Faculty News
- December 16, 2009
Policy on substance abuse
- December 15, 2009
H1N1 Flu Shots Friday 1/8/10 at Student Union
- December 09, 2009
Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces 2010 season lineup
The 2010 Shakespeare Santa Cruz season will feature a slate of three plays that explore the theme of "love" in all of its ramifications--from first blush, to wrenching jealousy, to familial dysfunction of the highest order.
- December 09, 2009
Clarification of paystation operating hours
- December 09, 2009
H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Shots available for walk-ins at Student Union
- December 07, 2009
Changes to hourly parking on January 4th
- December 06, 2009
H1N1 Flu and Seasonal Flu Shots Thursday 12/10/09 at Student Union
- December 03, 2009
2009 Campus Holiday Gathering
- December 01, 2009
Winter Campus Curtailment 2009-2010
- November 30, 2009
Update on UCSC Diversity Efforts
- November 23, 2009
Formal Review/Employee Comment - Outside Professional Activities Policy for Senior Management Group Members
- November 18, 2009
Campus Bike Survey
- November 17, 2009
Second Harvest Food Bank & UCSC Holiday Food Drive
- November 17, 2009
XpressIt! moving December 11
- November 17, 2009
Regents committee endorses fee hike in effort to close gap in state funding
Faced with a state funding gap of $1.2 billion next year, a UC Regents' committee voted today (Nov. 18) to increase student fees and adopt a financial plan that asks the state to fully fund the university's needs.
- November 16, 2009
Staff, faculty budget forums offer chance to ask questions
Campus officials gave a presentation and answered questions last week at two town hall forums on the budget, one for staff and one for academic employees.
- November 15, 2009
Exceptions to Campus Closure 2009-2010
- November 12, 2009
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.
- November 12, 2009
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.
- November 08, 2009
Summer 2010 Orientation Dates: Mark Your Calendars
- November 04, 2009
History professor to establish new program in Ancient Studies at UCSC
History professor Charles Hedrick will use his recent UC Presidential Chair appointment to establish and develop a new program in Ancient Studies on the UCSC campus.
- November 04, 2009
Reduction in Library Journals Subscriptions
- November 02, 2009
2009 UC Ethical Values and Conduct & Conflict of Interest Compliance Briefings
- November 01, 2009
Historic district plaque symbolizes 'stories yet untold'
With the unveiling of a permanent bronze plaque from the National Register of Historic Places, the Cowell Lime Works Historic district became not only the gateway to UC Santa Cruz, but also "to stories yet untold."
- October 29, 2009
Work-Life balance series offered to staff and faculty
- October 28, 2009
Message from Vice Chancellor Doyle about cyber security
- October 28, 2009
UCSC Senate opposes student-fee increases, application of salary-reduction program to all
- October 27, 2009
In Memoriam: Ching-yi Dougherty
- October 27, 2009
Campus Participation in E-Verify
- October 27, 2009
Try Zimride and win a $50 gas card
- October 23, 2009
Project YouCan: UC Santa Cruz joins other UC campuses by pledging to double fundraising goal for student financial support
University of California President Mark Yudof has announced that the system's ten campuses have embarked on a four-year effort to raise $1 billion for student financial support programs.
- October 21, 2009
Open enrollment begins Thursday, October 29
- October 21, 2009
Loik leads international collaboration on precipitation research
Michael Loik of environmental studies is the lead scientist on an international study of precipitation that's part of Biosphere 2.
- October 21, 2009
Friends group to unveil National Register of Historic Places plaque
A permanent National Register of Historic Places plaque will be placed near the Cook House to recognize the campus's historic lime-producing district.
- October 16, 2009
Vandalism at Humanities building
EVC/Campus Provost Kliger writes about vandalism in and around the Humanities 2 Building.
- October 15, 2009
Popular Science taps UCSC anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy for "Brilliant 10" issue
<i>Popular Science</i> names Nathaniel J. Dominy one of this year's "Brilliant 10" young scientists and researchers.
- October 15, 2009
Cancellation of Flu Shot Clinic
- October 13, 2009
UC Santa Cruz announces Shakespeare Santa Cruz will continue in 2010 with 29th season
UC Santa Cruz announced today that Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC)-the university's nationally renowned theater company in residence at the campus-will continue in 2010 to present its annual season.
