September 2018
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Decisive sea otters distinguish differences by touch
Research at Long Marine Laboratory reveals the sensitivity of sea otters’ paws and whiskers, as well as their ability to process tactile information rapidly.
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With changes to Student Housing West, campus revises draft environmental review
Though UC Santa Cruz provides housing for 9,300 students—roughly half of its student body—there remains an urgent need for affordable campus housing, especially for upper-division students who otherwise would be living in the surrounding community. Student Housing West is the single largest housing project underway in Santa Cruz County.
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Exciting times ahead for Strategic Academic Plan
Our community’s truly insightful and innovative work has led us forward in strategic academic planning, and the astute insights and feedback will continue to shape both SAP and the future of this university. I am pleased to note that leadership of this process has transitioned to Vice Provost of Academic Affairs Herbie Lee.
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NSF funds UC Santa Cruz study of tech in agriculture
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz are leading a new, NSF-funded, multi-campus initiative to explore the intersection of agriculture, food, and technology.
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Emeritus UCSC philosophy professor honored at Oxford University as All Souls College’s first African Prize scholar
In 1959, UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor of philosophy William Abraham won a Prize Fellowship at Oxford University’s All Souls College, an award recognized by many as the ultimate post graduate achievement at the renowned institution. In doing so, the Ghanaian academic became the first African to receive this honor, and in fact remains the…
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Quantum information science on the verge of a technological revolution
Theorist Yuan Ping is developing computational methods to guide the design of new materials for quantum computing and other quantum information technologies.
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Possible traffic disruptions
The campus community should know about two upcoming events that may impact traffic to and from campus.
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Data science researchers to tackle privacy challenges in genomics
Computer scientist Abhradeep Guha Thakurta has won NSF funding to investigate ways to protect the privacy of individuals while allowing access to large genomic data sets.
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Very few sexually active gay and bisexual men use prophylactic drug to prevent HIV transmission, study finds
Only 4 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual men in the United States use Truvada, a highly effective medication used to prevent the transmission of HIV, according to the results of a first-of-its-kind study.
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Library digitizes over 6,000 photos from Pirkle Jones/Ruth-Marion Baruch collection
Thousands of previously unseen photographs from The Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch Collection at UC Santa Cruz are now available online to the general public, thanks to a collaboration between the campus library and the California Digital Library.
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Data Center Maintenance – Sept. 12
This Wednesday, September 12, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., ITS will be performing additional work to the campus Data Center network switches.
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NSF funds powerful new supercomputer for UC Santa Cruz researchers
The new high-performance computer system will support research in theoretical astrophysics, climate science, materials science, and other fields.