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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 Watsonville.
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 2016-17
December 08, 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 August.
December 07, 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, 1619-1807."
December 07, 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 designer.
December 04, 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 Dunn Theater...
December 02, 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 UC Santa Cruz has drafted a resolution stating human rights must be more explicitly acknowledged during climate discussions.
December 02, 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 01, 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 efficiency.
November 30, 2015
Art professor to screen film shortlisted for Oscar nomination
Last Day of Freedom, an award-winning animated short by UC Santa Cruz associate professor of art Dee Hibbert-Jones, will be screened on campus, December 3 at Kresge Town Hall.
November 30, 2015
2015 Campus Holiday Food Drive
Please make a donation to support the campus holiday food drive either by dropping food off in one of our campus pantry barrels or by using the donation envelopes distributed through campus mail.
November 24, 2015
In support of social justice, committee seeks nominations for Tony Hill award
The award will be presented at the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation in February. Nominations will be accepted until January 22.
November 23, 2015
UC Santa Cruz ranked second for research influence in world university rankings
Published as part of the THE World University Rankings 2015-16, the analysis measured overall research influence based on the average number of citations per paper.
November 23, 2015
Building the UC Santa Cruz alumni community
With 100,000 alumni around the world, UC Santa Cruz is the hub of a powerful network that can connect recent graduates with established alumni.
November 19, 2015
Campus civility in the midst of turmoil
Let us make the conscious choice to seek common ground, to forge understanding, and to cultivate compassion.
November 19, 2015
Campus fills eight UC Presidential chairs in support of research mission
The eight new chairs - in everything from screenwriting to open-source software - bring the campus total to 30.
November 19, 2015
Library signs lease with Cafe Brasil for Global Village Cafe
The menu will be based on Cafe Brasil's "Amazon Juices" concept in Capitola, which includes juices, smoothies, acai bowls, hot sandwiches, salads, and rice bowls.
November 19, 2015
Faye Crosby wins Society of Justice Research Lifetime Achievement Award
Psychology professor and Cowell College Provost Faye Crosby will receive the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Justice Research.
November 18, 2015
Dancing biologist finds inspiration in both art and science
For Xochitl Clare it’s easy to see a link between a 4,000-pound pinniped and a boisterous form of Cuban dance — a very real relationship between art and science.
November 17, 2015
EPA recognizes dining’s waste reduction efforts
The campus achieved impressive source reduction of wasted food through a variety of approaches involving both staff and students.
November 14, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin - Auto Thefts and Prowls in Parking Lots
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the community's assistance in obtaining leads or other information that may lead to the identification of those responsible for auto thefts and auto prowls/burglaries that occurred in campus parking lots this past week.
November 10, 2015
Women's volleyball, soccer teams to compete in NCAA championship
The UC Santa Cruz women's volleyball and soccer teams are headed to the NCAA Division III championships.
November 10, 2015
CARE office provides confidential advocacy in cases of sexual violence
CARE is the advocacy office at UC Santa Cruz, providing support and resources for survivors of sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking.
November 10, 2015
Annual Giving Tree Program
The Student Volunteer Center (SVC) is pleased to announce its annual Giving Tree Program, which is designed to help collect gifts for children in the Santa Cruz Community.
November 06, 2015
Research Frontiers Evening shows how 'innovation meets ambition'
For examples of interdisciplinary research, look no further than the Division of Social Sciences’ annual Research Frontiers event.
November 06, 2015
Theater Arts collaborates with Tandy Beal & Company for ‘Nutz Re-Mixed’
Over 30 dancers and world circus artists will perform acts of comedy and outrageous skill in "Nutz Re-Mixed," running Nov. 20 to Dec. 6 at the Mainstage Theater.
November 05, 2015
A message about campus safety
The campus community serves as the eyes and ears for our police officers. It is imperative that we all do our part to share in the responsibility to maintain a safety community and care for one another.
November 05, 2015
Building Our Global Presence
I've just returned from an 11-day trip to China, where campus representatives and I met with U.S. Ambassador Max Baucus, as well as with academic leaders and students at Chinese colleges, universities, and high schools.
November 03, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin - Burglary at Interdisciplinary Sciences Building
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the community's assistance in obtaining leads or other information that may lead to the identification of those responsible for a burglary that occurred at the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building.
November 02, 2015
California’s poet laureate emeritus Al Young to read at annual Morton Marcus event
Award-winning American poet, novelist, and former UC Santa Cruz lecturer Al Young will be the featured guest at the sixth annual Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading.
October 27, 2015
Ruth Wilson Gilmore to speak at UC Santa Cruz on police and prisons
On Nov. 9, the UC Presidential Chair in Feminist Critical Race and Ethnic Studies will present a free public lecture, “Organized Abandonment & Organized Violence: Devolution & the Police.”
October 27, 2015
Conference to focus on utopian thinking in the face of environmental threats
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz, the conference on November 6 and 7 will offer a gamut of futurists sharing new visions and old, on the campus, California, and the world.
October 26, 2015
Federal grants to support student success, equity initiatives at UC Santa Cruz
Totaling $3.6 million, the awards are the result of a campuswide effort to look at how UC Santa Cruz can best serve Latino and other students who have a difficult time when they start college.
October 26, 2015
Banana Slug Parade brings campus, community together
The “first-on-the-planet” procession was a whimsical and entertaining celebration of UC Santa Cruz’s five-decades-long residence in Santa Cruz.
