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The Sacramento Bee Some California jobs lost to COVID will never be the same. Here’s what experts say
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IndieWire Influencers: David Fincher & sound designer Ren Klyce
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Wallpaper magazine (London, UK) Isaac Julien judges Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
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NPR At Google, Hundreds Of Workers Formed A Labor Union. Why? 'To Protect Ourselves'
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Mark Wooding (Cowell '11, art) has found success with his popular After Skool YouTube channel, which features short bites of history, philosophy, and thought animated in real time with Wooding’s colorful whiteboard drawings.
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A generous gift from community members Bud and Rebecca Colligan has provided crucial funding to expand UC Santa Cruz's COVID-19 testing capacity and construct new, dedicated lab space at the Westside Research Park.
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