January 2016
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All-gender restroom sign design survey: Tell us what you think
The Gender Inclusive Facilities Implementation Workgroup seeks your feedback on proposed designs for all-gender restroom signs.
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Mercury levels in rainfall are rising in parts of North America, study finds
Trends are consistent with increased mercury emissions in Asia and decreased emissions in North America.
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Prestigious Switzer Fellowship awarded to UCSC grad student
Graduate student Joseph Hoyt has been awarded a Switzer Environmental Fellowship.
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UC Santa Cruz awarded four NEH grants
UC Santa Cruz has been awarded four grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support faculty research and the Dickens Project.
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Missing student Shireen Ahsan’s body recovered
We’ve been informed today that the body of Shireen Agha Ahsan has been found and identified. Shireen, 19, a Kresge College sophomore, had been missing since January 18 when she was swept into the ocean from a rock near Bonny Doon Beach.
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Wells Fargo funds coastal sustainability fellowships and graduate program
$560,000 grant will support graduate fellowships and development of a new graduate program.
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LASER talk to spotlight research on pumas, filmmaking, river people, and ancient DNA
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will present its first LASER talk of 2016 on Tuesday, February 2, on campus at the Digital Arts Research Center.
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Endangered species: American public libraries
Focusing his lens on shared commons that are under threat, alumnus Robert Dawson spent 21 years photographing 526 of the nation’s public libraries.
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Women in Science Summit on January 28 to spotlight diversity
UCSC faculty helped organize a Women in Science Summit at the California Academy of Sciences,
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Nominations: 2015-2016 Excellence in Teaching Awards
Is there an instructor who you think deserves special recognition? If so, nominate that person for an Excellence in Teaching Award.
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Institute of Arts and Sciences to launch campuswide ‘Collective Museum’ Feb. 11
The Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS) at UCSC will kick off its innovative first exhibition project–Collective Museum, by the Portland-based artist group Public Doors and Windows, Feb. 11.
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Two UC Santa Cruz students are missing
We are deeply saddened to inform you that two of our students are missing after being swept into the ocean near Bonny Doon Beach late Monday afternoon.