October 23, 2015
UC sexual violence and sexual harassment policy and resources
The University of California, Santa Cruz is committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which all persons who live, work, and learn in our campus community can be free of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and retaliation.
October 22, 2015
Four UC Santa Cruz students receive Global Food Initiative fellowships
Four UC Santa Cruz students have received $4,000 UC Global Food Initiative fellowships for the 2015–2016 academic year.
October 20, 2015
Carmel International Film Festival to screen film professor’s new documentary
“'Daisy and Max' is not the film I had planned to make,” says UC Santa Cruz assistant professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor...
October 19, 2015
Campus exceeds goal for water savings, seeks to do more
The campus and its efforts to save water were recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
October 19, 2015
Bridging science and tradition
A dedicated group of scientists has launched One People One Reef, a five-year conservation effort on Ulithi Atoll in Micronesia aimed at sustaining the ecological health of the islands—and the islanders
October 16, 2015
Arts Division to present ‘The Business of Entertainment’ panel of industry leaders
Six executives in the entertainment business--including several UC Santa Cruz alums--will share their knowledge with students and the community in a special Nov. 6 panel discussion at the Music Center Recital Hall.
October 16, 2015
UC Santa Cruz a top university for social mobility
UC Santa Cruz is No. 8 nationwide and the second in the state, according to CollegeNET's Social Mobility Index.
October 15, 2015
More than economics: New book explores how equality helps economies grow
Communities that know together, grow together is the premise of UC Santa Cruz professor Chris Benner’s new book, 'Equity, Growth, and Community: What the Nation Can Learn From America’s Metro Areas.'
October 15, 2015
Rising to the challenge
Leaving behind an early life of poverty, student Layla Cervantes is defying the statistics and becoming 'a great scientist.'
October 12, 2015
Library's cafe to be closed during transition to new vendor
The Global Village Cafe in the McHenry Library will be closed for approximately four weeks beginning Saturday, October 17 while the space is prepared to reopen under new management.
October 12, 2015
Flu vaccine clinics on campus for students
Seasonal flu vaccines will once again be offered to students at the Student Health Center located across from the University Center and Colleges 9 & 10 on McLaughlin Drive.
October 09, 2015
Center for Creative Ecologies at UC Santa Cruz to present talks on global climate justice
The new Center for Creative Ecologies at UC Santa Cruz offers a place to consider the intersection of visual culture, politics, and the environment...
October 07, 2015
Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway stepping down
With more than 25 years of service to UC Santa Cruz, Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor (CP/EVC) Alison Galloway has let me know that she will be stepping down from her post at the end of December 2016.
October 07, 2015
A classroom without walls
Imagine studying California's richly diverse landscapes, from sea to Sierra, right in the thick of the actual habitat.
October 06, 2015
Fall 2015 Living Writers Series kicks off October 8
Each quarter, the Humanities Division’s Living Writers Series brings visiting authors and poets into UC Santa Cruz classes to give students an in-depth look into the world of the working writer.
October 06, 2015
UC launches Cool Campus Challenge in push toward carbon neutrality
The Cool Campus Challenge runs Oct. 6 through Dec. 10 and is open to all students, staff and faculty of the University of California.
October 05, 2015
Campus wins best practice award for drought planning and water savings
UC Santa Cruz won a best practice award for drought planning and water conservation efforts at the 2015 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference hosted by San Francisco State University.
October 05, 2015
Service animals on campus
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines service animals as dogs individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability.
October 05, 2015
Life, realized
Alumni authors give voice to transformative experiences at UC Santa Cruz that changed their lives and shaped their careers.
October 02, 2015
Social sciences faculty awarded $8 million in research funding
Faculty in the Social Sciences Division of UC Santa Cruz garnered more than $8 million in research funding from just over 100 grants for the year August 2014 to August 2015.
October 02, 2015
Deer Alert – Rutting Season
This time of year drivers and cyclists need to be extra vigilant about deer darting into roadways.
October 01, 2015
Bugs in an urban jungle: What green spaces mean for ecology and community
Since 2013, UC Santa Cruz environmental studies professor Stacy Philpott has studied insect biodiversity in urban gardens to better understand the ecological role these green spaces provide.
October 01, 2015
Internationally acclaimed artist to lead evening of stargazing at UC Santa Cruz
Acclaimed artist Russell Crotty and the grad student-led Astronomy Club will present an evening of stargazing on the hillside above UC Santa Cruz’s Great Meadow on October 14.
October 01, 2015
Welcome to Fall Quarter
Welcome to Fall Quarter and to my new monthly newsletter. I plan to send it each month to share news, celebrate achievements, and give you a heads up on campus issues.
September 30, 2015
'U.S. News' visits UC Santa Cruz on a 'College Road Trip' in 'Best Colleges 2016'
UC Santa Cruz is featured in the “College Road Trip” section of U.S. News World Report’s “Best Colleges 2016” guidebook, which hits newsstands this week.
September 29, 2015
Privacy in the age of big data to be focus of symposium
For the inaugural event, DataLex will feature data scientists, policymakers, legal scholars, and privacy advocates to collectively consider important issues.
September 29, 2015
StoryCruz: Bittersweet moment
In our new audio stories project, Charles and Adrienne Coleman of Greenville, S.C., share their bittersweet feelings about dropping their son, Vernon, off for his freshman year at UC Santa Cruz.
