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Elisa B. Smith

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Comms Consultant specializing in higher ed. Fan of: @UofCalifornia, @UCBerkeley and @ucsc. Formerly: @sacstate.

 Sacramento, CA
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Leaders from @ucsc helped organize #AULF2023 yesterday during #APEC in SF to discuss investments in global biodiversity. Check out this story from @ktvu that features #UCSC's @EricPalkovacs: go.ucsc.edu/apec @apru1997 @ucdavis

APEC University and SF startup CEO look at ways to help sustainability policies

The APEC University Leaders Forum drew more than 130 university presidents, professors, researchers, and politicians from APEC's 21 member economies to San Francisco's Commonwealth Club Monday, for a...

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We have a complete #Ychromosome 🎉 It was the last human chromosome left unsequenced, but now the #T2Tconsortium led by UCSC & @genome_gov has finished it, revealing 41 additional genes! This will aid research on fertility and, believe it or not, bacteria. news.ucsc.edu/2023/08/t2t-y-…
100+ members of the T2T consortium stand together in a field at UC Santa Cruz, with hands raised in celebration.

ALT 100+ members of the T2T consortium stand together in a field at UC Santa Cruz, with hands raised in celebration.

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.@ucsc's Center for Coastal Climate Resilience🌊is building leadership in solutions-oriented work that advances coastal resilience to climate change by awarding over $4.6 million for 22 California coastal projects: news.ucsc.edu/2023/06/cccr-a…
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.@ucsc Vice Chancellor for Research, John MacMillan, discusses his vision for UC Santa Cruz and its research enterprise, touching on how he plans to support student research and other upcoming initiatives. news.ucsc.edu/2023/06/macmil… @UCSC_Research

Q&A with John MacMillan, vice chancellor for research - News

After nearly two years as the interim Vice Chancellor for Research (VCR) for UC Santa Cruz, John MacMillan was appointed to the permanent VCR role on June 1, 2023, after a nationwide search. Here he...

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@UCBerkeley6 Jun 2023
From UC Berkeley to the USS Enterprise! Thank you to @JohnTheCho for making the trek back to campus. 🐻💫
UC Berkeley English (@UCBEnglish) profile pictureUC Berkeley English@UCBEnglish1 Jun 2023
We were so happy to have actor, author and English Department alum @JohnTheCho as our commencement speaker this year. Congratulations to the class of 2023!
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@sacstate24 May 2023
.@calstate trustees today named J. Luke Wood, Ph.D., Sacramento State's next president. Wood, a Sac State alum, is scheduled to start on July 16, becoming the University's ninth president. Read more: sacstate.me/3Mu7Dfy
Dr. J. Luke Wood's professional photo.

ALT Dr. J. Luke Wood's professional photo.

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@NBCNews17 May 2023
BREAKING: Penguin Random House, PEN America, five authors and two parents sue a Florida school district for removing 10 books related to race and the LGBTQ community. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…

Penguin Random House and Florida parents sue school district over book bans

The publishing house, five of its authors, parents and an advocacy group allege that removing the books discussing race and LGBTQ people violates the First Amendment.

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Thank you for your partnership @ORRAAnews! We look forward to working with you more closely on coastal resilience research and solutions. 🌊
Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (@ORRAAnews) profile pictureOcean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance@ORRAAnews23 Mar 2023
Replying to @UCSC_Research
@UCSC_Research, is now a full member of the @ORRAAnews 🙌
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Some BBC Dad content since the 6th anniversary of the original video was last Friday. Marion had a singing performance this past weekend, so we got some nice family pictures. Thanks again to all of you who follow me bc of the video. My family and I flattered by your kindness.
Image from Robert E Kelly (@Robert_E_Kelly)
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So cool! Check out this interview with @ucsc's @bonesandbugs about ancient DNA on @NPR: npr.org/2023/03/13/116326442…
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As California student housing crisis deepens, solutions face roadblocks at UC and elsewhere latimes.com/california/story…
As California student housing crisis deepens, solutions face roadblocks at UC and elsewhere

As California student housing crisis deepens, solutions face roadblocks at UC and elsewhere

Litigation blocking student housing projects, a potential delay in state funding and escalating construction costs are among the challenges.

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UC announces $15M in climate-focused innovation awards universityofcalifornia.edu/n…
UC announces $15M in climate-focused innovation awards

UC announces $15M in climate-focused innovation awards

The awards are part of a historic $185M partnership between UC and the state of California to tackle the climate crisis, from developing new methods for carbon capture to developing innovative coping...

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Officially the snowiest Oct-Feb period since 1970 as recorded by the Central Sierra Snow Lab near Donner Summit, and likely the highest since 1952. It's also the coldest winter recorded so far for Tahoe City since 1952, but I doubt we're getting to 800 inches again. @UCB_CSSL
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More than 125,800 students have applied for a seat in UC Berkeley’s fall 2023 freshman class, including a record number of California residents! #IAmBerkeley #DiscoverBerkeley news.berkeley.edu/2023/02/24…
Record number of California residents apply to UC Berkeley - Berkeley News

Record number of California residents apply to UC Berkeley - Berkeley News

Berkeley officials attribute the increase in its California resident applications to their enhanced outreach efforts

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Rekia Jibrin is doing fantastic work helping Santa Cruz County implement CA's new ethnic studies high school requirement: news.ucsc.edu/2023/02/rekia-… #ucsc #ethnicstudies #highereducation
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There's been a lot of talk about #ChatGPT; how about using an AI-language generator for dialogue in a live performance? One researcher and her students at @ucsc are going to give this a try. #highereducation #research #newmedia #theater #ucsc #ai news.ucsc.edu/2023/02/marian…
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University launches new center, Campus + Community, to facilitate engaged scholarship news.ucsc.edu/2023/01/campus… via @ucsc
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UCSC leads new multicampus initiatives on climate change and bilingualism news.ucsc.edu/2023/01/mrpi-g… via @ucsc
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.@MikeWBeck from @ucsc's Center for Coastal Climate Resilience wrote a thought-provoking piece for the @latimes about the urgent need for climate adaptation in CA: go.ucsc.edu/CCCRoped
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Twitter's lock on news axios.com/newsletters/axios-… #axiosmediatrends
Axios Media Trends - Twitter's lock on news

Axios Media Trends - Twitter's lock on news

Most efforts by news organizations to quit Twitter have been brief or nonexistent, even for companies entangled in Musk's banning of journalists last year.

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