- October 12, 2009
Regents Chairman Gould, President Yudof urge participation in UC's Commission on the Future
- October 08, 2009
Theater Arts professor Mark Franko to moderate panel on choreographing human rights issues at Lincoln Center
UCSC Theater Arts professor Mark Franko will moderate a roundtable discussion titled "Rights to Move: Choreographing the Human Rights Struggle," at Lincoln Center on October 10
- October 08, 2009
UCSC social scientists honored for teaching and research
Three social scientists were honored recently for teaching and research.
- October 05, 2009
An interview with engineering dean Arthur Ramirez
Art Ramirez describes the qualities that make the Baskin School of Engineering uniquely positioned to contribute to the technologies of the 21st century.
- October 05, 2009
UCSC arts and science faculty collaborate for exhibition at Sesnon Gallery
"Full Disclosure"--an exhibition opening on October 7 at UCSC's Sesnon Gallery-is built upon the idea of "failure" as a path to learning.
- October 05, 2009
National Science Foundation One-Day Workshop
- October 02, 2009
'The ground started moving all around me'
When the Loma Prieta Earthquake struck on October 17, 1989, the UCSC campus sustained some damage--but nothing like that of the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in Santa Cruz County.
- September 30, 2009
Career Center Fall Events - Job Fairs for Students
- September 29, 2009
UC Santa Cruz receives $615,000 grant to digitize Grateful Dead Archive
UC Santa Cruz has received a major grant to help digitize the Grateful Dead Archive at the University Library.
- September 29, 2009
UCSC Arboretum: Developing a sustainable operation
In a letter to the UCSC community, Alison Galloway, vice provost and dean of academic affairs, says addressing the Arboretum's financial challenges is a painful but necessary step that must be taken if the garden is to remain open and accessible to the pu
- September 28, 2009
3rd annual UCSC 'Founders Day' gala dinner at Cocoanut Grove to honor five exceptional individuals
UCSC will host its third annual Founders Day gala dinner at the Cocoanut Grove on Friday, October 23.
- September 28, 2009
Seasonal Flu Shot Clinics on Campus for Staff and Faculty
- September 24, 2009
Founders Day Dinner October 23
- September 24, 2009
Administrative changes in the Division of Graduate Studies
- September 20, 2009
Recent retirements, May - August 2009
Faculty and staff retirements from May through August 2009
- September 17, 2009
Move-in weekend: Students excited, parents bittersweet
Students were excited and nervous while parents said bittersweet goodbyes during this year's "move-in" weekend.
- September 16, 2009
Student Health Center Closure on September 17, 2009
- September 16, 2009
Chancellor Blumenthal addresses UC Board of Regents
- September 16, 2009
UC Santa Cruz prepares to open for 45th new class
The University of California, Santa Cruz will welcome its 45th class of new students this week, ushering in the 2009-10 academic year. An estimated 4,150 new undergraduate students are expected, most of whom will move into university housing during the fo
- September 16, 2009
Preview Days 2009 -- Saturdays, October 10 & 17
- September 15, 2009
Award-winning novelist coming to UCSC on October 7
The UCSC Center for Labor Studies and the Living Writers Series will join together to present a reading by award-winning novelist Monique Truong, Wednesday, October 7, at 7 p.m. in the Humanities Lecture Hall
- September 14, 2009
Fall Move-in Activities for Students
- September 11, 2009
UCSC lecturer wins award for innovation in teaching Spanish
Spanish Language lecturer María Victoria González Paganihas has been awarded the IV Cristóbal de Villalón Award for "Innovation in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language."
- September 10, 2009
Blumenthal takes part in group envisioning UC's future
UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal is co-chair of the Size and Shape of UC committee, one of the working groups established under the UC Commission on the Future.
- September 04, 2009
September 4 update from Campus Provost/EVC Kliger
- August 28, 2009
Announcing a Campus Conflict Resolution training series
- August 27, 2009
Founders Day Dinner on October 23 - Save the Date
- August 27, 2009
Information provided about expanded campus curtailment days
- August 21, 2009
Newsweek's annual colleges issue prominently features UCSC
UC Santa Cruz is one of 25 campuses profiled in the cover story of <i>Newsweek</i> magazine's fall 2009 special issue on colleges. The cover story features UCSC as a campus for "Overachievers Who Need to Stop and Look Around."
- August 20, 2009
UCSC in Sierra magazine's top 10 list of nation's greenest colleges
UC Santa Cruz has placed seventh in Sierra magazine's third annual "honor roll" of the top 10 greenest colleges in the nation.
- August 14, 2009
Administrative leave granted for Lockheed Fire
UCSC managers and supervisors are authorized to approve paid administrative leave for individuals in their areas who were displaced or otherwise personally impacted by the Lockheed Fire per the criteria listed in this message.
- August 10, 2009
UC, state make bond deal to help projects move forward
UC Santa Cruz and seven other UC campuses will receive funding to pay for voter-approved construction projects under a new $199.9 million bond deal between UC and state Treasurer Bill Lockyer.
- July 30, 2009
Campus offering workshops to help manage tough financial times
- July 29, 2009
Our University -- UC's future
- July 27, 2009
One year later, campus-community relations 'fundamentally changed' by landmark agreement
Every time Santa Cruz City Councilman Ryan Coonerty fields a call from another college town mired in conflict with its local campus, he is reminded of how far Santa Cruz has come in its relations with UC Santa Cruz.
- July 24, 2009
Budget cuts will make for a different UCSC
UC Santa Cruz, faculty, students, and staff worry about the impact the state's financial meltdown is having on the campus, and will have on the social and economic health of the state.
- July 24, 2009
Professor Margaret Delaney named interim vice chancellor, Planning and Budget
Margaret L. (Peggy) Delaney has agreed to serve as interim vice chancellor for Planning and Budget, subject to Regental approval for the interim appointment. She succeeds Meredith Michaels, who has been named vice chancellor, Planning and Budget at Univer
- July 23, 2009
Shakespeare Santa Cruz summer festival opens July 24
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) will explore the always relevant and highly entertaining themes of power, politics, and trust in its 28th season, beginning on Friday, July 24.
- July 22, 2009
Summer dining options on campus
UCSC has a number of summer dining options.
- July 21, 2009
UCSC scores high in competition for UC multi-campus research funding
Four research programs headquartered at UC Santa Cruz have received awards in the 2009 UC Multi-Campus Research Programs and Initiatives Competition (MRPI).
- July 17, 2009
In Memoriam: Ellen Morrison
- July 15, 2009
Chancellor Blumenthal describes budget impacts at Regents meeting
Speaking at today's meeting of the UC Board of Regents, Chancellor George Blumenthal described the impact that two years of budget cuts are having on the UCSC campus.
- July 10, 2009
President Yudof announces furlough proposal
In a letter and video to all UC faculty and academic and staff employees, President UC President Mark Yudof outlines the proposals for budget reduction strategies - including salary reductions or furloughs - that will be presented to the Board of Regents
- July 09, 2009
New historic finds help paint picture of lime workers' lives
While renovating one of the historic workers' cabins on campus, UCSC archeologists and volunteers found artifacts that offer new clues to the lives of the lime workers who lived here long ago.
- July 09, 2009
University Relations moves to 2155 Delaware Ave.
University Relations staff members who had long worked in the Carriage House near the base of campus have moved to 2155 Delaware Ave.
- July 07, 2009
Update on budget planning actions
- July 07, 2009
2009-10 Parking and Program Renewals Underway
- July 06, 2009
Faculty and staff give generously during Chancellor's Fund Match Campaign
- July 02, 2009
Office Name Change - Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
Financial Aid Office name change
- July 01, 2009
UCSC anthropologist Adrienne Zihlman honored for pioneering research on human evolution
Adrienne Zihlman is honored for pioneering research on human evolution.
- July 01, 2009
History professor Dana Frank contributes op-ed to San Francisco Chronicle about crisis in Honduras
Professor of history Dana Frank has contributed an op-ed piece titled "Obama's Honduran Test" to today's San Francisco Chronicle about Sunday's coup in Honduras.
- June 29, 2009
Chancellor Blumenthal shares budget video message from UC President Yudof
In a video for the UC community, President Yudof asks for continued feedback on furlough/salary reduction options.
- June 26, 2009
UCSC among top five universities in study abroad awards
Last year, UC Santa Cruz became one of the top five universities in the country in awarding students for the Gilman Scholarship, which offers grants to undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad.
- June 23, 2009
Renowned Indian musician and former UCSC Distinguished Adjunct Professor Ali Akbar Khan dies at 87
Legendary Indian musician and former UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Adjunct Professor Ali Akbar Khan died on June 18 at his home in San Anselmo, CA. He was 87.
- June 23, 2009
Chancellor Blumenthal, Campus Provost Kliger provide update on UC, campus budget
UCSC Chancellor Blumenthal, Campus Provost Kliger provide update on UC, campus budget.