September 26, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin: Mail theft on campus
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department has received multiple reports of mail theft from residents in Family Student Housing (FSH) in the past couple weeks.
September 24, 2015
New UC Presidential Chair to strengthen screenwriting program at UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz has received a gift from arts alumnus Ken Corday, plus funds from the UC Regents, to establish a new Kenneth R. Corday Family Presidential Chair in Writing for Television & Film.
September 24, 2015
New senate faculty members build campus strengths
From environmental sociology to game design, UC Santa Cruz professors are studying problems aimed at improving the world in which we live.
September 23, 2015
Wednesday Night Cinema Society kicks off new film series curated by grad students
The UC Santa Cruz weekly film series, Wednesday Night Cinema Society, is back this year, with films specially curated by grad students.
September 21, 2015
No reason to retire
In their 70s and 80s, many pioneer faculty are still working on campus—for the chance to open students’ eyes, for the excitement of discovery, and for the love of teaching.
September 17, 2015
Alumna Gillian Welch receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Songwriting
UC Santa Cruz alumna Gillian Welch took home a Lifetime Achievement Award in Songwriting at the 2015 Americana Music Awards Sept. 16.
September 16, 2015
Paying it forward: annual Farm to Fork event honors past and future farmers
The Farm to Fork dinner series has supported more than 150 apprentices through scholarships and subsidized meal plans.
September 15, 2015
City replacing water main valve
The City of Santa Cruz Water Department is planning to replace a water main valve, a major project that will begin on Tuesday, September 22.
September 14, 2015
Important Notice - Annual campus Move In
This week we are preparing to welcome more than 8,500 residential students to our community. University Housing will open their doors for occupancy beginning Thursday, September 17, and student Move In will continue through Sunday, September 20.
September 14, 2015
Student Health Center Closure on September 15, 2015
the Student Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), and Student Health Outreach Promotion (SHOP) will be closed all day for patient/client care on September 15, 2015.
September 11, 2015
UCSC Farm hosts Fall Harvest Festival Sunday, Sept 27
Celebrate fall’s arrival with pumpkins, music, great food, a fall plant sale, farm tours, and much more at the UCSC Farm & Garden’s Fall Harvest Festival, coming up on Sunday, September 27, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UC Santa Cruz’s 30-acre organic farm.
September 09, 2015
Long-running UC Santa Cruz program supports diversity in biomedical sciences
Renewal of NIH grant provides $4 million for program supporting underrepresented minority students in biomedical fields.
September 04, 2015
Tearing down the walls
Pioneering UC Santa Cruz professors and staff challenged convention and traditional academics. In the process, they helped reform American higher education.
September 04, 2015
Tearing down the walls
Pioneering UC Santa Cruz professors and staff challenged convention and traditional academics. In the process, they helped reform American higher education.
September 01, 2015
Dogs, cats, and big-wave surfers: Healthy heart lessons from animals and athletes
Heart rates of big-wave surfers are among the surprises from 30 years of studying exercise physiology in people and wild animals.
August 31, 2015
Dickens Project receives NEH grant for public outreach to schoolteachers
The Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz has received a $119,417 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a four-week NEH Summer Seminar that will be held on campus in 2016.
August 20, 2015
UC Santa Cruz launches new legacy course on the Holocaust with Coursera
UC Santa Cruz has launched a new version of its free online course, "The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry," through the Coursera platform.
August 20, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin: Man arrested for terrorist threats against campus
UC Santa Cruz Police Officers arrested a 25-year-old Santa Cruz man in connection to an anonymous social media post that referenced creating explosives, homicide, suicide and a past university shooting.
August 18, 2015
Cowell College dedicates new Coeleen Kiebert Sculpture Patio
The courtyard outside the Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery at Cowell College was packed Friday evening with friends and admirers of distinguished artist, teacher and UC Santa Cruz alumna Coeleen Kiebert...
August 17, 2015
Undergrads exhibit summer research projects at annual symposium
More than 80 undergraduate students presented their summer research projects at the 2015 Summer Research Symposium.
August 13, 2015
Alumnus Cary Fukunaga and film undergrad win Princess Grace Awards
Emmy Award-winning UC Santa Cruz alumnus Cary Fukunaga and current Film and Digital Media undergraduate student Jeny Amaya have been honored with 2015 Princess Grace Awards.
August 13, 2015
Aug. 15 — PG&E testing natural gas pipeline
This is a reminder that PG&E, which provides natural gas to UC Santa Cruz, will be testing its main pipeline through Santa Cruz County beginning Aug. 15.
August 07, 2015
'Doing something significant with my life'
Molecular, cell and developmental biology student Hector Navarro, who came from humble beginnings, now works in a genetics lab on campus with the goal of becoming a cancer researcher.
July 31, 2015
UC Santa Cruz alumnus Brannon Braga wins Peabody award for ‘Cosmos’
UC Santa Cruz alumnus Brannon Braga (Film & Digital Media, 1990) has received a Peabody Award for the science documentary television series, "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey."
July 30, 2015
New Presidential Chair to support Dickens Project and Literature Studies at UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz has received a $500,000 gift, plus matching funds from the UC Regents, to establish a $1 million Jordan-Stern Presidential Chair for Dickens and Nineteenth-Century Studies.
