February 2015 News Archive
- March 2, 2015
Campus advisory
Updates on any campus impacts of protest activities will be posted here.
- February 27, 2015
UC Santa Cruz students compete in global challenge for $1 million Hult Prize
A team of UC Santa Cruz students has advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize, the world’s largest student competition and start-up platform for
- February 27, 2015
Anita Hill: 'I hope my life is a living example of the power of coming forward'
Anita Hill, the focus of the highest-profile sexual harassment case in U.S. history, addressed a capacity crowd about "speaking truth to
- February 27, 2015
Distinguished alumni to speak on conservation, film, law, art, writing
'True Originals' speaking series will feature accomplished Banana Slugs giving thought-provoking talks during Alumni Weekend
- February 25, 2015
Two UC Santa Cruz professors elected Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology
Newly elected fellows Karen Ottemann and Fitnat Yildiz are both professors of microbiology and environmental
- February 24, 2015
UC Santa Cruz psychology professor honored with 'Best Paper' award
UC Santa Cruz associate professor of psychology Shelly Grabe and social psychology graduate students Rose Grose and Anjali Dutt have been named winners of the 2015 Georgia Babladelis
- February 24, 2015
Top scientists, policymakers to speak at UCSC climate conference March 13-14
UC Santa Cruz will host a major national conference on climate change featuring top climate scientists and policy
- February 24, 2015
Possible protest actions March 2 - 5
UC Santa Cruz is anticipating potential protest activities from Monday, March 2 to Thursday, March 5.
- February 24, 2015
In Memoriam: Alex Helman
It is with profound sadness that I share news of the death of Alex Helman, who passed away on Thursday, February 5, with his wife Aliki by his side.
- February 23, 2015
Honoring our champions of diversity
By Sheree Marlowe, Assistant Campus Diversity Officer — UC Santa Cruz has a long history of valuing and celebrating diversity and inclusion and advocating for our Principles of Community. One of our traditions is to present annual awards to students, staff, and faculty who accomplish great things as champions of diversity.
- February 20, 2015
New book explores the myth of secularism in contemporary France
UC Santa Cruz anthropology professor Mayanthi Fernando’s book “The Republic Unsettled: Muslim French and the Contradictions of Secularism” provides insight to understanding Islamic culture and secularism in contemporary
- February 19, 2015
Power outage scheduled for Saturday, February 21
Utility-supplied electric power at UC Santa Cruz will be disrupted from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, February 21
- February 19, 2015
Working to improve campus climate
One of the important things we learned about our campus from the recent systemwide campus climate survey is that UC Santa Cruz has work to do to create a fully welcoming and supportive experience for all students.
- February 18, 2015
Welcome visitors to campus this spring
We expect over 6,000 visitors in the next couple of months for Spring Spotlight.
- February 18, 2015
Evaluating office space in Scotts Valley
The campus has been considering the Enterprise Technology Centre (the old Borland building) in Scotts Valley as a potential location to bring together the off-campus staff members within Business and Administrative Services, Information Technology Services and University Relations.
- February 17, 2015
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum holds annual Hummingbird Days March 7-8
Tiny birds make a big impression with aerial acrobatics at this family-oriented
- February 13, 2015
Data Science: Beyond the hype of 'big data'
By Joseph Konopelski, Dean of the Baskin School of Engineering—These days it seems like everyone’s talking about "big data." If you google "big data in the news," you’ll find a surprisingly large number of articles published in the past few hours. But what is big data? And why, beyond all the hype, is it important?
- February 13, 2015
Conference at UC Santa Cruz to explore modern Jewish spaces and identity
The Center for Jewish Studies at UC Santa Cruz will present a two-day conference, “Liminal Spaces and the Jewish Imagination” on campus February 18-19.
- February 13, 2015
Deadline for Farm & Garden docent training is Tuesday, March 3
The 2015 Farm & Garden docent-training program will take place on the UC Santa Cruz Farm on six Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, beginning March 10 and ending April 14.
