
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Chancellor’s forum with staff covers a number of topics, including state budget
In his winter-quarter “brown bag” lunch meeting with UCSC staff, Chancellor George Blumenthal progress the campus has made on a number of fronts, included continued efforts toward campus sustainability, the record number and increased diversity of freshma
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Pre-med athlete selected for prestigious health policy program in Washington, D.C.
Angel Martinez was 12 years old when his baby sister was born four months premature. So tiny she would’ve fit in the palm of his hand, baby Dilia was kept in isolation and wouldn’t know her brother’s touch for two months.
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UCSC holding its own in recycling challenge
Week four of the nationwide RecycleMania competition is now in the can, and UCSC is reducing, reusing, and recycling its way to some impressive standings in its rookie year in the challenge.
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Proposed Revisions to UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policies
The University is proposing to revise the following nondiscrimination and affirmative action policies: * UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy Regarding Academic and Staff Employees * Affirmative Action Policy Statement for UC Publications Regarding Employment Practices * Personnel Policies for Staff Members 12, Nondiscrimination in Employment * Personnel Policies for Staff Members 14, Affirmative Action…
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Chancellor condemns attack on researcher
One of our faculty members, whose research addresses human disease, was the target Sunday afternoon of a very disturbing incident at the researcher’s residence in the city of Santa Cruz. The faculty member and family were home when six masked intruders attempted to force their way into the family’s residence. After a confrontation that involved…
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Rats on islands disrupt ecosystems from land to sea, researchers find
The ecological impacts of introduced rats on islands extend far beyond seabird nesting colonies, according to a new UCSC study that provides support for efforts to eradicate rats from the Aleutian Islands.
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Memorial for College Eight Student, Michael C. Wilson
Community members are invited to share and participate in a campus tribute to a beloved student, scholar, friend, brother and son. Michael C. Wilson attended UCSC and majored in mathematics. Mike served as past president of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and co-founder of the Mathematics Diversity Alliance (MDA). He was also a…
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Retirees to meet for potluck lunch
The UCSC Retirees Association will hold its annual Super Soup Luncheon on March 4 at the UCSC Arboretum Horticulture Room.