July 30, 2015
Summertime, and the research is happening
Transfer student Guinevere Ashley, who is working this summer in a campus lab, has found meaning and purpose in biomedical sciences research.
July 27, 2015
Surfing the web of life
UC Santa Cruz faculty members who ride the waves say the sport is beautiful and spiritual—and allows their minds the space to wander.
July 24, 2015
University approves updated Non-research Animal Policy
The updated policy aligns the Coastal Science Campus with the restriction on domestic animals at the main campus. The policy exempts service animals, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
July 23, 2015
Warhol Foundation grant goes to Institute of the Arts and Sciences project
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has awarded a $30,000 grant to support an innovative artist residency and exhibition developed by the Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS) at UC Santa Cruz and the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in San Jose--in collaboration with the UC Lick Observatory.
July 23, 2015
Humanities Dean Tyler Stovall named president-elect of American Historical Association
Humanities Dean Tyler Stovall has been chosen as president-elect of the American Historical Association, the largest professional organization in the U.S. devoted to the study and promotion of history.
July 22, 2015
Aug. 15 — PG&E testing natural gas pipeline
PG&E, which provides natural gas to UC Santa Cruz, will be testing its main pipeline through Santa Cruz County beginning Aug. 15. In order to do this testing, PG&E will be reducing the gas supply to its customers served by this pipeline.
July 20, 2015
Gift to UC Santa Cruz funds new chair in water resources and food sustainability
UC Santa Cruz has received $500,000 from the Helen and Will Webster Foundation that with matching funds from UC Regents has established the Stephen R. Gliessman Presidential Chair in Water Resources and Food System Sustainability.
July 20, 2015
Data security
Ensure that your computer and mobile devices are up to date with the latest software and operating system updates and patches.
July 16, 2015
Graduate student earns life sciences fellowship
UC Santa Cruz graduate student Jessica Perez-Cunningham was selected to receive a fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's newly expanded Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study Program.
July 13, 2015
Chancellor names professors Haney and Strome as UC Presidential Chairs
UC Santa Cruz Chancellor George Blumenthal has named professors Craig Haney and Susan Strome to three-year terms as UC Santa Cruz Presidential Chairs.
July 09, 2015
Community Alert Bulletin
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department has received two reports today regarding a suspicious person reported to be carrying a large knife or machete in the wooded area located in the northern remote part of the campus between Chinquapin and Twin Gates.
July 06, 2015
UC Santa Cruz grad River Charles earns Sutter scholarship for medical school
River Charles will receive the Primary Care Physician Award from Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center and the Central California Alliance for Health.
July 02, 2015
In 50th year, campus will enroll class with exceptional academic credentials
With the largest applicant pool in the history of the campus, and a smaller freshman class than the previous year, UC Santa Cruz increased its admission selectivity.
June 29, 2015
UC Santa Cruz archivist contributes essay to Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary box set
On July 3-5, more than 200,000 people attending the final “Fare Thee Well” shows of the Grateful Dead will be able to walk across the street from Soldier Field in Chicago to see an exhibition featuring nearly 100 items from the Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz.
June 26, 2015
Alumni Profile / Kris Perry: Standing for equality
Kris Perry (Merrill '86) doesn’t think about the way historians will tell her story. Instead, she thinks how life will be different for children nationwide because of her fight for marriage equality.
June 25, 2015
Film grad lands fellowship at Democracy Now!
Next week, 2015 graduate Juan Dávila Santiago will embark on a new chapter in his life--he’s off to New York where he landed a one-year News Production Fellowship to work at Democracy Now!.
June 23, 2015
Original thinkers shifted paradigms, changed the world
From discovering a cell’s molecular motor to showing women’s role in evolution, UC Santa Cruz professors have made world-changing contributions through their research and scholarship.
June 22, 2015
A visionary, a genius, and the human genome
In 2000, two dogged researchers at UC Santa Cruz defied the odds to become the first in the world to assemble the DNA sequence of the human genome.
June 19, 2015
Original vision
Reflections on the tumultuous '60s, the heady days of UC Santa Cruz's beginnings, and the ways the campus has stayed true to its mission through the decades
June 18, 2015
Social Sciences division launches first annual summer reading list
What happens when you ask UC Santa Cruz faculty, staff, alumni, and students from the Division of Social Sciences - and even the Chancellor - for book recommendations related to themes of social justice, citizenship, ethics, and social responsibility?
June 15, 2015
Freshly minted grads revel at commencement
Bubbles floated in the air and fresh-flower leis ruffled in the breeze as scholars and their supporters gathered over the weekend for a very special edition of UC Santa Cruz commencement.
June 15, 2015
Graduate to help urban teens find path to college
Brittany Alba is poised to help many other Californians follow her path to higher education by serving a two-year fellowship that will have her advising San Jose high school students.
June 11, 2015
Eight faculty members honored with Excellence in Teaching awards
The Excellence in Teaching Awards given each year by the UC Santa Cruz Academic Senate Committee on Teaching are among the highest honors faculty members can receive. This year's awards honor eight instructors who have demonstrated exemplary and inspiring teaching.
June 11, 2015
Police ambassador program helps students with career plans
Graduating students Wesley Huynh and Jessica Bauman found that the UC Santa Cruz Police Ambassador Program helped prepare them for careers in law enforcement and accounting.
