December 2015 News Archive
- December 23, 2015
Deadline for cyber security awareness training remains Jan. 31
Last night, the UC Learning Center sent out a notification in error saying the due date for the Cyber Security Awareness training had been changed from Jan. 31, 2016 to Dec. 8, 2015. The correct date remains Jan. 31, 2016.
- December 17, 2015
Spread of algal toxin through marine food web broke records in 2015
Researchers found record levels of the algal toxin domoic acid in samples from a wide range of marine organisms in 2015.
- December 16, 2015
UCSC hires game designer Erin Swink as creative director of master's program
Independent game developer Erin Robinson Swink will be creative director of the master's program in games and playable
- December 15, 2015
Gamma rays from distant galaxy tell story of an escape
New observations from VERITAS and other telescopes advance our understanding of bright galaxies called
- December 15, 2015
50th anniversary brought focus, collaboration for the future
By Susan Gillman and Tyrus Miller, co-chairs of the 50th Anniversary Campus Coordinating Committee – The planning process for the 50th brought the campus to a new level of coordination and sophistication. Moving forward, we believe UC Santa Cruz will continue to benefit from thinking and acting in these collaborative ways.
- December 15, 2015
In Memoriam: Macario Yonn
We write to you with sad news that Macario Yonn, a member of the Porter College community in fall 2014, died Wednesday, November 18.
- December 14, 2015
Cultivating a garden — and food security — in Watsonville
College Nine and Ten Provost Flora Lu and her students are forging campus-community collaborations through a community garden at Calabasas Elementary School in
- December 14, 2015
50 years of OPERS at UC Santa Cruz: pride, memories, and vintage snapshots
This fall, a group of long-time OPERS staff members shared recollections and vintage photos celebrating the office's history.
- December 14, 2015
Sea lions exposed to algal toxin show impaired spatial memory
Brain damage caused by the neurotoxin domoic acid may affect sea lions' ability to survive in the
- December 14, 2015
Exoplanet atmospheres range from clear to cloudy in survey of 'hot Jupiters'
A survey of Jupiter-sized exoplanets reveals why some of these worlds appear to have less water than
- December 11, 2015
UC Santa Cruz faculty win Rydell Visual Arts Fellowships
Three faculty members from the UC Santa Cruz Arts Division have been awarded Rydell Visual Arts Fellowships for
- December 11, 2015
Computer scientist Wang-Chiew Tan named ACM Fellow
Tan, a professor of computer science, was named a fellow of the Association for Computing
- December 9, 2015
UC Research Catalyst Award supports conservation genomics project
$1.76 million grant will fund collaborative research among UCSC and four other
- December 8, 2015
New sexual violence discipline policy becomes effective January 1, 2016
I am writing to let you know about significant changes that will become effective January 1, 2016 in how the University of California disciplines students who are found responsible for policy violations in cases of sexual violence (sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking).
- December 8, 2015
The year in review at UC Santa Cruz
At UC Santa Cruz, 2015 was a year celebrating our 50th anniversary by advancing knowledge, challenging the status quo, and taking risks. And the campus capped it all
- December 8, 2015
Marine lab water projects lead to significant savings
The Long Marine Lab has recorded a significant drop in freshwater use since two projects were completed in
- December 8, 2015
Arboretum gift shop offers December discounts
All UCSC faculty, staff and students get a discount at Norrie's gift shop during
- December 7, 2015
Cool Campus Challenge is just the beginning
By Sarah Latham, Vice Chancellor, Business and Administrative Services – UC Santa Cruz, one of the smaller campuses, has had great participation in the Cool Campus Challenge with more than 1,400 people signing up.
- December 7, 2015
History professor wins multiple awards for groundbreaking book on slave trade
Associate professor of history Gregory O’Malley has been honored with four awards this year for his latest book, "Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America,
- December 7, 2015
How UC Santa Cruz became unique (in just over eight minutes)
“How UC Santa Cruz Became Unique,” a snappy eight-minute history of UC Santa Cruz’s first 50 years and its effect on the town, has been produced by founding
- December 7, 2015
How alumni carry on Gabriel Zimmerman’s legacy of public service
Since 2011, the Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship has raised more than $100,000 to help UC Santa Cruz students dedicated to careers in public service. Now a matching fund
- December 7, 2015
First-in-family student pursues game design
A freshman at UC Santa Cruz, Briana Sidney is the first in her family to attend college, and she's on the road to becoming a game
- December 4, 2015
Film professor speaks at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a lecture by UC Santa Cruz film and digital media professor Shelley Stamp on December 3, at the Linwood
- December 2, 2015
Declaration of human rights added to discussions at UN Climate Change Conference
As world leaders gather this week in Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, a group of environmental and legal scholars including S. Ravi Rajan of
- December 2, 2015
UC Santa Cruz will host third annual hackathon January 29 to 31
Hack UCSC 2016 will draw coders, designers, and entrepreneurs for a coding
- December 2, 2015
Exceptions to Campus Closure 2015-2016
The UC Santa Cruz campus will close during the holiday season in an effort to conserve energy at a time when university business is generally slow.
- December 1, 2015
Three UC Santa Cruz affiliates named 'Community Heroes'
Three people with UC Santa Cruz affiliations are among 18 local residents honored as Community Heroes by United Way of Santa Cruz County as part of its annual Community Assessment Project.
- December 1, 2015
Internships support new concentration in agroecology and sustainable food systems
Beginning this fall, environmental studies majors are able to add a concentration in agroecology and sustainable food systems to their undergraduate major. Internships integrate undergraduates into the seasonal
- December 1, 2015
Campus creates 'smart' building, reducing carbon footprint
The Music Center has reduced its carbon footprint by 98 tons, an example of the commitment by staff members to work across divisions to improve campus sustainability and
- December 1, 2015
UC Santa Cruz hosts international summer program on exoplanetary atmospheres
The 2016 Kavli Summer Program in Astrophysics will focus on 'Exoplanetary
