2016
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UC Santa Cruz launches online programming course by Ira Pohl
UC Santa Cruz has launched a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), C++ for C Programmers (Part A), on the Coursera platform.
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Six students arrested on drug charges
Six UC Santa Cruz students have been arrested on drug charges related to the possession for sale of large amounts of MDMA.
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Earth scientist James Zachos honored by European Geosciences Union
Zachos will receive the 2016 Milutin Milankovic Medal for his groundbreaking contributions to climate science.
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Alan Christy named provost of Cowell College
Associate professor of history Alan Christy has been named the new provost of Cowell College, effective July 1, 2016.
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UC Santa Cruz study links nitrogen pollution to decline of endangered species
A new study by researchers affiliated with UC Santa Cruz and published online in the journal ‘BioScience’ looks at how nitrogen affects threatened biodiversity across the United States.
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Revised policy on sexual violence and sexual harassment and new online prevention courses
The University of California (UC) Office of the President has issued an updated Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (SVSH Policy), which went into effect on January 1, 2016. The SVSH Policy incorporates feedback and input from all levels of the university community and reflects the seriousness that UC attaches to the subject matter.
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Preparing for more students this fall
This September, UC Santa Cruz will welcome about 650 more California undergraduates than enrolled last fall.
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Groundbreaking master of science fiction Samuel Delany to read at UC Santa Cruz
The UC Presidential Chair in Feminist Critical Race & Ethnic Studies and the Living Writers Series will present an evening with acclaimed science-fiction novelist and critic Samuel R. Delany at the Music Center Recital Hall.
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Openings in Commuter Vanpool Program
There are current openings in two UCSC vanpools: one from Aptos, and one from the San Lorenzo Valley.
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Tom Pettigrew wins sociology association’s top award for study of race relations
Tom Pettigrew, UC Santa Cruz research professor of social psychology, has been named winner of the American Sociological Association’s Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award, the group’s highest award for contributions to the study of American race relations.
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Astronomers break cosmic distance record (again)
UCSC astronomer Garth Illingworth and his collaborators have been pushing the limits of current telescopes to study the most distant galaxies, breaking the record twice within a year
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New paper examines the details behind stock market ‘flash crash’
A paper by UC Santa Cruz professors of economics and astrophysics has attracted widespread attention in the financial world over its analysis of the “flash crash” nearly six years ago that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunge 1,000 points in less than five minutes.