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April 2016 News Archive

May 2, 2016
Nostalgia, Teach-Ins, hot jazz and good conversation: well-wishers flock to UC Santa Cruz Alumni Weekend
UC Santa Cruz’s Alumni Weekend festivities reflected the eclecticism and adventurous learning that first put this campus on the educational map more than 50 years ago.
May 2, 2016
Are you game? Get swept up in the spirit of Giving Day
The act of giving will become part of a fun and donor-friendly event on May 11 when UC Santa Cruz launches its first-ever Giving
April 29, 2016
'Beyond Compliance' Town Hall, May 10, 4-6 p.m., Stevenson Event Center
As I mentioned in a campus message a few weeks ago, I am convening the campus community to initiate a dialogue on sexual harassment and sexual violence that will bring together Academic Senate leaders, students, faculty members, and staff. This moderated event will be from 4–6 p .m. on Tuesday, May 10, at the Stevenson Event Center.
April 29, 2016
Nominations deadline extended to May 13 for 2016 Thumbs Up awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the annual "Thumbs Up" awards, sponsored by the Staff Advisory Board. The deadline is May 13.
April 29, 2016
“Beyond Compliance” Town Hall, May 10, 4–6 p.m., Stevenson Event Center
Please join us for a dialogue on sexual harassment and sexual violence that will bring together Academic Senate leaders, students, faculty members, and staff.
April 28, 2016
Extraordinary woodblock prints by visiting Chinese artist on exhibit at UC Santa Cruz
Thirteen stunning woodblock prints are now on display by acclaimed Chinese artist Xiang Silou in The Eternal Line: Ordinary Stories--an exhibition running through May 7 at the Porter
April 28, 2016
Frequently asked questions on intercollegiate athletics
UC Santa Cruz offers undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in club sports, as well as NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletics.
April 27, 2016
New book by ecologist James Estes recounts pioneering research in Alaska
Known for groundbreaking research on sea otters and coastal ecosystems, Estes tells the story of his influential career in marine
April 26, 2016
Campus launches mobile app to track shuttles in real time
Transportation and Parking Services, in collaboration with undergraduate and graduate students, has launched SlugRoute, which tracks campus buses in real
April 26, 2016
Student-made videos focus on sexual assault awareness, reporting options
The five videos, sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Police Department, will debut at 7 p.m., April 27 at the Stevenson Event Center.
April 25, 2016
Update on last week's activity
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department was focused on three objectives: keeping the peace, caretaking the community, and enforcing the law in a reasonable and appropriate manner.
April 25, 2016
Percolating ideas
Grad student Sarah Beganskas is studying what could become part of the solution to California’s water crisis: collecting storm runoff so it can seep into the ground instead
April 22, 2016
Astronomer Lucianne Walkowicz will give annual Mandel Lecture on May 10
Astronomer and artist Lucianne Walkowicz will discuss the search for life in the universe in a free talk on Tuesday, May
April 21, 2016
UCSC student entrepreneurs headed for major international trade show
Developers of a robotic camera system will join the UC delegation to the Hannover Messe, the world's biggest industrial
April 21, 2016
Astronomer Jonathan Fortney prepares for Cassini mission's grand finale
NASA has tapped Fortney to support the final act of its Cassini mission and serve on a science team starting to plan for a potential future mission to
April 20, 2016
Art students contribute work to de Young Museum’s New Generations Student Showcase
The work of three UC Santa Cruz undergraduate art majors will appear in the de Young Museum’s 20th annual New Generations Student
April 20, 2016
UCSC Farm & Garden’s annual spring plant sale takes place April 30 and May 1
With winter rains and April showers greening yards and moistening garden beds, the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden’s spring plant sale comes at the perfect
April 20, 2016
Enthusiasm, excitement for discovery drives Grad Slam winner
Planetary science student Michael Nayak has opened up new fields of study and planetary data
April 19, 2016
UCSC politics professor Mark Massoud wins Carnegie Fellowship
Mark Fathi Massoud, associate professor of politics and legal studies at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. The award, from the Carnegie Corp.
