2012
-
International drilling expedition to probe Japanese fault zone
UC Santa Cruz scientists are involved in an ambitious drilling project to measure properties of the fault that caused the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
-
Washington Post highlights UC Santa Cruz as an ‘up-and-comer’
The Washington Post highlights UC Santa Cruz as one of five universities that “really are up-and-comers.”
-
Researchers win grant to explore commercial potential of sensor technology
A new class of biomedical diagnostic devices are among the possible uses for the optical sensing technologies developed in Holger Schmidt’s lab.
-
2012 Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity Nominations Due April 2nd
You are invited to submit nominations for the 2012 Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity.
-
UCSC professor joins acclaimed writers for new Passover ‘users manual’
Two weeks ago, author Jonathan Safran Foer (Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) went on the Stephen Colbert show to promote his latest book New American Haggadah…
-
UCSC forest research site joins Global Earth Observatory, nearly triples in size
The nearly 15-acre Forest Ecology Research Plot located within the UC Santa Cruz Campus Natural Reserve has been accepted into the global network of the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Tropical Forest Science / Global Earth Observatory.
-
UCSC student profiled in Red Cross newsletter
The volunteer efforts of Max Palmer, a 20-year-old junior at UC Santa Cruz, are described in a profile in the Winter 2012 newsletter published by the American Red Cross’s Santa Cruz County Chapter.
-
Class Availability — Your Input Needed
We need your voice to be heard on issues concerning class availability, advising, summer session, and more.
-
UCSC in the News
The International Herald Tribune quoted history professor Gail Hershatter for a story about the progress of Chinese women in the workplace, despite their lack of economic clout and unequal burden of labor at home.
-
Family Member Eligibility Verification Project about to Begin
As you may be aware through open enrollment notices and internal news features, we are about to begin a family member eligibility verification project to ensure that all family members enrolled in UC-sponsored health plans are eligible for coverage.
-
The Art of Teaching: UCSC professors share their secrets
A panel of highly regarded UCSC professors will share their classroom secrets at a special panel focusing on the Art of Teaching. Those attending the forum in April will hear a spirited discussion about how talented professors help students develop critical thinking, make informed choices and engage more with the world.
-
Catherine Cooper appointed faculty director of EPC
Professor Catherine Cooper has been appointed faculty director of UCSC’s Educational Partnership Center.