• January 22, 2021

  New book by arts professor takes fresh look at controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe

  UCSC history of art and visual culture professor Derek Conrad Murray offers the first dedicated book-length critical study of Mapplethorpe's lesser-known still life flower photographs.

• January 20, 2021

  Italian newspaper ranks sociology professor among top women of the year

  Camilla Hawthorne is being recognized for shedding light on emergent Afro-Italian identities and activism during a time of racial reckoning in Italy and beyond.

• January 19, 2021

  Grant funding will advance aquaculture research in UCSC’s new state-of-the-art facility

  Researchers won a USDA grant in support of their efforts to develop a more ocean-friendly feed formula for farm-raised rainbow trout. This work will take place in the team's new aquaculture facility at the UCSC Farm.

• January 19, 2021

  UC Santa Cruz economic impact provides foundation for thriving region

  When adjusted for the size of the Monterey Bay regional economy, UC Santa Cruz’s economic impact is second only to UC Davis in the Sacramento/Tahoe region and ahead of UC Santa Barbara in what is defined as the Central Coast of California.

• January 14, 2021

  Humanities Institute launches 2021 Deep Read with Tommy Orange’s novel ‘There There’

  Following the success of last year’s Deep Read with guest author Margaret Atwood, The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz has announced the second installment of its new program that invites the campus and community to think deeply about literature, art, and the most pressing issues of the day.

• January 13, 2021

  UCSC’s Osterbrock Leadership Program goes national

  The National Osterbrock Leadership Program provides experiences and opportunities for astronomy graduate students to develop leadership and management skills.

• January 12, 2021

  Lessons from Dante in a time of COVID

  UC Santa Cruz literature professor Filippo Gianferrari finds meaning and poignancy—made even more acute by the 'purgatory' of social distancing—in the Divine Comedy on the epic poem’s 700th anniversary

• January 12, 2021

  Study of flowers with two types of anthers solves mystery that baffled Darwin

  Some flowers use a clever strategy to ensure effective pollination by bees, doling out pollen gradually from two different sets of anthers.

• January 11, 2021

  UC Santa Cruz offers virtual tours of Younger Lagoon Natural Reserve

  Prompted by the temporary suspension of in-person tours due to COVID-19, the new virtual tours are available in English and Spanish.

• January 11, 2021

  Physicist Steven Ritz receives Outstanding Faculty Award

  Physics Professor Steven Ritz has received the 2019–20 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.

• January 8, 2021

  Two UCSC geophysicists honored by Royal Astronomical Society

  Thorne Lay and Emily Brodsky, both professors of Earth and planetary sciences, are receiving the Gold Medal for Geophysics and the Price Medal, respectively.

• January 8, 2021

  New analysis highlights importance of groundwater discharge into oceans

  A global assessment of the impact of groundwater on ocean chemistry is important for understanding the weathering of rocks and its effects on climate.

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