April 19, 2016
History professor Peter Kenez honored with top UC award for emeriti faculty
The 2016 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award, honoring emeriti professors in the University of California system, has been awarded to UC Santa Cruz professor emeritus of history Peter
April 19, 2016
Borders and Belonging series features film screening, photo exhibit, and discussions
Human migration, borders, and notions of citizenship are at the heart of a series of events that help celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Department of Latin American
April 19, 2016
Why understanding racism needs a feminist analysis
In a new book, Sylvanna M. Falcón, assistant professor of Latin American and Latino studies at UC Santa Cruz, takes on the world’s largest political and humanitarian organization:
April 19, 2016
Campus again ranks No. 1 among Peace Corps’ top volunteer-producing Hispanic-serving institutions
Thirty-two alumni are serving in the Peace Corps. More than 800 UC Santa Cruz alumni have traveled abroad to serve as volunteers with the Peace Corps, which was founded four years before the campus opened in 1965.
April 19, 2016
Cafe Ivéta opens in Quarry Plaza
Cafe Ivéta is now open on the ground floor of the Graduate Student Commons building at Quarry
April 19, 2016
Student entrepreneurs pitch business ideas at annual showcase in Silicon Valley
This year's Business Design Showcase competition in Silicon Valley featured 16
April 18, 2016
Alums Martha Mendoza, William Finnegan win 2016 Pulitzer Prize
Journalism's highest honor is awarded to the Associated Press and Mendoza for public service and in biography to Finnegan for his surfing
April 18, 2016
Two faculty members honored with Dickson Emeriti Professorship Awards
Chip Lord, professor emeritus of film and digital media, and Lewis Watts, professor emeritus of art, were each awarded Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorships in recognition of their
April 18, 2016
Staff Appreciation Picnic on May 19
Please join Chancellor George Blumenthal and the Staff Advisory Board for the annual staff appreciation picnic from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 on the East Field.
April 17, 2016
April 20 DUI checkpoint and law enforcement efforts
Members of the UC Santa Cruz community and campus neighbors please be advised there is the potential for traffic disruptions and hazards during the afternoon of Wednesday, April 20 because of the unsanctioned gathering known as "4-20". The greatest impact is expected between 3-6 p.m.
April 15, 2016
Alumni Weekend Teach-Ins, 2016: self-persuasion and woolly mammoths
Attention, Slugs. Legendary social psychologist Elliot Aronson and MacArthur “Genius” award–winning evolutionary microbiologist Beth Shapiro are about to call their Teach-Ins to order.
April 15, 2016
Biologist Randy Schekman to give annual Sinsheimer Lecture on May 5
Nobel Prize-winning cell biologist will deliver the 2016 Robert L. Sinsheimer Distinguished Lecture in
April 15, 2016
Vice Provost for Global Engagement
Joel Ferguson, professor of computer engineering, has agreed to serve as the interim vice provost for global engagement, effective immediately.
April 15, 2016
"4-20" Impacts
With another unsanctioned "4-20" event anticipated, UC Santa Cruz police and campus partners want to bring to your attention to some of the impacts this event has on our campus and community.
April 14, 2016
Proposal to increase parking fees
Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) is proposing a three-year fare increase for most parking fees, as well as the faculty/staff bus pass.
April 13, 2016
UC Santa Cruz art professor Dee Hibbert-Jones wins 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship
UC Santa Cruz associate professor of art Dee Hibbert-Jones has been awarded a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship in film and
April 12, 2016
Student-organized events highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Four weeks of events and activities are scheduled this month to raise awareness and support survivors of sexual violence as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 12, 2016
Nominations needed for Student Volunteer Center's annual service recognition awards
The Student Volunteer Center is hosting its annual Service Recognition Ceremony. We want to honor anyone who has had exemplary service work, on or off campus, during their time at UC Santa Cruz.