June 10, 2015
History professor Kate Jones receives Dizikes Award for teaching in Humanities
History professor Kate Jones was presented with the John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities at the Humanities Division’s 2015 Spring Awards celebration.
June 09, 2015
Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity honor commitment
Two campus programs, staff, faculty, and a student are winners of 2015 Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity for 2105 for their efforts to promote diversity and inclusion at UC Santa Cruz.
June 08, 2015
Bike path closures planned for maintenance
The Great Meadow Bike Path will be closed for maintenance twice during the month of June.
June 03, 2015
9th annual screening of Soc Doc graduate films at Del Mar Theater
UC Santa Cruz presents the ninth annual exhibition of thesis films from the Film and Digital Media Department’s masters program in Social Documentation on June 10, at the Del Mar Theater in Santa Cruz.
June 03, 2015
Campus ranks No. 1 among Peace Corps’ top volunteer-producing Hispanic-serving institutions
Forty-two alumni are serving in the Peace Corps. More than 800 UCSC alumni have traveled abroad to serve as volunteers with the Peace Corps, which was founded four years before the campus opened in 1965.
June 03, 2015
TAPS Parking Fare Proposal
Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide feedback on the TAPS Parking Fare Proposal.
June 02, 2015
Sleuthing a killer shrub
Students like Jennifer Thompson—who researched why Scotch Broom is toxic to Douglas fir—take advantage of a unique opportunity at UC Santa Cruz: the ability to do research as an undergraduate.
June 02, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin: UPDATE -- Kresge College Investigation
An arrest has been made in connection with the assault and hate crime investigation at Kresge College.
June 02, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin: Peeping in Bathroom, College 10
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the community's assistance in obtaining suspect information connected to a peeping incident at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, May 30 in the fourth floor restroom of College 10, House 5.
June 01, 2015
In memoriam: Laura Garciacano Sobrino, alumna became the 'Mariachi Queen'
Laura Garciacano Sobrino (Porter, ’81, individual music major), who became one of the best-known female mariachi musicians in the United States and Mexico, died May 21 in Whittier, Ca., at age 60.
June 01, 2015
Campus deploying cellular water meters to aid in conservation
The project is another example of the campus commitment to sustainability and to saving water in the midst of a historic drought.
June 01, 2015
Undergrads experience the rewards of research
Students such as Sanjin Mehic showcase one of UC Santa Cruz's most valuable opportunities—the chance to do original research as an undergraduate.
May 29, 2015
‘True Original’ alumni return for UC Santa Cruz 2015 commencement ceremonies
Several distinguished alumni – all True Originals – will return to campus as UC Santa Cruz holds commencement ceremonies during this 50th anniversary year for 10 colleges, graduate division, and Baskin School of Engineering, Friday, June 12, through Sunday, June 14.
May 29, 2015
Possible rally on Monday, June 1
Campus lecturers have announced plans for a "Support UCSC Lecturers" picnic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a rally scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. This is an advisory to be prepared and to stay informed.
May 28, 2015
UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden’s market cart produce stand opens June 2
Tuesday, June 2 is opening day for the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden's Market Cart at the corner of Bay and High streets at the base of the UC Santa Cruz campus.
May 27, 2015
Accounting's Bob Shepherd wins state CPA society outstanding educator award
Robert Shepherd, former director of the economics accounting track at UC Santa Cruz, has been named winner of the 2015 Outstanding Educator Award by the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA).
May 26, 2015
Campus Election Results
The results of the Spring 2015 Campus Elections are now available at elections.ucsc.edu
May 21, 2015
Dance professor fights cultural amnesia with ‘Splinters in Our Ankles'
'Splinters in Our Ankles' is UC Santa Cruz theater arts professor Gerald Casel’s choreographic response to what he calls "the collective cultural amnesia" about the Philippine national dance.
May 21, 2015
Campus visit by U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights
The OCR staff will visit UC Santa Cruz on May 26-28 to talk with students directly about their experiences on campus related to sexual violence/harassment prevention and response.
May 18, 2015
Proposal to increase parking fees
For those who haven't yet submitted comments about the current proposal to increase UCSC parking fees, I'd like to remind you that the deadline for submittal is next Tuesday, May 26th.
May 15, 2015
LASER talk to explore research in environmental art, recycling, ocean medicines, and film
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will present its final LASER talk of the academic year on campus this spring on Tuesday, May 19, at 7 p.m. in the Digital Arts Research Center.
May 15, 2015
Emeritus psychology professor Pavel Machotka wins systemwide emeriti award
Pavel Machotka, professor emeritus of psychology at UC Santa Cruz, has won a 2015 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award that honors UC emeriti professors in the humanities and social sciences.
May 12, 2015
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.
May 12, 2015
Students to document, share trip to World Economic Forum on Africa
"Focus on Africa," taught by documentary filmmaker Melvin Cox (Merrill, '73), has been offered through Merrill College. Cox is discussing Africa's current affairs with students and teaching them about methods to document the World Economic Forum on Africa.
May 12, 2015
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.
May 12, 2015
VOTE NOW in 2015 Campus Elections
Student polls are now open for the Spring 2015 Campus Elections.
May 11, 2015
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.
May 07, 2015
Setting up for success
The men's volleyball coach has taken the emphasis off wins and losses, encouraging players to build character by "scoring points" in the classroom, applying for jobs, and volunteering.
