December 2014 News Archive

The birth of UC Santa Cruz: Audacious and academic

Fifty years ago—in 1965—the UC Santa Cruz campus began as 'the most significant educational experiment in the history of the University of

Community crime bulletin: Attempted kidnapping, assault with injury, false imprisonment with violence

The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the public's help with its investigation into a reported attempted kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and false imprisonment with violence at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 in the North Remote Parking Lot.

UC Santa Cruz international economics Ph.D. named first woman on Swiss National Bank board

Andréa Maechler, who earned masters and Ph.D. degrees in international economics at UC Santa Cruz, has been named the first woman to sit on the governing board of

2014 Photo Contest winners

We received more than 200 entries to this year's Chancellor's Holiday Photo Contest. Thank you for submitting your beautiful photos. Here is the winner and a few of

How we determine whether what's taught is what's learned

By Herbert Lee, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs — How does the campus assure that graduating students have actually learned what faculty think they should have learned while

UC Santa Cruz hosts an expanded Santa Cruz hackathon January 9 to 11

HACK UCSC 2015 is open to students throughout the Monterey Bay

Students garner awards at national biomedical conference

Five UC Santa Cruz students received awards for their presentations at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority

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Astronomers' cosmic web discovery among top breakthroughs of 2014

Images of the 'Slug Nebula' provided the first glimpse of a filament of the cosmic web thought to connect galaxies throughout the

Professors Leta Miller and Carolyn Dean honored for arts research

Acting Arts Dean Martin Berger has named the 2014 Arts Dean’s Eminent Professors, the division’s highest recognition of faculty research achievement.

Scientists reconstruct genome of common ancestor of crocodiles, birds, dinosaurs

A new study of crocodilian genomes led by scientists at UC Santa Cruz reveals an exceptionally slow rate of genome

Physicist Peter Fischer elected fellow of American Physical Society

Peter Fischer, adjunct professor of physics at UC Santa Cruz, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical

UC Santa Cruz leads UC effort to study effects of climate change on ecosystems

A $1.9 million grant from the new UC President's Research Catalyst Awards will fund a UC-wide institute on climate

Winter storm preparedness

The National Weather Service is forecasting a significant winter storm for the Santa Cruz area beginning on Wednesday and intensifying on Thursday.

Volunteer profile: Yen Phan

"I still feel connected with UC Santa Cruz even though I graduated over 10 years ago and moved to an island thousands of miles away," says volunteer Yen

New fiction by alumna author featured in New Yorker

“Savage Breast,” a new short story by UC Santa Cruz alumna Elizabeth McKenzie, will be featured in the December 15 issue of The New Yorker

UC Santa Cruz professor honored by San Francisco Film Society

UC Santa Cruz arts professor B. Ruby Rich was honored at the San Francisco Film Society’s fifth annual Essential SF, an event celebrating the Bay Area film community's

Simplifying business operations

By Sarah Latham, Vice Chancellor, Business and Administrative Services — Optimizing operations within an organization as large as the University of California can seem like a daunting task.

Campus advisory

A UC systemwide student "walk out for education" and protest has been publicized for Monday, December 8. Updates on any campus impacts will be posted here.

Student robotics competition on Dec. 12 features "Game of Thrones" theme

Small autonomous robots built by UC Santa Cruz engineering students will face off in "Game of Drones"

Herbicide application at Younger Lagoon Reserve terrace lands

UCSC Natural Reserves and UCSC Grounds Services to Conduct Herbicide Application at Younger Lagoon reserve terrace Lands.

Gary Griggs publishes collection of "Our Ocean Backyard" columns

Institute of Marine Sciences director Gary Griggs has published his columns for the Santa Cruz Sentinel in a new

Renewal of the Phased Retirement Program

The University is renewing the Phased Retirement Program, which provides eligible career staff the opportunity to transition into retirement by voluntarily reducing work hours by at least 10 percent a year for up to three years before retiring.

Lick Observatory plans major upgrade for Shane Telescope

UC Santa Cruz received $350,000 in grant and donor funds for an upgrade of the Kast Spectrograph, a crucial instrument for UC

Study of deadly bat disease finds surprising seasonal pattern of infections

White-nose syndrome fungus can infect an entire bat colony during hibernation, but surviving bats clear the infection after they become

UC Santa Cruz undergrads earn bronze medal in bioengineering competition

A team of UC Santa Cruz undergraduates worked to engineer a microbe to produce biofuel from processed plant

Campus food drive launches for holiday season

Another holiday season is upon us, and with it comes our annual UC Santa Cruz Holiday Food Drive which works in cooperation with Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County providing healthy meals to our friends and neighbors in need.

Scott Hernandez-Jason named director of news and media relations at UC Santa Cruz

Scott Hernandez-Jason has joined UC Santa Cruz as director of news and media relations. His first day was Monday, December 1.

Principles of Community Campaign begins Friday with event at Kresge

The first in a year-long series of events exploring how to put the UC Santa Cruz Principles of Community into practice is scheduled for Friday, December 5 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Kresge Town Hall.

Composting bins promote a handy diversion toward 2020 zero-waste goal

The first zero-waste stations at McHenry Library are in place, another step toward a goal of making the campus zero-waste by 2020.

Surviving finals and end-of-the-quarter stress

By Alma Sifuentes, Associate Vice Chancellor of Campus Life and Dean of Students — As we approach this very busy season, I want to remind you to take care of your physical and mental health, and offer some tips on managing stress.