May 2017
-
STEM Diversity graduation honors student achievement
“You are already catalyzing change,” a speaker told students at the end-of-year celebration for graduating seniors and others in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.
-
Campus Elections Results
2017 Campus Elections results are now available at elections.ucsc.edu.
-
Planned expansion in child care services and on-campus employee housing
UC Santa Cruz is planning to build a new child care center and expand service to employees. In addition, we are planning to expand on-campus employee housing options.
-
UC Santa Cruz to launch first-generation faculty campaign
UC Santa Cruz will launch the First-Gen Faculty (FGF) campaign during Student Achievement week, which starts June 5. This initiative is aimed at encouraging professors on campus to identify themselves as first generation — the first in their families to graduate from a U.S. four-year college or university.
-
Time to renew parking permits and Metro bus passes
Annual parking permits and faculty/staff Metro bus passes expire on June 30, 2017. Those who need to renew their parking permit or bus pass for 2017-18 can apply online now, or in person at the TAPS Sales Office.
-
Ronnie Lipschutz appointed to chair in integral ecology and environmental justice
Ronnie Lipschutz, professor of politics and provost of Rachel Carson College, was honored as the inaugural holder of the Robert Headley Presidential Chair for Integral Ecology and Environmental Justice.
-
Community expectations
Our campus has a long and proud history of challenging the status quo. We do it through research, through teaching, and through activism. The exchange of ideas—sometimes done quietly, sometimes not—helps to move society and our campus forward.
-
IHR’s second ‘Night at the Museum’ draws capacity crowd
A capacity crowd filled the atrium floor and lined the balcony stairs of the Museum of Art and History in downtown Santa Cruz for the latest public event presented by UCSC’s Institute for Humanities Research.
-
Koret scholars present research at poster slam
The Koret Scholars Undergraduate Research Slam will feature poster presentations about topics as diverse as a protein link to heart disease, female authorship in science fiction and horror genres, and the qualitative impact that research opportunities can have on the undergrad experience.
-
Evolutionary biologist John Thompson awarded Darwin-Wallace Medal
Named for Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, the prestigious award recognizes major advances in evolutionary biology.
-
Upcoming Pay for Performance (P4P) Town Hall Series
Staff Human Resources and the Pay for Performance workgroup has developed an electronic performance appraisal tool this year for our campus
-
Hands-on learning is the name of the game in archaeology
In a unique partnership, UC Santa Cruz is collaborating with California State Parks, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks, and a private firm to give students hands-on experience in archaeology.