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Authors of new book about Grateful Dead's marketing approach to donate one fourth of advance and royalties to UC Santa Cruz

Aug 4, 2010 Inspired by a thought-provoking feature article by Joshua Green in the March issue of Atlantic magazine titled Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead, Boston writers David Meerman...

UCSC Library to launch new web site on Central-Coast sustainable agriculture and organic farming

Apr 13, 2010 Beginning on April 22, a wealth of colorful, informative stories told by dozens of pioneers in the development of organic farming and sustainable food systems in California’s Central Coast region...

New York Times features story on historical impact of UCSC's Grateful Dead Archive

Mar 11, 2010 The front page of the March 11 Arts section of the New York Times featured a story by Larry Rohter about UCSC's Grateful Dead Archive and its historical impact and value. ...

First large exhibition of UCSC's Grateful Dead Archive opens in New York on March 5

Feb 28, 2010 The first large-scale exhibition of materials from the Grateful Dead Archive at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be on display at the New-York Historical Society from March 5 through...

UCSC featured in March issue of Atlantic magazine

Feb 18, 2010 The March issue of The Atlantic features a story by senior editor Joshua Green on the Library's Grateful Dead Archive....

UCSC Library meets goal to receive $700,000 challenge grant from Kresge Foundation

Nov 8, 2009 UCSC has met the requirements to receive a $700,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation toward the modernization and expansion of McHenry Library....

UC Santa Cruz receives $615,000 grant to digitize Grateful Dead Archive

Sep 29, 2009 UC Santa Cruz has received a major grant to help digitize the Grateful Dead Archive at the University Library....

Composer donates score of acclaimed Dead-inspired symphony to UCSC Library's Grateful Dead Archive

Aug 21, 2009 This summer, renowned conductor Marin Alsop brought orchestral music inspired by the Grateful Dead to the 2009 Cabrillo Music Festival as a tribute to the band’s archive being housed at UCSC. ...

Watch historic UCSC/Grateful Dead Press Conference

Sep 8, 2008 On April 24, 2008, UC Santa Cruz held a press conference in the poster room of the historic Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco to announce the Grateful Dead's donation of its archives to the...

UC Santa Cruz awarded $700,000 challenge grant from Kresge Foundation for McHenry Library construction

May 21, 2008 UC Santa Cruz has been awarded a $700,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation toward the construction and modernization of McHenry Library....