The stories of loss from mothers Sophie Veniel and Carrie Luther inform a much larger picture of fatal fentanyl overdoses. Lookout’s monthlong dive into the rise of fentanyl-related deaths locally finds a lack of cohesive attention paid to this post-pandemic epidemic, as local officials plan a Monday town hall to assess and troubleshoot new strategies. Our three-part series begins today.
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Student Lookout: Record Store Day, top study spots and a free month of Spotify
The stories of loss from mothers Sophie Veniel and Carrie Luther inform a much larger picture of fatal fentanyl…
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Debt-free college: California on verge of spending $632M to help students lessen college debt
Roughly 360,000 UC and Cal State students could receive $1,000 to $3,000 to fund their educations this fall as part of California’s effort to make college debt-free. Another form of aid to help more community college students has a less clear path.
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Talking climate change in Santa Cruz wouldn’t be complete without some focus on how it will affect waves
Borja Reguero, a UCSC associate researcher who has studied the impact of the warming climate on wave energy, will be one of several speakers at the Confronting Climate Change Conference hosted by UC Santa Cruz starting Thursday. It will focus on climate change impacts on the central coast and highlight the work of local activists, artists and researchers like Reguero.
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Student Lookout: 4/20, camping getaways, and movies filmed in Santa Cruz
An international team of scientists, co-led by UCSC Genomics Institute Associate Director Karen Miga, completed the…
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UCSC astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz is a star teacher and mentor
Earlier this year, the White House honored UC Santa Cruz professor of astronomy Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz with a Presidential Award for his ground-breaking mentorship program that helps propel students — particularly women and marginalized groups — forward. With this momentum, the astronomer now aims to expand such impacts, founding a new campus center for STEM leadership.
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In its rebirth, UCSC Quarry to debut summer music series
Newly announced concerts by indie pop singer Carla Morrison and electronica band STS9 suggest Quarry Amphitheater is ready to emerge as an impressive new concert venue.
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How UC Santa Cruz scientists bridged the gap in the human genome
An international team of scientists, co-led by UCSC Genomics Institute Associate Director Karen Miga, completed the first gap-free human genome sequence — an achievement experts weren’t expecting to happen this quickly. Her team’s work builds on the efforts of UCSC computer scientists who helped assemble the first working draft of a human genome with the international Human Genome Project in 2000.
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Awestruck at the Quarry: Writers, scientists will gather under the stars at UCSC to ponder the cosmos
For the first time, UCSC will host “Universe in Verse,” an annual gathering of big-name writers and scientists to celebrate and honor the wonder of the cosmos at the reborn Quarry Amphitheater.
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Student Lookout: Free pizza slices, unique Santa Cruz spots & what to do this weekend
UC Santa Cruz Student Union Assembly President Shivika Sivakumar describes the “revival” on campus after two COVID-torn…