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.
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Excelencia: UCSC wins recognition for its Latinx work
Excelencia in Education recognizes campuses that excel in serving their Latinx student bodies. UC Santa Cruz becomes one of 30 campuses to win the award, a modern academic seal of approval.
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Students push UCSC for response on burning of Mexican flag; school investigating incident
Amid a Thursday protest march and plans for a healing circle Friday in the wake of what student groups are calling a “hate crime,” UC Santa Cruz administrators assured the campus the incident was being taken seriously.
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For undocumented students, job opportunities are scarce. This state program could help.
California’s estimated 75,000 undocumented students don’t qualify for federal work-study or most job opportunities, and often struggle to make ends meet. A new state service program launched last week, College Corps, will give hundreds of them as much as $10,000 per year to perform community service in areas including K-12 education, food insecurity and climate action.
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‘South Asia studies in a global world’: UCSC enlarges its Center for South Asian Studies
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, the Maldives and broader Indian Ocean worlds. That has been the focus on UC Santa Cruz’s Center for South Asian Studies. Now, with a $1 million gift, the center is reaching out more widely.
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Dual-admission program will give community college students an early taste of life at UC
The University of California aims to ease the transition from community college to university with a new dual-admission pilot program launching this spring at UC Santa Cruz and elsewhere. High school graduates will be accepted simultaneously to a community college and nearby UC, with access to libraries and counseling on the UC campus. The program, however, excludes UC’s most selective campuses.
