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Press Releases Index

May 8, 2008
UCSC alumnus wins annual student-journalism award from Chronicle of Higher Education
Sam Laird--a 2007 UCSC graduate with a degree in American Studies--has been awarded the fifth annual "David W. Miller Award for Student Journalists" by the Chronicle of Higher Education....
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May 8, 2008
Raising the "bottom of the pyramid" in India to be discussed May 14
The public is invited to attend a free lecture by a high-level adviser to the Minister of Finance in India, who will discuss some of the experiments currently underway in India to raise the "bottom...
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May 8, 2008
Sharon Daniel honored by Tribeca Film Institute for artistic excellence
Associate professor of Film and Digital Media Sharon Daniel has been honored with a 2008 Media Arts Fellowship from the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI). She is one of 22 filmmakers and media artists...
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May 7, 2008
UC Santa Cruz to host groundbreaking arts festival May 15-17
A month-long series of creative exhibitions in San Jose, San Francisco and Santa Cruz will culminate in an innovative three-day arts conference hosted by UC Santa Cruz, May 15-17. Admission is free...
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May 7, 2008
UC Santa Cruz awarded $7.2 million grant for stem cell research center
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a $7.2 million grant to fund a new stem cell research center at UCSC.
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May 6, 2008
UC Santa Cruz to lead pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains
A pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains will generate unprecedented insights into the behavior of one of the region's top predators.
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May 5, 2008
EPA names UC Santa Cruz sixth-largest campus purchaser of 'green power' for second year in a row
For the second year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified the University of California, Santa Cruz, as the sixth-largest campus purchaser of "green power" in the country.
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May 1, 2008
May 14 forum on climate change and water will feature UCSC climate scientist Lisa Sloan
Lisa Sloan, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, will join other experts on climate change and water resources in a May 14 forum in Santa Cruz sponsored by local public water districts and...
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April 29, 2008
UCSC's Silicon Valley Center hosts May 7 discussion on 'future of health care management'
UCSC's Silicon Valley Initiatives will be hosting a panel discussion on May 7 on "The Future of Health Care Management in Silicon Valley." It will be held at the UCSC Silicon Valley Center, NASA Ames...
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April 29, 2008
Seismologist Thorne Lay elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Thorne Lay, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UCSC, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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April 29, 2008
Astronomer Claire Max elected to National Academy of Sciences
Claire Max, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UCSC, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
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April 29, 2008
Compact galaxies in early universe pack a big punch
A team of astronomers looking at galaxies in the universe's distant past have discovered nine young, compact galaxies, each weighing in at 200 billion times the mass of the Sun.
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April 28, 2008
Renee Tajima-Peña's film wins documentary prize at film festival, premieres May 4
Renee Tajima-Peña's film Calavera Highway, named the best television documentary by the San Francisco International Film Festival, will premiere during the festival on Sunday, May 4, at the...
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April 25, 2008
Films by four UC Santa Cruz students featured during Reel Work Film Festival
Films about the immigrant experience and last fall's writers' strike are among the works by four UC Santa Cruz students that will be screened during the seventh annual Reel Work May Day Labor Film...
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April 24, 2008
Grateful Dead donates archives to UC Santa Cruz
At a press conference in San Francisco on April 24, members of the Grateful Dead announced that the band will donate its archives to the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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