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Jul 17: Summer 2012 Orientations
Thru July 24
Jul 24: Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Twelfth Night—Thru Aug. 26
Jul 28: Summer Fruit Tree Pruning
UCSC Farm - Base of campus

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July 11, 2012 Coastal ecosystems research project wins NASA Honor Award
July 11, 2012 Dark galaxies of the early universe spotted for the first time
July 9, 2012 New book by UCSC biologist highlights efforts to save Hawaiian monk seals

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Craig Haney

The nation's leading expert on inmate mental health, told a U.S. Senate subcommittee that, for many inmates, "solitary confinement precipitates a descent into madness." Continue»

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Five UCSC alumni have won Pulitzer Prizes, with one grad earning two.

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Orientation 2011

3,300 incoming first-year students, 890 transfer students, and a total of 7,300 students and family members, signed up for UCSC’s Summer Orientation events. Watch»

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