2012
-
2012 Thumbs Up Award – Deadline extended
The nomination period has been extended to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 29
-
UCSC engineer wins R&D 100 Award for work on nanotechnology project
Electrical engineer Nobuhiko Kobayashi has received a 2012 R&D 100 Award for his role in developing a new system for producing high-tech materials.
-
Lead poisoning blocks recovery of California condor population
Study confirms lead-based ammunition as primary source of lead in condors and shows population cannot recover as long as lead contamination persists.
-
Organic cut flower growing and bouquet making workshop, June 30
A workshop on how to grow and assemble beautiful flower arrangements will take place Saturday, June 30, with Zoe Hitchner and Orin Martin from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the UCSC Farm at UC Santa Cruz.
-
California sea level projected to rise at higher rate than global average
The sea level off most of California is expected to rise about 36 inches over the next century, an amount slightly higher than projected for global sea levels, according to a new report.
-
Graduate students offer free lecture on Alaska wilderness and predators
UC Santa Cruz wildlife biologists Yiwei Wang and Rachel Wheat will hold a free public lecture on Alaskan wildlife and the importance of salmon to the Alaskan ecosystem, Monday, June 25th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the UCSC Arboretum.
-
Update: Summer 2012 Orientation Dates
Starting July 17, over 4,700 new UC Santa Cruz students and over 3,000 family members will be on our campus for Summer Orientation.
-
In Memoriam – David Keith
David Keith, a TAPS shuttle driver since 2003, passed away Sunday, June 10, from congenital heart failure.
-
UCSC in the News
Prom Week, a game about social relationships developed by faculty and students at the Center for Games and Playable Media, was featured in coverage of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), including reviews from Wired (“among the most entertaining and innovative things I’ve yet seen at E3”), IndieGames, and VideoGameInfo, as well as a feature story…
-
Researchers find increase in Lyme disease mirrors drop in red fox numbers
A continued increase of Lyme disease in the United States, once linked to a recovering deer population, may instead be explained by a decline of the red fox, UC Santa Cruz researchers suggest in a new study.
-
A weekend in the sun for UCSC’s Class of 2012
During a bustling weekend, more than 2,500 undergraduates and about 300 graduate students received degrees and celebrated their achievements.