- June 22, 2009
Summer Library hours reduced
Summer Library hours have been reduced to generate savings.
- June 19, 2009
UCSC celebrates achievement with teaching, mentoring, and student awards
Recognizing the outstanding achievements of our students and instructors is one of the ways UCSC demonstrates its commitment to excellence in teaching and research. The 2009 Excellence in Teaching, Undergraduate Academic Achievement and Mentoring Awards c
- June 17, 2009
A summary of summery things to do at UCSC
With its long, sunny days, the summer season is a good time of year to explore UCSC and its off-campus facilities.
- June 17, 2009
ITS now has online technology newsletter
A new online newsletter from ITS includes information technology updates, service and support announcements, and news.
- June 17, 2009
UC President Yudof outlines furlough, salary reduction options under consideration
In a message to the University of California community, UC President Mark Yudof outlines furlough and other salary-reduction options under consideration to help close a systemwide funding shortfall of nearly $800 million.
- June 16, 2009
UCSC receives 'intent to register' statements from more than 3,500 students
More than 3,500 prospective freshmen have made formal commitments to attend UC Santa Cruz this fall, based on systemwide data released June 16 by the University of California.
- June 16, 2009
California Whistleblower Protection Act - Annual Notice
- June 12, 2009
UC President Yudof names post-employment benefits task force
To help the University develop a comprehensive, long-term approach to post-employment benefits, UC President Yudof has established a task force to study and recommend funding, policy and benefits design alternatives.
- June 09, 2009
Top physicists gather at UCSC to honor Tom Banks and Willy Fischler
Top physicists will gather at UCSC on June 15 and 16 for a symposium in honor of Thomas Banks, professor of physics at UCSC, and Willy Fischler, professor of physics at the University of Texas, Austin.
- June 09, 2009
Chancellor honors achievements in diversity
Chancellor George Blumenthal honored and acknowledged the diversity achievements of three academic employees, two staff employees, and one campus unit at the 2009 Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity.
- June 04, 2009
Feedback about first activation of CruzAlert system
On Thursday, May 21, the campus initiated its first activation of the CruzAlert system in response to a potential campus emergency. The campus emergency manager reports on the feedback he's received on that activation.
- May 29, 2009
'Iconic' cooperage being reinforced to preserve history
The cooperage, one of the historic buildings in the Cowell Lime Works Historic District, is undergoing temporary reinforcement to keep it standing as time takes its toll on the structure.
- May 29, 2009
Reduction in Library Journals Subscriptions
- May 29, 2009
Pay reductions to be implemented for UC senior managers
- May 27, 2009
We invite your nominations for UCSC Alumni Association awards
- May 26, 2009
Veterans host first ever student-led campus Memorial Day observance
Veterans and the Services for Transfer and Re-entry Students program last week presented the first ever student-led Memorial Day celebration on campus.
- May 26, 2009
Chancellor Blumenthal and Campus Provost describe new budget challenges
- May 21, 2009
CruzAlert: Campus entrance closed Thursday morning as a precaution; reopened after several hours
- May 21, 2009
Budget cuts presenting 'challenge for everyone,' say campus leaders
The day after ballot measures meant to balance the state's finances failed soundly at the polls, UCSC leaders acknowledged the campus's budget picture was even bleaker than before.
- May 16, 2009
Fifth annual Graduate Research Symposium presents impressive student work
- May 15, 2009
Third grader's question about soccer fields leads to UCSC science lab
Third-grader Claire Dworsky is investigating her own questions about water quality in Adina Paytan's laboratory at UCSC.
- May 11, 2009
Predictable fun at Prediction Walk/Run
The campus community got in the spirit for last week's OPERS Prediction Walk/Run, a relay in which each person on a team of four tried to predict his or her time to run or walk half a mile.
- May 06, 2009
Campus gets first LEED 'green building' certification
UC Santa Cruz has taken another step in increasing its sustainability by obtaining its first LEED certification--the internationally recognized "green" standard for buildings.
- May 06, 2009
Update from UCOP EVP Lapp about possible furloughs/salary reductions
- May 05, 2009
In memoriam: Foundation trustees Betsy Woolpert, Paul Irwin, and Bud Kretschmer
With sadness, the UC Santa Cruz Foundation announces the passing of three former Foundation trustees in April.
- April 29, 2009
Former student remembers author and UCSC lecturer James Houston
Steve Woodhams (Porter College 1974-77) offers a remembrance of author and former UCSC lecturer James D. Houston, who died on April 16 at his home in Santa Cruz.