May 06, 2015
Community Advisory – Fires at Pogonip
In the past year, the university has been notified about numerous illegal fires on Upper Campus and city/state park lands adjacent to campus.
May 06, 2015
Spreading science education, one telescope at a time
UC Santa Cruz grad student Tuguldur Sukhbold is using grant money to bring telescopes to schools in Mongolia so that science-starved kids might be exposed to the wonders of the universe.
May 01, 2015
Bettina Aptheker featured in NBC’s 'Rebels & Revolutions' documentary
An interview with UC Santa Cruz professor Bettina Aptheker will be featured in Rebels & Revolutions, the second installment of NBC Bay Area’s year-long documentary series Bay Area Revelations, premiering May 9.
May 01, 2015
Barrios Unidos founder to speak at 12th Cesar Chavez Convocation
Daniel “Nane” Alejandrez, founder and executive director of Barrios Unidos, is the keynote speaker for the 12th annual Cesar Chavez convocation, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at the College Nine/Ten Multi-purpose Room on the UC Santa Cruz campus. It is free and the public is invited.
May 01, 2015
Student study tells the stories of low-wage workers in Santa Cruz County
A year-long study by UC Santa Cruz students that finds low-wage workers in Santa Cruz County earn about $10 an hour compared with the county median of $17.81 will be released at 'Working for Dignity,' a public event 7-9 p.m. Thursday, May 7 at the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz.
April 30, 2015
Bike to Work Week activities
UCSC's Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has joined with Ecology Action to host the 28th annual Santa Cruz County Spring Bike Week, May 4 - 8, 2015.
April 30, 2015
New mass notification system in the works
UC Santa Cruz will soon start using a new mass notification system to power CruzAlerts, the text messages, emails and phone calls that warn the campus community of potential dangers.
April 29, 2015
UC Santa Cruz history professor elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
UC Santa Cruz history professor Gail Hershatter has joined Nobel Prize-winning chemist Brian Kobilka, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, singer-songwriter Judy Collins, novelist Tom Wolfe, and UC President Janet A. Napolitano as a newly elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
April 27, 2015
An Alumni Weekend to remember
A record-breaking crowd of 2,500 revelers, more than half of them alumni, took part in UC Santa Cruz's Alumni Weekend this year—a special edition of the event that was bigger and more elaborate than ever before in honor of the campus's 50th anniversary.
April 22, 2015
Art professor’s documentary short wins at Full Frame film festival
An animated short by UC Santa Cruz associate professor of art Dee Hibbert-Jones and artist Nomi Talisman won two awards at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
April 22, 2015
Stress management Relaxation Station for students
The Relaxation Station is a set of stress management skill-building resources for students to access with drop-in and self-serve convenience.
April 21, 2015
UC Santa Cruz named one of Princeton Review's top 50 'greenest' colleges
UC Santa Cruz once again ranks high among the nation’s “greenest” colleges and universities.
April 21, 2015
Exquisite campus
A common refrain among UC Santa Cruz alumni—from every decade, every major, every college, every division—is how much they treasured the beauty and natural setting of this remarkable campus and the richness it brought to their educational experience.
April 20, 2015
Public Radio host and alum Jesse Thorn to podcast live from Kuumbwa
UC Santa Cruz alums Jesse Thorn and Jordan Morris return to Santa Cruz April 24, for a live taping of their popular podcast at Kuumbwa Jazz Center. Proceeds benefit KZSC.
April 17, 2015
Classes without quizzes: Alumni Weekend Teach-Ins
Returning UC Santa Cruz alumni should get ready to exercise their brains, but with no fear of final exams, at the ever-popular "Teach-Ins" featuring professors Bettina Aptheker and Craig Haney.
April 16, 2015
Film professor to share research on Hollywood director at LA Times Festival of Books
UC Santa Cruz film and digital media professor Shelley Stamp will be featured on a panel about arts biography this weekend at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books--the largest public literary festival in the country.
April 16, 2015
Changes in Humanities and Graduate Division leadership
Changes this spring in the leadership of the Humanities and Graduate Divisions.
April 15, 2015
MLK speechwriter to give talk on civil rights movement
Clarence B. Jones, a former personal counsel, draft speech writer, and close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will deliver a free public talk about the civil rights movement on May 4.
April 14, 2015
DANM to mark 10th anniversary with arts festival and masquerade ball
The Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A. program (DANM) at UC Santa Cruz will mark the completion of its first decade on April 25 with a daylong celebratory extravaganza titled "It’s Pan-DANM-onium!"
April 14, 2015
Public Safety Alert for April 20
Members of the UC Santa Cruz community, others with valid reasons for visiting the campus, and campus neighbors are advised there is the potential for disruptions and hazards during the afternoon of Monday, April 20 because of an unsanctioned gathering known as "4-20".
April 10, 2015
Proposed increases to parking fees and program fares
Consistent with the campus review and approval process, this message is to notify the campus community of a proposal to increase parking fees and to solicit feedback.
April 10, 2015
TEDxSantaCruz, part of Alumni Weekend, to explore "Radical Collaboration"
April 24 event to feature speakers from a wide variety of disciplines challenging themselves, casting aside their differences, and sharing their findings.
April 08, 2015
Egyptologist awarded NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant
Assistant professor of history Elaine Sullivan has received a Digital Start-Up Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop a three-dimensional model and virtual tour that will demonstrate how an ancient Egyptian site evolved over more than 3,000 years.
