Donor News

UCSC community again embracing holiday opportunities to give

The UCSC community once again pooled its resources to support a number of holiday giving drives aimed at providing food, gifts, and basic necessities to needy children and families in Santa Cruz County.

UCSC fundraisers honored at Silicon Valley Philanthropy Day

Two UCSC fundraising teams will be recognized by the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

United Way kicks off workplace fundraising campaign at UCSC

The economic slump has increased the urgency of the United Way's latest fundraiser. The UCSC community is stepping up to help with a workplace campaign that runs through Nov. 11.

UCSC honors Marti Noxon at Hollywood Film/TV alumni event

Award-winning writer and producer Marti Noxon (Mad Men, Grey’s Anatomy, Glee) was presented with the first UCSC Film & Digital Media Prestigious Alumni Award at a ceremony held last week at the Soho House in West Hollywood.

Founders Dinner on October 21 to honor achievement, service, and scholarship

UC Santa Cruz will host its fifth annual Founders Celebration dinner at the Cocoanut Grove in Santa Cruz on Friday, October 21.

Arboretum's fall plant sale on Oct. 8 features beautiful, unusual plants

The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum will hold its annual Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 8, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Eucalyptus Grove on High Street.

Experts discuss the future of cancer diagnosis and treatment on Oct. 21

Nobel laureate J. Michael Bishop, Genentech chairman Art Levinson, and UCSC's David Haussler discuss the dawn of personalized medicine in UCSC Foundation Forum.

Frans Lanting’s multimedia show to highlight UCSC evening at Flint Center

For more than two decades, acclaimed nature photographer Frans Lanting has documented wildlife from the Amazon to Antarctica, in an effort to promote understanding about the Earth and its natural history. On October 15, he will join with the campus for a remarkable evening of art, science and life, at the Flint Center in Cupertino.

Remembering 9/11: UCSC trustee has turned 'tragedy into good'

Seymour Center recruits volunteers for school programs and exhibit guides

The Seymour Marine Discovery Center is recruiting volunteers to work with the center's school programs and serve as exhibit guides.

UC Santa Cruz receives $500,000 gift to establish George Hitchcock poetry endowment

UC Santa Cruz has received a gift of $500,000 to establish The George P. Hitchcock Modern Poetry Fund at Porter College.

UCSC undergraduates exhibit summer research projects

More than 80 students presented their summer research projects at the 2011 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Resolution introduced to name Capitol room in honor of Gabe Zimmerman

A resolution has been introduced in Congress to name a meeting room at the U.S. Capitol in honor of UC Santa Cruz alumnus Gabe Zimmerman, the congressional staffer killed in the January shooting spree that wounded his boss, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz.

Microscopes borrow tricks from astronomy to see deep into living tissues

UCSC researchers are developing new microscope technologies to enable biologists to see deep within living tissues.

UCSC moves forward with ecological horticulture apprenticeship program

The pioneering Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture program at the UC Santa Cruz Farm and Garden will continue to offer hands-on training in small-scale organic agriculture despite a significant loss of state and federal funding to the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS).

New endowment supports students at UCSC Arboretum

A gift of $127,000 from the estate of World War II Navy veteran Dudley Green has established a new endowment in support of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum.

Outstanding work in the spotlight: Student Achievement Week recognizes accomplishment

Student Achievement Week closed with the highly anticipated 2011 Undergraduate Academic Achievement, Excellence in Teaching, and Mentoring Awards ceremony and reception. This year's winner of the prestigious Steck Award is undergraduate astrophysics major Luke Kelley, 23.

Five UCSC instructors honored for their teaching excellence

Five instructors at UC Santa Cruz received the campus's Excellence in Teaching Award during the annual year-end ceremony on Friday honoring undergraduate student achievement. Students nominate faculty and the Academic Senate Committee on Teaching selects awardees, based on input from deans, department chairs, and materials submitted by nominees.

Solar-powered scoreboard coming to Lower East Field

Wells Fargo Bank is paying for the first permanent outdoor playing field scoreboard in campus history. The $15,000 scoreboard will be solar-powered and a much better fit for the 300 spectators that come to the men’s and women’s intercollegiate soccer matches.

Student Achievement Week: recognizing excellence

UC Santa Cruz will honor a long list of outstanding scholars, visual artists, performers and researchers during the annual Student Achievement Week festivities from May 28 to June 3. This week allows these students to present their work in highly public settings, from an annual print sale to a sciences and engineering poster symposium.

Business Design Competition: high-tech test-grading system designers win top prize

UCSC engineering graduate student Paul Abumov and McMaster University astrophysics graduate Nicolas Petitclerc won the top spot at this year's Business Design Competition. A patent is pending for their innovative, high-tech test-grading system.

Clarity and vision: scholars impress judges at Graduate Research Symposium

The 7th annual Graduate Research Symposium on Friday, May 6, gave graduate students a chance to show off their projects and highlight their far-ranging achievements.

UCSC Foundation president elected to Glaucoma Research Society

UC Santa Cruz Foundation President Gary Novack was recently selected as a member of the Glaucoma Research Society.

Senior Slugs pay it forward with student-to-student philanthropy project

This year, 21 UCSC seniors are asking classmates to help fellow undergraduates pay for their education. Council members hope to inspire 15 percent of their class to contribute, and expect to raise about $10,000 for the Class of 2012.

Tsunami puts boating program on hiatus: community reaches out to help

Last week's tsunami wrecked nine boats belonging to the UCSC Boating Program, putting a damper on a 40-year-old Santa Cruz tradition.

Honoring King's legacy: Terrence Roberts fires up crowd in Santa Cruz

Terrence Roberts, civil rights activist and one of the Little Rock Nine, and the Rev. Deborah Johnson of Inner Light Ministries, spoke of perseverance and commitment at UCSC's Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation.