Parent & Family News
- December 15, 2010
Men's hoops: Slugs take down Whittier Poets
After a tough defeat to Whitworth College, the UCSC men's basketball team rallied back to defeat the Whittier Poets 53-47 on Saturday, December 11.
- December 14, 2010
Access to health services and counseling during winter campus closure
Student Health Services is available to provide assistance for students until the start of the campus closure. Other resources are available in the community for students to access when the campus is closed.
- November 15, 2010
Slug men's water polo wins championship
UCSC's men's water polo team recently won the Division III National Collegiate Club Championship.
- November 09, 2010
Revamping the party at UCSC
It’s fall quarter and — for some UCSC students — it's a time of year that is synonymous with partying. Staying out late and drinking are often the things to do. But many students don’t see the down sides to overdoing it.
- November 08, 2010
UCSC veterans group hosts special event
On the eve of Veterans Day, UC Santa Cruz will host a special event this Wednesday featuring local World War II veteran Charlton "Charlie" Scarborough and her daughter, Judy. The pair will share experiences from their recent Honor Flight journey to visit to Washington, D.C.
- October 25, 2010
Jean-Michel Cousteau: 'I am convinced we can change'
Ocean environmentalist Cousteau expresses both concern and hope for the future of the world's oceans in a discussion of the BP oil spill with alum and NPR science correspondent Richard Harris
- October 25, 2010
Founders Day Dinner honors achievement, UCSC's roots
The fourth annual campus signature event drew a black-tie crowd to the Cocoanut Grove to commemorate UCSC's founding, recognize outstanding achievement
- October 19, 2010
Party hardly: UCSC ramps up its campaign inviting students to think when they drink
Gnomeland Security: An irreverent UCSC alcohol awareness campaign aims at decreasing risk, not condemning students for partying.
- October 12, 2010
UC Santa Cruz welcomes students, families to preview days
The next two Saturdays, UC Santa Cruz will welcome prospective students and their families to Preview Day, the annual campus open house, to explore the campus and connect with UCSC faculty and staff.
- October 07, 2010
Netflix CEO: Luck, 'maniacal determination' played into company's success
Speaking to a crowd of 400 at Tuesday's What's Next lecture co-sponsored by UCSC, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings shared success tales and early horror stories.
- October 07, 2010
Bike to Work commuters climb to the top at UCSC
The annual Bike to Work celebration drew an enthusiastic crowd of students, staff and faculty to campus on Thursday.
- September 29, 2010
Newly discovered planet may be first truly habitable exoplanet
A team of planet hunters has announced the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting a nearby star at a distance that places it squarely in the middle of the star's "habitable zone."
- September 22, 2010
Staying connected: UCSC launches iPhone app
Busy, multi-tasking students can now keep up with life at UC Santa Cruz, thanks to a new free iPhone app with regularly updated campus news, videos, photos, events and even an emergency feed.
- September 21, 2010
New students, families greeted with disco, car washes, open arms
In some parts of America, college move-in week is a generic affair. But this is UC Santa Cruz, where there is no place for generic behavior or doing anything in a boring, run-of-the-mill way.
- September 20, 2010
Proud Slug parents defy Empty Nest Syndrome stereotypes
According to popular wisdom, Empty Nest Syndrome sufferers become unhinged when their kids move out. But the truth is more complex.
- June 17, 2010
Where's the beef? Dining makes moves toward meatless meals
UC Santa Cruz has embraced the "Meatless Mondays" dining trend, which is sweeping through learning institutions from elementary to graduate schools. "Everyone in the feeding business is involved in a revolution," said Candy Berlin, program coordinator for
- June 14, 2010
Students celebrate and remember during 2010 commencement exercises
Friday's commencement ceremonies at East Field were a blend of jubilation, reflection, and relief as hundreds of scholars posed for photographs and capped off their studies at UC Santa Cruz.
- June 09, 2010
Health sciences major awarded Sutter scholarship for medical school
Max Caccese, 23, was chosen to receive this year's Primary Care Physician Award. Caccese will receive a $10,000 scholarship.
- June 08, 2010
Student Achievement Week honors outstanding scholars
The campus capped off its annual Student Achievement Week with a prestigious award ceremony recognizing the outstanding achievements of students and instructors.
- May 10, 2010
Women's Club awards $20,000 in scholarships to re-entry students
The UCSC Women's Club, a campus Friends organization, awarded $20,000 in scholarships to re-entry students at UC Santa Cruz this year, a record for the club in terms of the number of scholarships awarded and the total amount of the awards.
- April 30, 2010
UCTV hosts next State of Minds from UC Santa Cruz
Cowell College courtyard, Terra Fresca restaurant, Earth and Marine Sciences building, the Great meadow, and the Digital Arts Research Center all serve as backdrops for the next edition of State of Minds, a 30-minute video magazine produced by UCTV.
- April 20, 2010
UC Santa Cruz grad Peter Bratt returns to premiere La Mission
Filmmaker Peter Bratt returns to UC Santa Cruz Friday as part of the local premiere of <i>La Mission</i>, his heartfelt portrait of San Francisco's Mission District, the neighborhood where he grew up.
- April 20, 2010
UCSC community supports local charities even in tough times
The UC Santa Cruz community once again showed compassion and generosity during the campus's 2009 year-end fundraising drive.
- April 06, 2010
Tennis coach Bob Hansen consistently serves up national champs
Bob Hansen may just be the country's best-kept collegiate coaching secret.
- March 18, 2010
Student profile: Christian Schwarz--a fascination with fungi
Christian Schwarz is a senior ecology and evolution major with a passion for all things that fly, swim, run, or grow--but his soft spot is fungi.
- February 18, 2010
UCSC featured in March issue of Atlantic magazine
The March issue of <i>The Atlantic</i> features a story by senior editor Joshua Green on the Library's Grateful Dead Archive.
- February 15, 2010
Anna Deavere Smith: Reignited imagination key to closing racial divide
To address the problems that arise over ongoing racial divides--gang violence, poverty, inequality--we need to look back to the lessons of Martin Luther King Jr. and reignite our collective imagination about what it's like to be the "other person."
- February 07, 2010
UC Santa Cruz joins ranks of top large universities for Peace Corps
UC Santa Cruz ranks No. 21 on the annual list of "Peace Corps Top Colleges and Universities," even after moving from the mid-size to the large university category because of increased enrollment.
- January 05, 2010
Proposed constitutional amendment would guarantee funds for UC
Vowing to protect higher education funding, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today revealed a bold proposal to amend the state constitution to shift money from prisons to higher education.
