April 2017
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ITS Security Alert: Email Scam from @lists.ucsc.edu – April 25
This morning many of you received an email scam asking you to click on a secure “staff enrollment portal” link to enroll your employment data.
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Lyme disease researchers seek consensus as number of cases grows
Reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States have tripled in the past 20 years.
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Pioneering biologist Robert L. Sinsheimer dies at age 97
Sinsheimer served as chancellor of UC Santa Cruz from 1977 to 1987.
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Community Supported Agriculture season is about to begin
Join the campus’s 2017 Community Support Agriculture program and get a fresh-picked box of organic produce from the UCSC Farm each week–at a 5 percent discount if you sign up by May 1.
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Sad news regarding Chancellor Emeritus Robert Sinsheimer
It is with a very heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Emeritus Robert Sinsheimer.
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Students to consider sustainable funding model for intercollegiate athletics
The Office of Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports is proposing a $38.50 -per-quarter fee, which if approved would provide the NCAA Division III program with approximately $1.1 million beginning in fall 2018.
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Planet hunting alumna Natalie Batalha among Time’s 100 most influential people
Natalie Batalha, a NASA scientist who earned her Ph.D. in astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, has been named to Time magazine’s annual list of the “100 most influential people in the world.”
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Ninja Press to publish new book by award-winning UC Santa Cruz poet Gary Young
“In Japan” is the title of an elegant new collection of poems from UCSC humanities lecturer and alumnus Gary Young that will soon be published by Ninja Press.
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UC launches climate video series featuring UCSC alumnus M. Sanjayan
Climate Lab is an innovative six-part video series on climate change solutions produced in partnership with Vox.
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In Memoriam: Karen Fry (1948–2017)
Karen Fry, a UCSC staff member for 29 years, passed away on April 2 in Paradise, California.
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Planet hunting citizen scientists produce quick results for astronomers
The Exoplanet Explorer project led by UCSC astronomer Ian Crossfield got a big boost from a live television broadcast in Australia
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Nominations for Student Volunteer Center’s annual service recognition awards
Students, faculty, and staff — have you been a helping hand this quarter through service work? See if you qualify for the Student Volunteer Center’s Service Recognition Ceremony!