Social Sciences
November 13, 2009
Faye Crosby awarded UC Merced’s Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance
Faye J. Crosby is the recipient of this year's Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance.
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November 12, 2009
Economics web site ranks UCSC sixth in the world for research on international finance
The Economics Department was ranked sixth in the world for research in international finance, according to Research Papers in Economics (RePEc).
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November 10, 2009
Faculty join systemwide effort focused on global health
UCSC faculty join new UC Global Health Institute.
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November 2, 2009
Legendary "man-eating" lions of Tsavo likely ate about 35 people--not 135, say scientists
The notorious "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya in 1898 likely consumed about 35 people--far fewer than popular estimates.
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October 28, 2009
Archaeology course unlocks "silent history" of the slave trade in West Africa
Anthropologist J. Cameron Monroe led UCSC's first undergraduate archaeological expedition to Benin this past summer.
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October 21, 2009
Loik leads international collaboration on precipitation research
Michael Loik of environmental studies is the lead scientist on an international study of precipitation that's part of Biosphere 2.
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October 20, 2009
Alum Sol Lipman popularizes 12-second "video tweets"
Alum Sol Lipman launched the popular 12mail app for iPhone, making it easier than ever to share short video clips on Facebook and Twitter.
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October 15, 2009
Popular Science taps UCSC anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy for "Brilliant 10" issue
Popular Science names Nathaniel J. Dominy one of this year's "Brilliant 10" young scientists and researchers.
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October 8, 2009
UCSC social scientists honored for teaching and research
Three social scientists were honored recently for teaching and research.
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October 8, 2009
Del Mar screens award-winning documentary by Renee Tajima-Peña on Oct. 19
The award-winning documentary Calavera Highway, produced and directed by Renee Tajima-Peña, will screen on Monday, October 19, at 7 p.m. at the Del Mar Theater in downtown Santa Cruz.
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October 7, 2009
Reminder: Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture on Sunday, Oct. 18
Tickets are available for the Ninth Annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture, featuring journalist Edward Luce, on Oct. 18.
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October 5, 2009
Undergraduates capture memories of 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Twenty years after the Loma Prieta earthquake, students record the memories of residents.
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September 30, 2009
Students conduct research at the "icy edge" of climate change in the Peruvian Andes
An expedition to Peru gave students hands-on experience conducting climate-change research.
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September 30, 2009
Journalist Edward Luce to discuss India and global warming on October 18 at UCSC
Journalist Edward Luce will discuss India and climate change during the Ninth Annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture on October 18.
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September 28, 2009
3rd annual UCSC 'Founders Day' gala dinner at Cocoanut Grove to honor five exceptional individuals
UCSC will host its third annual Founders Day gala dinner at the Cocoanut Grove on Friday, October 23.
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