- April 28, 2009
Arthur P. Ramirez named dean of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering
Arthur Penn Ramirez, a leader in materials science and cutting-edge applied and basic research, has been named dean of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at UCSC.
- April 28, 2009
Appointment of new dean of the Baskin School of Engineering
- April 28, 2009
UCSC among EPA's 'green power' winners; faculty member questions basis for ranking
UC Santa Cruz and Santa Clara University have together purchased more than 68 million kilowatts of green power, earning accolades from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.??
- April 28, 2009
Career fair peaceful, productive
Days after UCSC received a $100,000 grant in support of its veterans' programs, the annual career fair proceeded peacefully and without demonstration.
- April 21, 2009
Write an "Ode to Santa Cruz"--winning poem to be read onstage by Garrison Keillor during May 13 show at Santa Cruz Civic
Submit your best "Ode to Santa Cruz" for a chance to win tickets to attend <i>An Evening with Garrison Keillor</i> at the Santa Cruz Civic. The host of <i>A Prairie Home Companion</i> will read the winning poem onstage at the show.
- April 20, 2009
Racism expert Thomas F. Pettigrew receives top UC honor for emeriti faculty
For some, retirement means slowing down and shifting gears. Not so for Thomas F. Pettigrew.
- April 20, 2009
Resurfacing work on lower Bay Street
- April 16, 2009
Campus safety, security update and scheduled CruzAlert tests
- April 16, 2009
Reminder about transportation changes on Monday
- April 08, 2009
Student Brittany Guest is a special kind of coach
Brittany Guest, a fifth-year health sciences student, directs the Special Olympics program for the Santa Cruz area.
- April 07, 2009
Career Center ready to help Slugs of any age
Alumni--whether unemployed or just seeking a career change--might not know that the campus Career Center is a resource that's available to them.
- April 07, 2009
UC Santa Cruz's fall 2009 'admit rate' reflects increasing competitiveness for freshman spaces
The percentage of freshman applicants who have been admitted to UC Santa Cruz for this coming fall declined by more than 10 percent in just one year, reflecting the increasingly competitive nature of undergraduate admission to the campus.
- April 07, 2009
Statement from UCSC dean concerning proposed budget cuts
- April 06, 2009
UCSC Athletic Department's 6th Annual Slug Golf Scramble
6th Annual Slug Golf Scramble
- March 31, 2009
Leadership for Silicon Valley initiatives
- March 30, 2009
UCSC professor offers 'street smart' guide to making documentary films
Looking for a practical, step-by-step guide to creating a documentary film? You might look no further than a new compact handbook co-authored by UC Santa Cruz associate professor of film and digital media Gustavo Vazquez.
- March 30, 2009
Senior management group policies - formal review
- March 26, 2009
Obama's regulatory plan doesn't go far enough, says author of new book Morals and Markets
In his new book, economist Dan Friedman identifies the systemic problems that underlie the economic crisis.
- March 25, 2009
Dedicated marine mammal volunteers save oiled otter
When a young sea otter was found on the beach covered with tar balls and slick oil, volunteers with the Marine Mammal Physiology Project sprang into action.
- March 24, 2009
The eagle has landed
This golden eagle was captured on film last week making a meal of an unlucky ground squirrel.
- March 18, 2009
Richards, Cabrera, Rickford win Alumni Association top honors
The common thread running through the Alumni Association's top award winners for 2008-09 is their exceptional ability to inspire.
- March 16, 2009
UCSC in the News
The <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> and <i>San Jose Mercury News</i> were among the media that ran stories on UCSC's new partnership to develop a research and education community at NASA Ames.
- March 13, 2009
Lamb is a lioness when it comes to soccer
Women's soccer player Annick Lamb has received a 2009 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
- March 09, 2009
Exhibition by Elliot Anderson at Gallery 16 in San Francisco through March 27
<i>Equivalents</i>, a new body of work by assistant professor of art and electronic media Elliot Anderson, will be on display at Gallery 16 in San Francisco through March 27.
- March 09, 2009
2009 Chancellor's achievement awards for diversity
Chancellor's achievement awards for diversity
- March 05, 2009
New general education requirements emphasize bold interdisciplinary themes, global engagement
A new forward-looking approach to education will prepare undergraduates for life in the complex, information-rich environment of the 21st century.
