News from UC Santa Cruz

Tandy Beal's 'Mixed Nutz! The Nutcracker ReMixed' opens Nov. 20

Dancers, circus artists, gymnasts, and vocalists representing a world of cultures--including Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, Basque, Brazilian, African-American, Japanese (and even someone from Maine!)--will converge on campus beginning November 20 for "Mixed Nutz! The Nutcracker ReMixed."

Presented by Tandy Beal & Company and the Theater Arts Department, this holiday show for the whole family will run for three weekends through December 6. Read more »

Scott Rappaport, Monday, November 16, 2009

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• Regents committee endorses fee hike in effort to close gap in state funding

  Nov 18 - Faced with a state funding gap of $1.2 billion next year, a UC Regents' committee voted today (Nov. 18) to increase student fees and adopt a financial plan that asks the state to fully fund the...Read the story

• Staff, faculty budget forums offer chance to ask questions

  Nov 17 - Campus officials gave a presentation and answered questions last week at two town hall forums on the budget, one for staff and one for academic employees. ...Read the story

• University Associates-Silicon Valley selects master-developer team

  Nov 16 - University Associates-Silicon Valley has selected TMG Partners and the Related Companies as the master-developer team for a 77-acre sustainable community for education and research at NASA Research...Read the story

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Uncommon place. Uncommon people.

Staff

Tim Galarneau:
As a student, Tim Galarneau (College Eight, psychology and community studies, '05) helped lead a successful push for food sustainability and waste reduction on campus.

Today he works full time as a food systems education and research program specialist at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems and helps coordinate a campus working group on sustainability, energy, and waste issues.

Galarneau recently discussed his work with a reporter from a higher-ed sustainability publication. Read more »

Alumni

Danny Hess:
San Francisco surfboard maker Danny Hess (Kresge, art, '98) has merged his passions for woodworking and surfing.

By synthesizing the woodworking techniques of cabinetmakers and boat builders with the standard foam-and-fiberglass approach of surfboard construction, Hess creates surfboards that push the boundaries of environmental sustainability, aesthetic beauty, and speed generation--and he's making a "decent living."

Read the full profile of Hess in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Visit Hess's web site.

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