More than 400 university scholars, students, community organizers, foundation representatives, artists, and activists came together in late October for a one-of-a-kind event to build collaborative partnerships for community-engaged research and meaningful social change at the UC Santa Cruz conference: All-in: Co-creating Knowledge for Justice. The event was co-presented by UCSC’s Institute for Social Transformation (IST) […]
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UC Santa Cruz academic workers hit picket lines as systemwide strike begins
Citing what they call unfair labor practices by the University of California system throughout the bargaining process that have slowed their proposals for better pay and job security, some 48,000 unionized academic employees throughout the UC system — including around 2,000 at UC Santa Cruz — hit the picket lines Monday morning.
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UC Santa Cruz students, faculty prepare for systemwide strike
Research labs will be empty and classes will be canceled if the UC and the union representing 48,000 graduate student workers don’t reach an agreement by Monday. UCSC students and faculty told Lookout about the strike preparations.
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‘It’s long overdue’: Cabrillo College committee recommends name change for college
A subcommittee of the Cabrillo College Board of Trustees said it recommends that the board change the college’s name. The Board of Trustees will vote on changing the name on Monday at its regular board meeting.
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UCSC inches closer to moving forward with controversial housing project
A Santa Cruz Superior Court last month ruled in favor of the controversial Student Housing West project proposed by UC Santa Cruz. Local environmental group Habitat and Watershed Caretakers represents the final legal challenge to the project.
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New Cal State Monterey Bay prez Vanya Quiñones talks about student growth, equity … and a cute cow
Cal State University Monterey Bay President Vanya Quiñones has plans to increase enrollment, expand academic programs and make an impact on students’ lives. Originally from Puerto Rico, she comes most recently from New York to lead CSUMB through ambitious plans.
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UC Santa Cruz students recall student body president Alfredo Gama Salmeron, name interim
UC Santa Cruz student body government members announced Wednesday that they had successfully recalled Student Union Assembly President Alfredo Gama Salmeron by gathering signatures from more than 5% of registered undergraduate students.
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Revolt against UC Santa Cruz student body president builds
In a chaotic Student Union Assembly meeting held late into Tuesday evening, SUA officers pushed forward a no-confidence vote against recently elected president Alfredo Gama Salmeron. The accusations: delays in student organization funding, “harmful language,” “massive retaliation” and more. Gama Salmeron apologized — and pledged to stay on the job.
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A marriage of virtual reality and physical therapy: Immergo Labs emerges from its UCSC roots
The COVID-19 pandemic has uncorked the genie from the bottle on telehealth. UC Santa Cruz alums Aviv Elor, Ash Robbins and Michael Powell are bringing physical therapy to your home via their virtual reality telehealth platform, Immergo VR.