2013
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Update on fire near West Entrance
A wildland fire near Empire Grade and the West Entrance to campus is reported under control.
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz to end 32-year run due to budget problems
UC Santa Cruz announced today that this will be the final season for Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC), the professional repertory company in residence at the campus. The current season, the 32nd since the festival debuted on campus in 1981, will conclude this year following the annual holiday show in December.
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Sea otters promote recovery of seagrass beds
Recolonization of Elkhorn Slough by sea otters led to recovery and expansion of seagrass beds due to cascading effects on the food web.
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz
The campus has just posted a press release announcing that this will be the final season for Shakespeare Santa Cruz.
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Two UCSC alumni win prestigious science teaching fellowships
Alumni Rick Barlow and Melissa Meloy won teaching fellowships from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation.
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UCSC on top-25 list of LGBT-friendly campuses
UCSC was included on a top-25 list developed by Campus Pride, a national organization dedicated to making colleges and universities safer and more inclusive spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals.
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UCSC ranked among best colleges for computer science and humanities majors
UCSC is highly ranked among the nation’s top computer science and humanities programs for “lifetime return on investment.”
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SCIPP director Steve Ritz helped ensure Fermi mission’s scientific bounty
UCSC physicist Steve Ritz was project scientist for NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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2013-14 Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program
The Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is excited to announce the course schedule for the 2013-14 Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program.
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Science and Justice Training Program explores ethics of scientific research
A subtle but significant shift in how national science policy makers regard the outcomes of scientific research has created opportunities for innovative programs such as the Science and Justice Training Program (SJTP) at UC Santa Cruz.
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Film grad promoting documentary that won chancellor’s award
Last May, UCSC graduate student Sadia Halima received the Chancellor’s Research Award for her thesis film Laal Pari/The Red Fairy, a documentary addressing women’s participation in politics at the grassroots level in rural India. Her documentary has now been accepted for screening at several international film festivials
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Carole Rossi retiring as chief campus counsel
Chancellor Blumenthal and CP/EVC Galloway announce that Chief Campus Counsel Carole Rossi plans to retire on April 1 of next year.