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UC Santa Cruz advances commitment to social justice with College 10 naming in honor of John R. Lewis

College Ten—an undergraduate residential learning community founded on principles of social justice and community—will be named in honor of the late congressman and civil rights icon John R. Lewis. more »

November 24, 2021
Honoring a remarkable woman
A special on-campus exhibit commemorates the life, activism, and art of Eloise Pickard Smith, highlighting her many achievements, including the California Prisons Art Project. The exhibit, “A Remarkable Woman: Eloise Pickard Smith,” runs through December 11.
November 24, 2021
UC Santa Cruz ranked No. 3 green college
Princeton Review evaluates schools based on institutional data as well as a 10-question student survey.
November 23, 2021
Reviving deep-rooted knowledge
The Amah Mutsun Relearning Program at the Arboretum & Botanic Garden aims to assist the tribe's efforts in cultural revitalization, recuperation and relearning of dormant cultural knowledge, and environmental justice.
November 23, 2021
New grant to support Dickens Project programming in year ahead
The programming in 2022 is focused on questions of race and social justice in the 19th century and today, with the summer's Dickens Universe event broadening its purview by pairing a British novel with an African-American novel.
November 23, 2021
Tony Cobb brings lessons from the hardscrabble to key leadership role
At an early age, Tony Cobb learned to pay attention to details and give his all—skills he's brought to UC Santa Cruz as the new associate vice chancellor for Physical Planning, Development and Operations.
November 23, 2021
Uncovering the politics behind a pandemic
The latest paper from Politics Professor and Global & Community Health Executive Director Matt Sparke argues that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed, exploited, and exacerbated the vulnerabilities of neoliberal societies around the world.
November 22, 2021
Researchers recover ancient mammoth tusk during deep-sea expedition
A team of researchers from UC Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, and University of Michigan are studying the tusk retrieved from deep waters off the California coast.
November 19, 2021
UC Santa Cruz campus voting skyrocketed in 2020
A nationwide study shows student voting at UC Santa Cruz increased dramatically in last year’s presidential election, and these gains came at roughly double the average rate of increase across more than 1,000 college campuses around the country.
November 18, 2021
Alumnus David Young is transforming the field of AI-driven digital artwork
Baskin Engineering alumnus David Young (Crown ‘86, computer and information science) employs AI tools to create digital artwork.
November 17, 2021
New program helps to increase number of Latinx teachers
The Latinx Initiative for Future Teachers (LIFT) program enables students to finish a master’s in education and earn credentials for teaching in 12 months.
November 16, 2021
Widening the spectrum of gratitude with IndigeThanx
IndigeThanx, an annual event sponsored by UC Santa Cruz’s American Indian Resource Center and Cowell Coffee Shop, offers an alternative to Thanksgiving.
November 16, 2021
The Bay Tree Bookstore partners with Akademos to launch online textbook, course materials platform
UCSC’s Bay Tree Bookstore will begin transitioning in December 2021 to an online bookstore platform that enables digital and hard-cover textbook purchases and rentals.