2009
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Dining Services’ chowder-cooking team bowls over judges
Dining Services’ Redwood Sluggers team took third place for their Manhattan clam chowder at the recent 28th Annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
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Alum Michael Scherer covers the White House for Time magazine
UCSC grad Michael Scherer is covering the White House for Time magazine.
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Stem cell symposium showcases new facilities and research
The UCSC Stem Cell Symposium showcased a variety of stem cell research projects now underway on campus and celebrated the opening last year of the Shared Stem Cell Facility.
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UCSC in the News
The New York Times quoted Erika Zaveleta of environmental studies in its coverage of the unintended consequences of an environmental restoration effort.
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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.
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Eat at Hula’s Grill on Mondays, support men’s volleyball
Hula’s Island Grill and Tiki Room will donate 10 percent of its sales on Monday nights in March to the men’s volleyball team.
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Honor society chapter established at UCSC
UC Santa Cruz was formally granted its charter Monday as the 366th university chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society.
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Staff and Academic reduction in time (START) program modification
This is to announce that effective March 1, 2009, the Staff and Academic Reduction in Time (START) Program will be modified to lower the minimum allowable reduction in time from ten percent to five percent as part of the University’s effort to implement additional strategies to respond to the State budget shortfall. For exclusively represented…
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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.
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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.
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Study links seabird deaths to soap-like foam produced by red-tide algae
A “red tide” bloom of marine algae in 2007 produced a soap-like substance that stripped the natural waterproofing from birds’ feathers.
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UCSC in the News
USA Today and the Chicago Tribune were among the media outlets covering earthquake research by seismologist Susan Schwartz.