July 2017 News Archive

UC Santa Cruz humanities alum wins Cabot Prize for journalism in Latin America

Washington Post correspondent and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Nick Miroff has been awarded a 2017 Maria Moors Cabot Prize for his reporting in Latin

Marine biologists John and Vicki Pearse honored at international conference

Marine biologists John and Vicki Pearse were honored for their contributions to echinoderm research at the 2017 North American Echinoderm

Conserve energy during tomorrow's PG&E Peak Pricing Day

G&E has notified Physical Plant that there will be a Peak Pricing Day from 2–6 p.m. tomorrow (July 27), which applies to PG&E users in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Scotts Valley.

EMAIL SCAM ALERT - Email addresses Updated

There is a widespread email scam that was sent to our campus accounts today, July 25. The message appears to be from Payroll Services, payroll@ucsc.edu, with the subject "Email addresses Updated." THIS IS A SCAM.

Applications open for 2018 apprenticeship, new scholarship support available

Applications for the 2018 Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture are being accepted through August 15,

Master gardener Orin Martin celebrates 40 years at the Alan Chadwick Garden

Orin Martin, who is celebrating his 40th anniversary with the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden this month, enjoys every minute, calling the students and apprentices he shares

In Memoriam: Patricia 'Trish' Virgadamo

Patricia “Trish” Virgadamo, a UC Santa Cruz human resources representative for 18 years from 1986 to 2004, passed away June 30, 2017.

Two forums scheduled on planned expanded child care program

Two open forums are scheduled for early August to gather campus community input regarding a planned expanded child care program to serve students, staff, and faculty

Superluminous supernova marks the death of a star at cosmic high noon

At a distance of 10 billion light years, a supernova detected by the Dark Energy Survey team is one of the most distant ever discovered and

Community day highlights college pathways, accessibility 

Politics PhD candidate named a Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar

Michael Wilson Becerril, a doctoral candidate in politics, has been named a 2017-18 Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar.

UC Learning Center Upgrade and Downtime

As mentioned in last week's Tuesday Newsday, the UC Learning Center is getting a helpful upgrade, which will be available on 8/9/17.

Library receives Recordings at Risk grant to preserve Cabrillo Festival tapes

UC Santa Cruz is the recipient of a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources to digitize 69 open-reel audiotapes of live music

Intercollegiate athletics program charts course into the future

The NCAA Division III program, which has been under a budget cloud for the past several years, can now confidently look toward the future. The program has been

UCSC arts research center awarded $250,000 grant from U.S. Forest Service

The U.S. Forest Service has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Center for the Study of the Force Majeure, a research center based in the Arts Division at

Did life begin on land rather than in the sea?

A paradigm-shifting hypothesis laid out by UC Santa Cruz astrobiologists David Deamer and Bruce Damer could reshape our idea about the origin of life.

Jaye Padgett named vice provost for the Division of Student Success

I am pleased to announce that Jaye Padgett, interim vice provost for the Division of Student Success, has been formally named to the position.

Campus hires new AVC for Physical Planning, Development, and Operations

UC Santa Cruz has hired Traci Ferdolage to serve as the associate vice chancellor for Physical Planning, Development, and Operations. She starts in September.

Objectively innovate empowered manufactured products whereas parallel platforms

Objectively innovate empowered manufactured products whereas parallel platforms. Holisticly predominate extensible testing procedures for reliable supply chains. Dramatically engage top-line web services vis-a-vis cutting-edge deliverables.

Growing farmers and the food movement for 50 years

The experiment in organic gardening that began at UC Santa Cruz in 1967 is now the oldest university-based organic research and education facility in the

Don Brenneis honored for service

Donald Brenneis, distinguished professor of anthropology and interim dean of the Division of Social Sciences, has received the Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to

Gardening workshops July 29 are part of UC Santa Cruz celebration of 50 years of organic farming

The public is invited to attend an afternoon of gardening workshops on Saturday, July 29, as part of the "First 50 Celebration" of the UC Santa Cruz Farm

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Conserve energy for today's PG&E Peak Pricing Day

PG&E has notified Physical Plant that there will be a Peak Pricing Day from 2–6 p.m. today.

Reminder: Campus Solutions and MyUCSC changes this weekend and system outage

This is a reminder that major improvements to Campus Solutions and MyUCSC will be implemented over the weekend, July 8-9. MyUCSC will be merged with Campus Solutions.

Campus admits record number of California transfers

UC Santa Cruz offered admission to 27,216 students for the upcoming academic year with a record number of offers made to California community college students. The largest portion

California Whistleblower Protection Act - Annual Notice

The University of California is committed to maintaining the highest standards of conduct in the fulfillment of its education, research, public service and patient care mission. The University’s Whistleblower Policy provides multiple avenues for employees to bring forward concerns of potential employee misconduct.

Updates about our athletics program

As you know, students in May approved a referendum that will provide much-needed funding for our NCAA Division III athletics program. Had it not passed, I would have faced a truly difficult decision: whether to continue to fund intercollegiate athletics on campus.

'Little Cub' gives astronomers rare chance to see galaxy demise

A primitive galaxy that could provide clues about the early universe has been spotted by astronomers as it begins to be consumed by a gigantic neighboring

New international activities policy

The new policy covers all international activities conducted by all UC employees and students including routine activities by setting out governing principles, clarifying approval levels, and directs proponents of international activities to consider and address attendant risk.