- February 13, 2015
Goats to begin clearing ground for Coastal Biology building project
A herd of goats will begin clearing vegetation in preparation for construction of the Coastal Biology building at the Coastal Science
- February 12, 2015
Anita Hill to speak at UC Santa Cruz on gender and racial equality Feb. 26
Anita Hill’s life changed forever in 1991 when a television audience of 22 million saw her testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearing for Supreme
- February 12, 2015
Female pumas kill more, eat less when humans are near, study finds
Female pumas kill more prey but consume less when their territories bump into human development, UC Santa Cruz researchers report in a new study based on monitoring more
- February 12, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin -- battery causing great bodily injury, hate crime, mayhem, obstructing officers and drunk in public
At 12:38 a.m. on February 7, UC Santa Cruz Police arrested a male student and a male unaffiliated with campus on suspicion of battery, obstructing an officer, and drunk in public after officers responded to 911 calls of a reported fight at Kresge College.
- February 12, 2015
Hate crime investigation
Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway writes to the campus community about an incident on campus that is being investigated as a hate crime.
- February 11, 2015
New UC hands-on experience class modeled after UC Santa Cruz 'supercourse'
A uniquely UC Santa Cruz course that offers undergraduates hands-on research experience has been adopted by the UC Natural Reserve System and is now open to students from
- February 11, 2015
Update: Auto burglary suspect arrested
On January 27, 2015 at 6:40 a.m., UC Santa Cruz Police Department officers arrested Patrick Sizemore and Emily Barnett on a suspicion of auto burglary.
- February 11, 2015
UC President Napolitano visits Año Nuevo Island Reserve
UC Santa Cruz scientists gave Napolitano a tour of the elephant seal colony at Año
- February 10, 2015
Campus farm adds Quarry Field to further farming, education, and research
Freshly tilled soil on the west side of Hagar marks the start of the UC Santa Cruz Farm’s latest effort in growing food for campus and expanding the
- February 10, 2015
Google gives Lick Observatory $1 million
Google Inc. has given $1 million to support the University of California's Lick
- February 10, 2015
Genomics Institute director David Haussler awarded prestigious Dan David Prize
Haussler will share a $1 million prize with two other leaders in
- February 9, 2015
Focusing on adaptive change and team health to strengthen support units
By Sarah Latham, Vice Chancellor, Business and Administrative Services – Campus support units play critical roles in advancing the university mission. In doing so, these units must navigate a host of competing demands, oftentimes in the face of diminished resources. Successfully navigating this territory requires using the principles of adaptive change.
- February 9, 2015
2015 Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity - Call for nominations
You are invited to submit nominations for the 2015 Annual Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity (CAAFD).
- February 6, 2015
Staff Advisor to the UC Board of Regents
The University is pleased to announce the application period for selection of the 2015-2017 Staff Advisor to the UC Board of Regents.
- February 5, 2015
Institute of Arts and Sciences to host first LASER talk of the year
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will present its first “LASER” talk of 2015 on Tuesday, February 10, at the Digital Arts Research
- February 5, 2015
Our vision, our goals, our future
I am pleased to announce the finalized Strategic Plan is now available at envision.ucsc.edu.
- February 5, 2015
Campus mailing addresses created for individual buildings
In an effort to improve emergency response times on campus, individual building addresses have been created over the past two years.
- February 4, 2015
Emerging Worlds talk focuses on conflict in South Sudan
“Understanding Conflict in South Sudan,” the second in series of public events looking at global Islam, is set for Tuesday, February 10 at UC Santa
- February 3, 2015
Volunteer profile: Jerry Ruiz
It is a deep emotional connection I feel toward UC Santa Cruz that drives me to volunteer each year.
- February 2, 2015
Shrinking range of pikas in California mountains linked to climate change
The American pika is disappearing from low-elevation sites in California mountains, and the cause appears to be climate
- February 2, 2015
Our vision, our goals, our future
By Alison Galloway, Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor — I am pleased to announce the finalized Strategic Plan is now available at envision.ucsc.edu. The document includes an update to our campus vision and lists the six goals derived from conversations with more than 1,200 campus constituents.