University News & Events

• June 23, 2022

  Allied for exponential impact

  The Black Men’s Alliance, established in 1994 as an organization to create community for Black students at UC Santa Cruz, now boasts a population of 60 engaged and active alumni—and wants to expand further.

• June 22, 2022

  Reefense project aims to meld biology and engineering in novel structures for coastal protection

  UCSC scientists are part of a DARPA-funded team to develop innovative solutions for coral reef restoration in Florida and the Caribbean to protect coastal infrastructure.

• June 21, 2022

  The team behind a tree of 10 million Covid sequences

  10 million sequences of COVID-19’s genomic code have now been organized into a phylogenetic tree in the UC Santa Cruz SARS-CoV-2 Browser, which is the largest tree of genomic sequences of a single species ever assembled.

• June 17, 2022

  Study shows mangrove and reef restoration yield positive returns on investment for flood protection

  A robust analysis demonstrates that nature-based solutions to reduce the damage caused by coastal flooding are cost-effective.

• June 16, 2022

  Polar bears in Southeast Greenland shed light on the species’ future in a warming Arctic

  The most genetically isolated population of polar bears on the planet, they have limited access to sea ice and use ice from Greenland’s glaciers to survive.

• June 16, 2022

  100,000-year-old polar bear genome reveals ancient hybridization with brown bears

  Scientists found that all brown bears today have some polar bear ancestry due to genetic admixture that occurred during a warm interglacial period more than 100,000 years ago.

• June 15, 2022

  Grant funding will support university-community partnership on inclusive economic development in neighboring city of Salinas

  UCSC's Institute for Social Transformation will partner with the Salinas Inclusive Economic Development Initiative in an effort to reduce economic inequality and improve financial stability and quality of life for local families.

• June 14, 2022

  Ingenious, tech-based solutions pitched at Santa Cruz Launchpad 2022

  The annual UC Santa Cruz business pitch competition and job fair drew in 19 student teams, 25 local companies, and nearly 500 attendees.

• June 14, 2022

  Microbiologist Jacqueline Kimmey named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences

  Kimmey’s lab is investigating how susceptibility to infections is influenced by the daily biological cycles known as circadian rhythms.

• June 14, 2022

  Students dip their toes into coastal science at Younger Lagoon

  Ocean Sciences Professor Carl Lamborg uses Younger Lagoon Reserve to teach Field and Lab Methods in Aquatic and Coastal Science.

• June 13, 2022

  Joy and perseverance

  Commencement week was a grand celebration that included Slug Crossings, heartfelt speeches, cap tossing, photo ops, and accessorized cap-and-gown outfits. Graduates spoke of the challenges they faced on the way, savored time with their families, and discussed future plans.

• June 13, 2022

  A welcoming place in the redwoods

  The Lionel Cantú Queer Resource Center is a place for students to claim and proclaim their voices.

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