Donor News
- November 04, 2013
Hitachi sponsors UCSC research in cancer genomics and data storage
Two areas of expertise at UCSC, genomics and data storage, are brought together under a new research agreement sponsored by Hitachi.
- October 22, 2013
Humanities Division’s Rothman Award honors freshman writing students
UCSC student Alma Morales and her writing instructor Steven Carter were awarded first place for Morales’s essay, "Nina de Mexico, Student of America--Daughter of Nowhere" in the 2012-13 Don Rothman Writing Awards.
- October 18, 2013
UC Santa Cruz launches $300-million fundraising campaign
The University of California, Santa Cruz, today announced the launch of its first comprehensive fundraising campaign, an ambitious effort to raise $300 million to support students, research activities, other academic programs, and campus facilities.
- October 09, 2013
UCSC's founding principles featured in 'Time,' 'New York Times Magazine' ads
Bold graphics and a message of "questioning authority" herald UC Santa Cruz's entry into the world of national advertising.
- September 19, 2013
UCSC to receive $500,000 in support of endowed chair in Jewish Studies
UC Santa Cruz has announced a major new gift to support the campus’s Jewish Studies Program.
- September 18, 2013
UCSC to crowdsource funding for scholarships
Supporters of public education are doing everything from donning Banana Slug suits to giving up coffee as part of a creative crowdfunding effort for scholarships.
- July 31, 2013
UCSC acquires powerful new astrophysics supercomputer system
State-of-the-art computer systems have been instrumental in making UCSC one of the world's leading centers for computational astrophysics and planetary science.
- June 28, 2013
Founders Celebration to honor architect Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry, widely considered one of the most important and influential architects of our time, will receive the Foundation Medal during the seventh annual Founders Celebration in October.
- June 13, 2013
Health sciences grad Aaron Surrey earns Sutter medical school scholarship
Health sciences grad Aaron Surrey will receive the 7th annual Primary Care Physician Award.
- May 31, 2013
Linguistics professor receives Dizikes Award for teaching in Humanities
Linguistics professor Donka Farkas was presented with the 2013 John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities yesterday at the Humanities Division’s Spring Awards Celebration.
- May 28, 2013
UCSC showcases outstanding student artists in Irwin Scholars Exhibition
UCSC's Irwin Scholars Exhibition at the Sesnon Gallery features work from 12 students selected for outstanding work and promise in the visual arts.
- January 23, 2013
Scholarship Benefit Dinner February 23
Kevin Beggs, president of the television group that produces "Mad Men" and "Weeds," will speak at UCSC's 10th annual Scholarship Benefit Dinner, one of campus's premiere fundraising events.
- January 16, 2013
UCSC to host 3rd annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture, Jan. 31
The UC Santa Cruz Philosophy Department will host the third annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 31. Jan Boxill to speak on “Using Sports as a Public Forum for Ethics”