[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18596-18597]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA 
                                  CRUZ

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating the University of California, Santa Cruz on its 50th 
anniversary and recognizing the outstanding faculty and staff for their 
immense contributions.
  For 50 years, UC Santa Cruz has educated, inspired, and helped shape 
the futures of generations of young people, fostering an environment to 
produce not only good scholars but also good citizens.
  Modeled after historic institutions like Oxford, from its earliest 
days, students have been encouraged to ask questions--to learn how to 
think for themselves and debate the status quo inside and outside the 
classroom. Today the university counts among its alumni some of the 
world's most prolific and influential leaders on everything from 
organic farming to ocean health, from women's rights and medical 
research.
  A half century after its founding, UC Santa Cruz is a world-renowned 
research facility at the center of many critical scientific 
breakthroughs, such as producing the first working draft of the human 
genome, helping global researchers develop a vaccine for the Ebola 
virus, and playing a leading role in cancer genome research. The 
university is also home to one of the world's

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top marine mammal research centers. Its internationally recognized 
faculty includes 14 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 26 
fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recipients of 
the Presidential National Medal of Science and the Benjamin Franklin 
Medal from the Franklin Institute, one of the oldest and most 
prestigious science awards in the world.
  Anyone who is lucky enough to have visited the UC Santa Cruz campus 
is immediately struck by its beauty. Nestled between the Pacific Ocean 
and redwood forests, the campus offers students a spectacular backdrop 
to their education. Students hike trails to class, elephant seals can 
be heard in the background, and stunning sunsets can be seen from 
university grounds. These breathtaking surroundings have attracted a 
creative and passionate student body that has proudly embraced 
environmental, social, and political causes--and a sense of humor. In 
1986, the students selected their now-famous official mascot--the 
Banana Slugs.
  Since 1965, UC Santa Cruz has created an atmosphere of discovery and 
activism, shaping minds, pushing the frontiers of knowledge, and making 
our world a better place. I congratulate Chancellor George Blumenthal 
and the faculty, staff, alumni, and students of UC Santa Cruz on this 
50th anniversary and wish this extraordinary institution continued 
success in the future.

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