May 2015
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Against all odds: Astronomers baffled by discovery of rare quasar quartet
Astronomers discovered four quasars, each one a rare object in its own right, in close physical proximity to each other.
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Today’s budget news
Chancellor Blumenthal and Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway update the campus on the governor’s budget proposal.
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Berries, flowers from campus Farm & Garden go on sale at Quarry Plaza
On Friday, May 15th, Wednesday, May 20th, and Wednesday, May 27th, a limited engagement produce and flower stand will open at Quarry Plaza with berries and beautiful flower bouquets from the Alan Chadwick Garden.
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Persistence yields progress in AIDS vaccine research at UC Santa Cruz
Veteran vaccine researcher Phil Berman has developed a new approach based on an old vaccine and recent advances in HIV immunology
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Student-organized campus clean up nets 285 pounds of litter in three hours
In just three hours, participants of the First Annual Campus Clean-Up during Alumni Reunion Weekend collected 285 pounds of litter from across campus, the UC Santa Cruz Sustainability Office reports.
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Nearly two dozen students supported by NSF grants
Twenty-two UC Santa Cruz graduate and undergraduate students have been supported by National Science Foundation fellowships in the past academic year.
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Campus utility power interruptions expected May 16-18
Utility-supplied electric power at UC Santa Cruz will be disrupted from 11 p.m. Saturday, May 16 to 7 a.m. Sunday, May 17 and from 11 p.m. Sunday, May 17 to 6 a.m. Monday, May 18.
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VOTE NOW in 2015 Campus Elections
Student polls are now open for the Spring 2015 Campus Elections.
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First annual Arts Division emeriti awards honor Chip Lord and Lewis Watts
Photographer Lewis Watts (Art Department) and media artist Chip Lord (Film and Digital Media) were honored at an inaugural luncheon to recognize the contributions of emeriti faculty in building the programs, reputation, and physical structures of the Arts Division.
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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum inspires young author’s nature guide
Nature walk and book signing on May 17 celebrates the publication of ‘The Budding Naturalist’s Guide to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum’ by 15-year-old Kelly McCandless
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Astrophysicist Piero Madau inducted into Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars
Piero Madau, distinguished professor of astronomy and astrophysics, was honored for achieving marked distinction in the physical sciences.