April 08, 2015
Possible physicians strike April 9-13
The Union of American Physicians and Dentists, which represents doctors and dentists at the student health centers across the University of California, has announced its intention to hold a strike from 7 a.m. April 9 through 7 a.m. April 13.
April 07, 2015
Month of events, activities set to raise awareness of sexual assault and violence
A month full of activities in April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month includes the screening of "The Hunting Ground" in Santa Cruz Friday, April 10.
April 07, 2015
It's deer fawning season, keep your distance, let them be
Please be aware that spring is the prime birthing season for a wide variety of campus wildlife, including deer.
April 06, 2015
Family ties
When family members have the experience of attending UC Santa Cruz in common, they've walked the same paths—contributing to a sense of pride, connection, and shared values.
April 02, 2015
UC Santa Cruz conference to honor visionary feminist philosopher Gloria Anzaldúa
The UC Presidential Chair in Feminist Critical Race & Ethnic Studies will present a conference on the work of feminist philosopher and writer Gloria Anzaldua, April 10-11, at the Humanities Complex on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
April 01, 2015
Conservationist M. Sanjayan to receive Alumni Achievement Award
The host of the new PBS series EARTH A New Wild and executive vice president of Conservation International travels the globe to find "partnerships" between humans and the planet.
March 26, 2015
Workshop explores how digital technology changes the way financial markets function
The Center for Analytical Finance (CAFIN) at UC Santa Cruz will hold a one-day workshop Friday, April 3 that looks at how digital technology has changed the way markets function. Admission is free and open to the public.
March 26, 2015
Student support gives major boost to Quarry reopening
Efforts to restore and reopen the landmark Quarry Amphitheater received a major boost with the endorsement of using up to $6.38 million in existing student fee reserves toward the project.
March 25, 2015
LASER talk to explore research in bio-acoustics, film, archaeology, and art
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will continue its series of LASER talks on campus this spring on Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in the Digital Arts Research Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
March 23, 2015
Historic hay barn rises again to become a center for sustainability programs
Over a weekend, volunteers joined professionals to raise the timber-framed superstructure for the re-creation of the Cowell Ranch hay barn on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
March 21, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin - Bicycle thefts
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the public's help with its investigation into nearly two dozen reported bicycle thefts since February 24.
March 20, 2015
UC Santa Cruz alum writes first children’s book in City Lights’ 60-year history
“American history is filled with stories of brave and powerful men, but have you ever wondered where the women are?” So begins Rad American Women A-Z, a new book by humanities alumna Kate Schatz...
March 13, 2015
Original vision
Reflections on the tumultuous '60s, the heady days of UC Santa Cruz's beginnings, and the ways the campus has stayed true to its mission through the decades
March 12, 2015
Last week's disruptions
Over the past week, many questions, comments, inquiries, and demands have come our way regarding last week’s disruptions.
March 11, 2015
Physicists anticipate new discoveries with restart of Large Hadron Collider
UC Santa Cruz physicists have been at the forefront of U.S. participation in the LHC and contributed to a major upgrade
March 10, 2015
Arts Dean’s Lecture Series to explore music, cognition, biology, and language
This spring, the Arts Dean's Lecture Series will offer up a series of public lectures by eminent scholars and artists to explore the fundamentals of why and how we make and hear music.
March 10, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin - Lewd Conduct at Stevenson College
Several female students have reported to university officials that they have been sexually harassed and/or asked to engage in unwelcomed sexual activity by a male student.
March 09, 2015
Treasure hunting in the University Archives
By Elizabeth Cowell, University Librarian — If the 50th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz has made you curious about the history of this campus, you need look no further than McHenry Library to find a goldmine of historical artifacts.
March 07, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin — Robbery and False Imprisonment
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is asking for assistance from witnesses and the community in identifying the suspect or suspects who may have been involved in a robbery and false imprisonment of a student at 10:50 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015.
March 06, 2015
Systemwide Review of Proposed Revisions to Presidential Policy on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
The University invites comments on the proposed revisions to the Presidential Policy on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence. This policy applies to all members of the UC community.
March 04, 2015
Planned Protest Action March 5th
There is a possibility that access to the main campus may be impeded on Thursday, March 5th due to student protests. We offer the following guidance to help campus employees plan in advance.
March 04, 2015
Possible Protest Action on Thursday
UC Santa Cruz is anticipating potential protest activities and a student walkout tomorrow as part of the "96 Hours of Action." This is an advisory to be prepared and to stay informed.
February 27, 2015
UC Santa Cruz students compete in global challenge for $1 million Hult Prize
A team of UC Santa Cruz students has advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize, the world’s largest student competition and start-up platform for social good.
February 27, 2015
Distinguished alumni to speak on conservation, film, law, art, writing
'True Originals' speaking series will feature accomplished Banana Slugs giving thought-provoking talks during Alumni Weekend 2015.
February 24, 2015
Possible protest actions March 2 - 5
UC Santa Cruz is anticipating potential protest activities from Monday, March 2 to Thursday, March 5.
February 19, 2015
Power outage scheduled for Saturday, February 21
Utility-supplied electric power at UC Santa Cruz will be disrupted from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, February 21
February 19, 2015
Working to improve campus climate
One of the important things we learned about our campus from the recent systemwide campus climate survey is that UC Santa Cruz has work to do to create a fully welcoming and supportive experience for all students.
