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June 2018 News Archive

June 29, 2018
Farm ranked among top college farms
The UC Santa Cruz Farm has been ranked among the top 15 college farms in the country by Best Value
June 29, 2018
In Memoriam: Alex Beletsis
Cowell College student Alex Beletsis passed away after an accident near the end of spring quarter.
June 28, 2018
Important new work on autism could change interventions
A new paper is pushing back hard on the notion that people with autism are not interested in socializing.
June 27, 2018
A satisfying plot twist for two film grads
Alex Johnston and Ben Schultz-Figueroa, who met as graduate students at UC Santa Cruz, will both begin as assistant professors of film at Seattle University in the fall.
June 27, 2018
UC issues new policy on export controls
The University of California Office of the President has issued a new policy on Export Controls effective June 21, 2018.
June 27, 2018
Thank Instagram and Snapchat for your fading memories
Research by UC Santa Cruz doctoral student Julia Soares has found compelling evidence that the act of taking a photograph impairs people’s memories of the
June 26, 2018
B. Ruby Rich invited to join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
UC Santa Cruz arts dean's eminent professor of film and digital media B. Ruby Rich has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
June 26, 2018
A year of strategic academic planning
Over the past eight months we’ve made tremendous progress on our Strategic Academic Plan. We’ve reached campus consensus on our design principles; catalyzed vital interdisciplinary plans for collaboration among researchers; begun to think about ways to reduce or eliminate campus barriers that stand in the way of research, teaching, and learning; and are well on our way to developing a draft of the plan for review by the Academic Senate this summer.
June 26, 2018
California Whistleblower Protection Act - Annual Notice
The University’s Whistleblower Policy provides multiple avenues for employees to bring forward concerns of potential employee misconduct. Faculty and staff are encouraged to bring forward concerns about possible improper governmental activity directly to their supervisor, department head, Locally Designated Official (LDO) or other appropriate university offices or officials.
June 26, 2018
ISEE receives presidential award for excellence in STEM mentoring
The UC Santa Cruz Institute for Scientist & Engineer Educators has received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
June 25, 2018
Staff Appreciation Picnic this Wednesday
The Staff Advisory Board will be hosting the Staff Appreciation Picnic this Wednesday, June 27th, from 11:30am-1:30pm in the newly renovated Quarry Amphitheater.
June 25, 2018
'Electrogeochemistry' captures carbon, produces fuel, offsets ocean acidification
Researchers analyzed the global potential for 'negative emissions energy' using electricity from renewable sources to generate hydrogen fuel and capture carbon
June 25, 2018
Astronomer Alexie Leauthaud wins DOE Early Career Award
The award from DOE's Early Career Research Program supports Leauthaud's research on dark
June 22, 2018
Climate scientist Nicole Feldl wins NSF CAREER Award
NSF grant includes funding for climate research and for a cross-disciplinary environmental game project for students to develop a learning game about climate
June 21, 2018
Five UC Santa Cruz students present futuristic game at IndieCade Showcase
A group of five students from UC Santa Cruz presented their game, "Meet Me in the Garden," at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles last week
June 21, 2018
Alumnus Dency Nelson's Brilliant Hollywood Career
With an amazing career in Hollywood spanning nearly 40 years, Dency Nelson has been the stage manager for almost every major award and event show for the past
June 20, 2018
Corporate-sponsored projects give engineering students valuable experience
UC Santa Cruz engineering students presented their senior design projects to mentors and faculty on Tuesday, June
June 19, 2018
Linguistics professor Jim McCloskey receives Dizikes Award for teaching in Humanities
Linguistics professor Jim McCloskey was presented with the John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities at the Humanities Division’s 2018 Spring Awards celebration held at the Cowell Provost
June 19, 2018
Jody Greene appointed associate vice provost for teaching and learning
Jody Greene, professor of literature, feminist studies, and history of consciousness, and director of the Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL), has been appointed associate vice provost for teaching and learning within the Academic Affairs Division. This appointment is through June 2019.
June 19, 2018
An advocate for instructors and staff
Outstanding Staff Award winner Judy Scarborough ensures quality teaching at UC Santa Cruz by keeping human resources seamless.
June 19, 2018
Reforming California's commercial property tax system would boost the economy, report says
Reforming California's property tax structure to tax commercial properties at their market value would boost the economy by generating new revenue, stimulating development, and diversifying industry, according to
June 18, 2018
Graduates mark new era, seek to improve world for all
More than 3,200 students participated in commencement ceremonies in the colleges, Graduate Division, and Baskin School of Engineering.
June 15, 2018
Commencement stories: Benjamin Smithers
Benjamin Smithers is a double major in mathematics and physics who is now working on his Ph.D.: an expedition into the world of neutrino physics.
June 14, 2018
The end of a great academic year
A message from Chancellor George Blumenthal
June 14, 2018
Prescribed burn in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Fire personnel from the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and CAL FIRE are planning to conduct a prescribed burn at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park on Thursday June 14.
June 14, 2018
Commencement stories: Vincent Williams
Vincent Williams uses graphic design, sculptural installations, collage, and photography to comment on the history of black identity both in the United States and in Western art.
June 14, 2018
Biomolecular engineer Angela Brooks named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Brooks will receive a $300,000 award over four years to support her research on how mutations associated with cancer cause changes in gene
June 14, 2018
Dust clouds can explain puzzling features of active galactic nuclei
Mysterious features seen in light emitted from active galactic nuclei may be due to partial obscuration by dust clouds, according to new
June 14, 2018
Children in India exhibit religious tolerance, study finds
A new investigation of how children reason about religious rules reveals a remarkable level of acceptance of different religions' rules and
June 14, 2018
Steck Award recipient aims to study disease, help society
Josh Gu is this year’s winner of the Steck Family Award, which honors the best senior thesis completed during the academic year, with the winner chosen from the
June 14, 2018
The new queer teenager
Queer youth today are in a paradoxical situation, coming out earlier and becoming leaders even as they cope with the significant challenges of adolescence, Psychology Professor Phil Hammack
June 13, 2018
Campus review of the proposed UC Santa Cruz Therapy Animal Policy & Procedures
The campus invites your comments on the draft Therapy Animal Policy, procedures, and related documents.
