University News & Events

• August 12, 2022

  Astrophysicist Bruce Macintosh appointed director of UC Observatories

  UC President Michael Drake has appointed Bruce Macintosh director of UC Observatories, an astronomical research unit headquartered at UC Santa Cruz and serving nine UC campuses.

• August 12, 2022

  UCSC graduate student wins HHMI Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study

  Gilliam Fellowships support exceptional graduate students and their advisers who are committed to increasing diversity among scientific leaders.

• August 11, 2022

  New study shows COVID-19 genomic recombination is uncommon but disproportionately occurs in spike protein region

  An analysis of millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomes finds that recombination of the virus is uncommon, but when it occurs, it is most often in the spike protein region, the area which allows the virus to attach to and infect host cells.

• August 11, 2022

  Envisioning food systems change with new Center for Agroecology Executive Director Darryl Wong

  The UC Santa Cruz news team interviewed the Center for Agroecology's new executive director, Darryl Wong, to learn more about the center’s goals for the future and the perspective he’ll bring to the role.

• August 11, 2022

  Turning awareness into action

  After years of working to bring feminist history and thought to a young audience through her popular Rad Women series, author Kate Schatz (Stevenson ’03, literature and creative writing) moves to turn teaching history into teaching practice and show adults what they can do to combat racism.

• August 11, 2022

  Mythologizing for a purpose

  After years working across industries from filmmaking to horse-wrangling, alumnus Justin DiPego channels both his vast career experience and his UCSC creative education into his latest novel—"Wrong Side of a Workingman."

• August 10, 2022

  Incoming UC Santa Cruz class exemplifies academic excellence and diversity

  UC Santa Cruz anticipates welcoming approximately 5,100 new Banana Slugs this fall, concluding an admissions cycle that reflected increased interest in the campus. Campus leaders are carefully managing student enrollment and working to provide more on-campus housing for students because of a statewide housing crisis that is particularly difficult in Santa Cruz.

• August 8, 2022

  Locally supportive climates may do little to aid mental health for LGBTQ+ youth amidst broader societal stigma

  New research shows little difference in mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ youth between some of California's most and least supportive communities for sexual and gender diversity. The findings also indicate factors that may contribute to this trend.

• August 5, 2022

  With a focus on student success and research impact, UC President Michael V. Drake visits UC Santa Cruz

  The daylong visit included meetings with faculty, staff, and students to learn more about research, teaching, and learning at UC Santa Cruz—and the important work that supports the university’s mission as a Hispanic-Serving research university centered on student success.

• August 4, 2022

  Dickens Universe returns to campus

  The Dickens Universe, now in its 41st year, returned to campus in late July after two years in the virtual realm. The conference turned UCSC into a bustling community of scholars, students, and community members who socialized at Victorian teas, talked about books, and wrapped up their evenings with “post-prandial potations.”

• August 3, 2022

  New research explores opportunities for eliminating equity gaps in computer science gateway courses

  New research shows how addressing “gateways within gateway courses,” specific factors that hold able students back from success in introductory courses, may provide a path forward for closing equity gaps for students pursuing engineering degrees.

• August 2, 2022

  UCSC student named one of 50 top hackers of 2022

  Rising second-year computer science: computer game design student Mansi Saini has been recognized by Major League Hacking for outstanding contributions to the hackathon community.

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