April 12, 2016
Hitting it out of the park
Not playing softball was not an option for student Nessa Esparza—so she went to bat for the first women’s competitive fast-pitch softball team at UC Santa
April 11, 2016
News of potential Metro transit cuts is cause for great concern
By Sarah Latham, Vice Chancellor, Business and Administrative Services — UC Santa Cruz leadership has been actively engaged in providing feedback to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District about the proposed cuts and their impact on our campus.
April 11, 2016
UC Santa Cruz receives $1 million to support Institute of the Arts and Sciences
Alumnus Nion McEvoy has donated $1 million to support programming for UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences over the next five
April 11, 2016
UC Career Tracks being implemented at UC Santa Cruz
Campus implementation of Career Tracks, part of a UC systemwide effort, will transition non-represented employees into new Career Tracks job titles.
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More concerts and public telescope viewings planned for annual summer series at Lick Observatory
The observatory's 2016 program will feature more live music and lectures by renowned
April 11, 2016
May 11 deadline for Global Food Initiative fellowship applications
UC Santa Cruz invites applications for student fellowship opportunities with the University of California Global Food Initiative (UC GFI).
April 11, 2016
WellTrack, an online resource for reducing stress, anxiety, and depression
Counseling and Psychological Services is adding a new tool to help with emerging concerns prior to the need for therapy, to add to the many therapeutic options currently offered.
April 7, 2016
Digital Arts & New Media graduate exhibition to focus on the blind spot
Thirteen graduate students from the Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A. Program (DANM) at UC Santa Cruz will conclude two years of artistic study with Blind Spot—an exhibition
April 7, 2016
Reich delivers stinging indictment of 'crony' capitalism
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich discussed the problems of contemporary capitalism and politics before a full house at the Rio Theatre Tuesday (April 5), an event
April 7, 2016
Grad Slam highlights research—but also ability to explain it
Fun, informative event celebrates grad student research while conveying the necessity of clear, compelling communication to a broad
April 7, 2016
Campus power system upgrades
Physical Planning and Construction is now in the midst of a cogen optimization project that will provide uninterrupted power to buildings on Science Hill, even when PG&E's service cuts out. We are expecting this project to be complete by fall 2017.
April 7, 2016
Sexual harassment and sexual violence at UC Santa Cruz
There is no place within our campus community for those who commit acts of sexual violence or sexual harassment.
April 6, 2016
New facility to support research by streamlining hazardous waste management
The Environmental Health and Safety Facility, funded by the state through the UC Office of the President, will help ensure the campus continues to comply with state and
April 6, 2016
Student entrepreneurs pitch startups at the fourth annual Business Design Showcase
About 16 teams are expected to participate in the annual event that draws together some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent
April 5, 2016
Campus climate discussion for students with disabilities
The April 11 event is an opportunity to share experiences and get an update on actions taken thus far to address the campus climate.
April 4, 2016
New Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning opens in fall
By Herbie Lee, Vice Provost Academic Affairs — Starting this fall, our campus will open a new Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL), and we are looking for a Senate faculty member to be its founding director.
April 4, 2016
Senior leaves a legacy for families with cancer
Katie Sweeney established a Camp Kesem chapter at UC Santa Cruz two years ago. Though she's graduating this year, the chapter will continue to serve children who have
April 4, 2016
Alumni Weekend 'bioblitz' will document biodiversity on UCSC campus
Teams of naturalists and citizen scientists will fan out across campus to document the area's
April 4, 2016
BRCA Exchange aggregates publicly accessible data on breast cancer genes
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute led development of a web portal for patients, clinicians, and
April 4, 2016
Prevalence of drugs, overdose-related resources
Since our message on March 1st, there have been multiple news reports regarding UC Santa Cruz students arrested for drug sales and involved in drug-related fatalities.
April 2, 2016
Community Crime Bulletin - Attempted Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery (16-359)
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department received a report of an attempted sexual assault and sexual battery that occurred in a Porter College dormitory room.
April 1, 2016
Arboretum holds Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 9
Annual sale offers a wide range of colorful, water-wise plants from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and