February 13, 2015
Conference at UC Santa Cruz to explore modern Jewish spaces and identity
The Center for Jewish Studies at UC Santa Cruz will present a two-day conference, “Liminal Spaces and the Jewish Imagination” on campus February 18-19.
February 12, 2015
Anita Hill to speak at UC Santa Cruz on gender and racial equality Feb. 26
Anita Hill’s life changed forever in 1991 when a television audience of 22 million saw her testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Clarence Thomas.
February 12, 2015
Female pumas kill more, eat less when humans are near, study finds
Female pumas kill more prey but consume less when their territories bump into human development, UC Santa Cruz researchers report in a new study based on monitoring more than two dozen pumas in the Santa Cruz mountains.
February 12, 2015
Community Crime Bulletin -- battery causing great bodily injury, hate crime, mayhem, obstructing officers and drunk in public
At 12:38 a.m. on February 7, UC Santa Cruz Police arrested a male student and a male unaffiliated with campus on suspicion of battery, obstructing an officer, and drunk in public after officers responded to 911 calls of a reported fight at Kresge College.
February 11, 2015
Update: Auto burglary suspect arrested
On January 27, 2015 at 6:40 a.m., UC Santa Cruz Police Department officers arrested Patrick Sizemore and Emily Barnett on a suspicion of auto burglary.
February 09, 2015
2015 Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity - Call for nominations
You are invited to submit nominations for the 2015 Annual Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity (CAAFD).
February 05, 2015
Institute of Arts and Sciences to host first LASER talk of the year
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will present its first “LASER” talk of 2015 on Tuesday, February 10, at the Digital Arts Research Center.
January 30, 2015
Friends of Long Marine Lab supports 17 student research projects
From sea otters to sea level rise, Student Research and Education Awards will support a wide range of student research projects.
January 30, 2015
Armed robbery at 7-Eleven on Cardiff Place
Police officers with the City of Santa Cruz and UC Santa Cruz responded at 3 a.m. January 30 to an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven on Cardiff Place.
January 30, 2015
Community crime bulletin — Arson near Red Hill Road
A UC Santa Cruz employee called dispatchers with the UC Santa Cruz Police Department at 4 a.m. on January 30 to report a fire in the ravine east of Red Hill Road and west of McLaughlin Drive, near Science Hill.
January 26, 2015
Fifty artists from five decades: UC Santa Cruz 50th alumni exhibition opens Feb. 5
UC Santa Cruz alumni from across the country are contributing their works to "50/50"—a new art exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the campus that opens on February 5.
January 22, 2015
Campus, city take home prestigious governor's award
In 2011, the City and UCSC created the GreenWharf program to foster the development and incorporation of innovative technology into the structure and operations at the Santa Cruz Wharf.
January 21, 2015
UC establishes full-time advocates, other measures to address sexual violence on campuses
The University of California will meet its January goals toward implementing a comprehensive approach to addressing sexual violence on campuses.
January 16, 2015
Steve Whittaker named fellow of Association of Computing Machinery
Steve Whittaker, UC Santa Cruz professor of psychology, has been named a fellow of the Association of Computing Machinery for his work in human-computer interaction
January 16, 2015
Campus community invited to spread radical ideas at TEDx Santa Cruz
This year’s TEDx Santa Cruz is focused on radical collaborations. Organizers are looking for speakers and performers whose creative and innovative ideas have changed the world.
January 15, 2015
Alumnus Tom Franco brings his collaborative art culture to UC Santa Cruz
“This is a curatorial class—it’s a great atmosphere to experiment,” artist Tom Franco told the 20 students gathered at their first meeting in the Sesnon Gallery at UC Santa Cruz…
January 12, 2015
In 50th year, UC Santa Cruz sees unprecedented undergraduate interest
Nearly 55,000 prospective undergraduates applied for the fall 2015 quarter, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, and the second highest percentage increase among the UC campuses.
January 09, 2015
Angela Davis, activist, professor emerita, to headline annual MLK Convocation
Activist, author, and distinguished UC Santa Cruz professor emerita Angela Davis is this year's keynote speaker at the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation, which is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
January 08, 2015
Community crime bulletin: Multiple auto burglaries
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the public's help with its investigation into several reported auto burglaries that have occurred since December 26. The burglaries appear to have occurred in the evening or early morning hours. Items taken include money, clothing, laptops, tablets, GPS, and other personal items.
January 08, 2015
‘Questions that Matter’: New public humanities series brings campus to community
The UC Santa Cruz Institute for Humanities Research (IHR) will present "Making the Cosmos Local"—the first event in a new series of public dialogues titled Questions That Matter—on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
January 08, 2015
Dressing up to party down
Time to head to the vintage store or rifle through the closet to channel your inner Twiggy—in honor of its upcoming 50th anniversary celebration starting in 2015, UC Santa Cruz is holiding an informal 1965-style dress-up day on January 15.
January 07, 2015
Red Cross Staff & Faculty Blood Drive this month
The Staff Advisory Board is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive for Staff and Faculty on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the Stevenson Event Center from 10am to 3pm.
January 05, 2015
Multimedia campaign to bring nationwide attention to campus
In support of the 50th anniversary, UC Santa Cruz has launched a national multimedia marketing campaign to showcase the campus’s original thinking that’s pushing the boundaries of human knowledge.