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- October 26, 2021 Reclaiming Coast Miwok history through Indigenous interpretations of archeology
- October 18, 2021 New book shares lessons from history on the case for Senate reform
- October 14, 2021 Biologist Roxanne Beltran wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
- October 13, 2021 Reimagining our economy for the benefit of all
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Erika Zavaleta, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was selected by the Ecological Society of America (ESA) as one of four ESA Excellence in Ecology Scholars in the first cohort of this new initiative.
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UC Santa Cruz announced in October that College Ten—an undergraduate residential learning community founded on principles of social justice and community—will be named in honor of the late congressman and civil rights icon John R. Lewis.
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