2014
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Averting extinction
Island Conservation, a Santa Cruz nonprofit with UCSC roots, has saved 389 species from possible extinction on 52 islands around the world.
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UCSC emeritus professor Nathaniel Mackey wins prestigious poetry prize
Nathaniel Mackey, professor emeritus of literature at UC Santa Cruz, has been named the winner of the Poetry Foundation’s 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.
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GPS collar documents puma’s travels from mountains to Mountain View
Forty-six m (46m) is a young puma on the move. A GPS tracking collar that UC Santa Cruz scientists placed around his neck reveals his journey into suburban Silicon Valley.
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UCSC engineer focuses on assistive technology for people with disabilities
Roberto Manduchi applies computer vision technology to develop products that address daily challenges faced by visually impaired people.
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Campaign update
From on-the-ground work in environmental science to facilities that enrich student experiences, philanthropy at every level is bringing critical new resources to UC Santa Cruz.
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Proportion of shade-grown coffee shrinks as overall cultivation grows
While the cultivation of coffee has increased globally, the proportion of shade-grown coffee has fallen by nearly 20 percent since 1996, according to a study published in the May 5th issue of the journal BioScience.
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From the chancellor: Become an associate
Among the most gratifying aspects of being the chancellor of UC Santa Cruz is meeting people who care deeply about the campus. One group that shares a commitment to UCSC is the Chancellor’s Associates, a giving society made up of individuals who value our campus mission of teaching, research, and public service.
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Campus Access and Parking this Saturday
This Saturday, May 10, the Student Union Assembly is sponsoring the Edge of Eden Music Festival on UCSC’s East Field. Several thousand concertgoers will start arriving by 2pm and stay until the show ends at 10pm.
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Tchad Sanger appointed to University Registrar
After a national search for the University Registrar, the Division of Undergraduate Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Tchad Sanger.
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Editor’s Note
Why can’t we make water? You’d just need to slam together a couple hydrogens and an oxygen. It would solve an awful lot of problems if we could just manufacture the stuff.