2010
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UC Santa Cruz’s fall 2010 ‘admit rate’ reflects continued competitiveness for freshman spaces
UC Santa Cruz has admitted 65 percent of the California high-school seniors who applied for fall 2010, maintaining a recent trend in which undergraduate admission to the campus has become increasingly competitive. Three years ago, the campus admitted 83 percent of the prospective freshmen who applied. 65 percent of freshman applicants, down from 83 percent…
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UCSC Library to launch new web site on Central-Coast sustainable agriculture and organic farming
Beginning on April 22, a wealth of colorful, informative stories told by dozens of pioneers in the development of organic farming and sustainable food systems in California’s Central Coast region will be available on the UCSC Library’s website. Several years in the making, this documentary project includes interviews with 58 large- and small-scale farmers, farm…
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New institute prepares science and engineering grad students to teach
The Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators prepares science and engineering graduate students for teaching.
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Message to staff and faculty regarding “4-20”
UCSC anticipates that next week, as in recent years, there will be an unsanctioned and unwelcome “4-20” gathering on campus. It is likely to be disruptive for many on campus and in the surrounding community. This early notification is being provided to help students, faculty and staff, others with valid reasons for visiting UCSC on…
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Message Regarding “4-20”
UCSC anticipates that next week, as in recent years, there will be an unsanctioned and unwelcome “4-20” gathering on campus. It is likely to be disruptive for many on campus and in the surrounding community. This early notification is being provided to help students, faculty and staff, others with valid reasons for visiting UCSC on…
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Message to students about “4-20”
As spring quarter is underway and you are busy with classes, programs, and activities, I am writing to advise you about a non-University sanctioned event, “4-20.” As you are probably aware, 4-20 activities create a variety of challenges for everyone in the campus community. Your safety is paramount as is the need to continue University…
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UCSC in the News
The New York Times reported the appointment of Nicholas Meriwether as the library’s new archivist for the Grateful Dead Archive
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Spring and summer gardening ideas offered at April 25 workshop
For home gardeners looking to improve their backyard’s bounty, spring is the time to get started. Brush up on your gardening skills and get some fresh ideas at a Spring Gardening Workshop on Sunday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the UC Santa Cruz Farm. UCSC’s Alan Chadwick Garden manager Orin Martin…
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UCSC researcher contributes to major hominid fossil find in South Africa
Researchers in South Africa have discovered two remarkably well-preserved fossil skeletons of an ancient human ancestor dating to almost 2 million years ago.
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Status of Community Studies major
The Academic Senate’s Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) has suspended the Community Studies major. This decision, which follows a lengthy period of concern, was made by CEP with input from the faculty and after consultation with the Dean of Social Sciences and central administration. The suspension restricts new admission to the major for at least…
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Articles by UCSC alumna Dana Priest named in top 10 for the decade
A two-part series by Washington Post reporter Dana Priest, a 1981 UC Santa Cruz graduate, on the woeful treatment of wounded war veterans, was named one of the top 10 works of journalism of the decade, 2000-2009.