November 2009
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Faye Crosby Awarded UC Merced’s Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance
Faye J. Crosby is the recipient of this year’s Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance.
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UCSC applauded by state task force for commitment to employee wellness
UCSC’s worksite wellness program recently received a California Fit Business Award for promoting employee health and a healthier workplace.
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Archived video of the UC Commission on the Future meeting at UCSC
Archived video is available of the October 29 meeting at UC Santa Cruz of the Work Group representatives of the UC Commission on the Future. The Commission on the Future meeting may be viewed at: http://webcast.ucsc.edu/commissionfuture.mov The commission, founded by UC Board of Regents Chairman Russell Gould and President Mark Yudof, is looking at how…
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Campus Elections – Mandatory Orientation for Student Fee Referendum and Opinion Polls
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming orientations for those interested in authoring a student fee referendum, opinion polls, or SUA Constitutional Amendments on the 2010 Campus Elections ballot. It is mandatory to attend one of these three sessions if you plan to author a referendum, opinion poll or SUA Constitutional Amendment. Please note: No…
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Ridesharing opportunity for Thanksgiving
Heading home for Thanksgiving? Use Zimride to find others going the same way as you are. Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has partnered with Zimride to provide a UCSC-specific rideshare program that makes it easy to share seats in your car or catch a ride with fellow UCSC students. Zimride works at the spur-of-the-moment for…
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New search technique for images and videos has broad applications
Engineers have developed a new approach to a fundamental problem in computer vision: how to program a computer to recognize or categorize what it “sees” in an image or video.
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Chemistry professor Phil Crews receives outstanding faculty award
Phillip Crews, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the 2008-09 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.
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Summer 2010 Orientation Dates: Mark Your Calendars
Each year during Summer Orientation the campus officially welcomes new students and their families. Summer Orientation represents the first step toward a student’s academic and social transition into university life, eventually leading to graduation and becoming a UC Santa Cruz alumnus! Faculty, advisers, and staff are an invaluable resource for new students during Orientation. Your…