June 13, 2018
Annual training exercise for active shooter, June 18 to 22
Similar to prior years, a training exercise sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Police Department will be held from June 18 to 22 at the Theater Arts Center and Baskin Visual Arts complex.
June 13, 2018
Limited food options on campus from June 18–23
Most campus dining locations will be closed during intersession.
June 12, 2018
Instruments of good
Introductory physics students test their knowledge and get exposure to the wider world in a class project in which they create musical instruments to be donated to kids
June 12, 2018
Without coral reefs, annual flood damages from storms could double globally
New study shows annual costs soaring to $272 billion, sending a powerful signal about reefs and their importance during the International Year of the
June 12, 2018
Standing tall and giving back
For graduating senior Asante Nkosi, a double major in sociology and history allowed him to connect his experiences with his interest in black U.S. history, the Civil Rights
June 11, 2018
SocDoc graduate documentary films to be screened June 13 at Del Mar Theater
UC Santa Cruz will present the premiere of thesis films by three graduating students in the field of social documentation on Wednesday, June 13, at the Del Mar
June 11, 2018
Commencement stories: Rachel Doran
Rachel Doran is a Ph.D. candidate in the graduate program in biomedical sciences and engineering, working on HIV immunogens. She has won a Graduate Research Symposium award for her presentation on “From armor to Achilles heel: Targeting the glycan shield of HIV in novel vaccine strategies".
June 11, 2018
Parking and traffic during year-end activities
On Thursday, the Graduate Division will host their commencement in the Quarry Amphitheater beginning at 4pm. On Friday, there are 18 departmental or organizational celebrations scheduled throughout the day, resulting in hundreds of visitors needing on-campus parking.
June 11, 2018
New Grateful Dead Archive exhibit opens at McHenry Library
"Put Your Gold Money Where Your Love Is, Baby: Counterculture, Capitalism, and the Grateful Dead" is the title of a new exhibition now open to the public at
June 11, 2018
Student Health Services reduced hours on Friday, June 15th
The Student Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), CARE and Student Health Outreach Promotion (SHOP) will be closed between 11:30am—1:30pm on Friday, June 15th.
June 11, 2018
Undergraduate Education seeks part-time administrator: Oakes College Provost
In 2018-19, the Division of Undergraduate Education is undertaking a search for a part-time faculty administrator.
June 11, 2018
Help from the wizarding world
A gift from a Harry Potter–themed virtual running club enables a UC Santa Cruz professor to observe whales in
June 8, 2018
Commencement stories: Isabell Retamoza
Isabell Retamoza is a literature and feminist studies major and THI undergraduate fellow, with plans to study law at Northwestern University.
June 8, 2018
Researchers discuss educational needs of Latino, immigrant, and disadvantaged youth
A recent informal interdisciplinary workshop focused on the educational needs and experiences of Latino and immigrant youth.
June 6, 2018
Permit and bus pass renewal; North Remote changes
Annual parking permits and faculty/staff Metro bus passes expire on June 30, 2018, and the North Remote lot is changing on September 1, 2018.
June 6, 2018
Enhancing staff engagement
Reminder: UC Santa Cruz will be hosting a listening session at 2 p.m. today at the Stevenson Event Center on the main campus.
June 6, 2018
Commencement stories: Henry Hinton
Henry Hinton, graduating with a bioengineering degree from the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, will be attending Harvard University for his electrical engineering Ph.D. in the fall.
June 6, 2018
Climate scientist James Zachos appointed to Ida Benson Lynn Endowed Chair in Ocean Health
Zachos has spent his career studying episodes of climate change in Earth's distant past and their relevance to current global
June 6, 2018
Global experts attend academic summit on solitary confinement
Forty-five of the world's experts on the psychological and physical effects of solitary confinement gathered in Santa Cruz recently for a two-day academic
June 5, 2018
Harry Potter course leaves students spellbound
Renee Fox, an assistant professor of literature at UC Santa Cruz, was not quite sure what to expect when she offered a class on Harry Potter for the
June 5, 2018
Master's degree approved for Science Communication Program
The UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program will award students a M.S. degree in science communication starting in fall
June 5, 2018
Chancellor’s awards recognize achievement in diversity, inclusion
Underscoring the commitment by UC Santa Cruz to promote diversity, inclusion, and excellence, Chancellor George Blumenthal recognized the people and programs making contributions to these goals through their
June 5, 2018
Campus communications leader honored as influential woman
Sherry Hashimoto Main, assistant vice chancellor for communications and marketing at UC Santa Cruz, is among the 100 most influential businesswomen in the region, according to a recent ranking by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
June 4, 2018
UC Santa Cruz offers new major in environmental sciences
UC Santa Cruz has approved a new interdisciplinary major in environmental sciences leading to a B.S.
June 1, 2018
Soliciting feedback on candidates for vice provost and dean of graduate studies
The search committee invites your input for candidates for the vice provost and dean of graduate studies position by Tuesday, June 5.
June 1, 2018
Biochemist Carrie Partch honored for research on biological clocks
The latest findings from Partch's lab have resolved a longstanding question about how the timing of our biological clocks is
June 1, 2018
Campus phone service restored
UC Santa Cruz is currently experience an outage in its campus phone service.