- March 04, 2009
New book dedicated to work of international literary scholar/founding UCSC faculty member
<i>A Touch More Rare: Harry Berger, Jr. and the Art of Interpretation</i> (Fordham University Press, 2009) celebrates more than four decades of groundbreaking work by UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor of literature and art history Harry Berger, Jr.
- March 04, 2009
Campus repeats Recyclemania
UC Santa Cruz has entered the annual recycling contest Recyclemania for the second time, and organizers are hoping they can improve the campus's ranking compared with last year.
- February 25, 2009
Earth Summit celebrates progress, cultivates ideas
Thursday's eighth annual Earth Summit advanced a dialogue among students, faculty, staff, administration, and the Santa Cruz community regarding the campus's commitment to sustainability.
- February 23, 2009
Staff and Academic reduction in time (START) program modification
- February 22, 2009
New requirement ensures students acquire discipline-based writing experience
A new high-level writing requirement will prepare undergraduates for the demands of the 21st-century workforce.
- February 19, 2009
Four arrested for threats and violence against UC researchers
The FBI announced on February 20 that law-enforcement officers have arrested four people who are suspected of terrorizing University of California researchers.
- February 18, 2009
State budget update from campus provost
Budget update from Dave Kliger
- February 12, 2009
Literary Studies book series co-founded at UCSC to benefit from $1.16 million Mellon Foundation grant
A UC Press book series in literary studies--founded by UC Santa Cruz literature professor Richard Terdiman in collaboration with his colleague Susan Gillman and faculty from UC Berkeley and Irvine-will share a $1.16 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon
- February 12, 2009
Assistance for visitors coming to UC Santa Cruz this spring
- February 11, 2009
Budget, pension plan are center stage at winter Staff Forum
The budget and the university pension plan were at the top of Chancellor's Blumenthal's remarks--and foremost on staff members' minds--at the noontime winter Staff Forum Tuesday.
- February 01, 2009
In Memoriam: longtime UCSC faculty member Noel King
- February 01, 2009
Sold out Scholarship Benefit Dinner raises more than $165,000
In the midst of a historic economic downturn, more than 310 people turned out to raise funds for scholarships and honor UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Emeritus Karl Pister and his wife Rita Olsen Pister at the sixth annual Scholarship Benefit Dinner Saturday ni
- January 29, 2009
I am elephant seals (and so can you!)
Want to know the truthiness about northern elephant seals? Become a Facebook friend of Stelephant Colbert.
- January 28, 2009
UC reaches tentative contract agreement with service employees' union
- January 25, 2009
Food is the "front line of healing," says author
Anthropologist Nancy Chen has a simple message for Americans who are obsessed with fad diets: Skip the gimmicks and listen to your grandmother.
- January 25, 2009
Earned Income Tax Credit Information Act
Based on annual earnings, employees may be eligible to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC) from the federal government.
- January 25, 2009
UCSC alumnus wins 2009 Sundance directing award for first feature film
First-time director and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Cary Joji Fukunaga received the award for "Best Director, U.S. Drama," at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival for his film Sin Nombre.
- January 22, 2009
For second consecutive year, undergraduate applications to UC Santa Cruz exceed 30,000
For the second year in a row, more than 30,000 prospective undergraduates have applied to the University of California, Santa Cruz for admission in the upcoming fall quarter.
- January 20, 2009
UCSC professor provides academic expertise for unusual San Francisco art exhibition
When the directors of San Francisco's Museo ItaloAmericano decided to create an exhibit about Italian Jewish life in the age of the Ghetto (16th-19th centuries), the first thing they did was a Google search on the topic. What they found was UC Santa Cruz
- January 19, 2009
Three faculty honored with emeriti professorships
Three members of UCSC's faculty have been honored with emeriti professorships for the current academic year.
- January 19, 2009
Career fair peaceful; diverse opinions represented
While students expressed a diversity of opinions on the presence of military recruiters at a campus job fair on Tuesday--the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Programs ran a table at the fair--there were no clashes, and the event went peacefully.
- January 19, 2009
Winter quarter message from Chancellor Blumenthal
- January 12, 2009
Third Leadership Academy begins with presentations from chancellor, campus provost
Chancellor Blumenthal kicked off the third UC Santa Cruz Leadership Academy class Tuesday with a talk on leadership and the university.
- January 11, 2009
UCSC film professor commissioned to create art for 'video walls' at LAX
UC Santa Cruz professor of film and digital media Chip Lord is one of 20 artists who have been commissioned to create video art works for an innovative installation at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).