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Regional History Project publishes oral histories of two visionary UCSC professors

UCSC alumna receives award from Academy of American Poets

UCSC receives $367,000 gift to establish endowed chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies

UCSC students present research at World History Association conference

Under the direction of professor Edmund Burke III, director of the UC Santa Cruz Center for World History, seven UCSC current and past graduate students in history presented papers at the 16th annual

Q&A: Campus Provost Kliger discusses emerging academic plan

UC Santa Cruz research team sheds light on diet of early human ancestors

The diet of early human ancestors probably included bulbs and rhizomes, according to researchers at UC Santa Cruz who have shed new light on a conundrum that has puzzled anthropologists for eight years.

The Changing Face of the Humanities: A new dean, a new building, a new direction

The humanities at UC Santa Cruz are poised to meet the challenges of a global future.

A Legacy of Success: Two pioneering UC Santa Cruz programs prepare minority students for careers in science

The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) and the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) programs are two closely coordinated initiatives designed to ensure that more minorities are prepared to lead in the nation's science labs and classrooms.

UC Santa Cruz to have faculty art exchange with Japan

UC Santa Cruz to present New Directions in Contemporary Opera, a symposium of panels and performances-April 3-7

Third annual 'Writing Matters' conference for community educators to be offered by UC Santa Cruz Writing Project on March 24

$1 million gift from Jack Baskin establishes endowed chairs in engineering and humanities at UCSC

Philanthropist Jack Baskin has continued his remarkable record of support for the University of California, Santa Cruz, with two $500,000 gifts establishing endowed chairs, one in the Humanities Division that honors his wife, Peggy Downes Baskin, and anot

UCSC's New Teacher Center receives $175,000 from MetLife Foundation to fund next generation of mentoring tools

MetLife Foundation has awarded $175,000 to the New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, as part of the foundation's Teacher Development and Retention Initiative.

UCSC's Baskin School of Engineering celebrates 10 years of innovation

The Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is celebrating its 10th anniversary and its emergence as a vibrant and innovative center for research and education.

UCSC offers new major in bioengineering

UCSC has approved a new major in bioengineering, an interdisciplinary program focusing on the applications of engineering to medicine and the biological sciences.

New course teaches UCSC students about disability

UCSC is offering a new general education course on universal access and assistive technology, enabling students from all majors to learn more about disability and the issues that surround it.

UCSC ranked first in nation for research impact in physics

In a new analysis of research publications from top U.S. universities, the University of California, Santa Cruz, ranked first for the impact of its faculty in the field of physics and fifth in the field of space sciences.

UC Santa Cruz film grads shine again in major indie film awards

UCSC recognized for high percentage of engineering master's degrees awarded to women

A survey of master's degrees awarded by U.S. engineering schools shows that UC Santa Cruz ranks third in the percentage of degrees awarded to women.

UCSC engineering dean Steve Kang awarded Chang-Lin Tien Education Leadership Award

The Asian Pacific Fund today announced the recipients of its first annual Chang-Lin Tien Education Leadership Awards, recognizing Sung-Mo "Steve" Kang, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Belle W. Y. W

UC Santa Cruz to present readings by renowned authors Jonathan Franzen and Nathaniel Mackey