2018
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Campus web refresh to improve readability, accessibility
UC Santa Cruz websites will undergo a visual refresh on March 26, the first step in a plan to improve the campus’s online presence.
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What does a forest hear? Canadian artists bring epic sound art project to Arboretum
“FOREST (for a thousand years…)”, a 28-minute sound installation by renowned Canadian artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, will open April 7, outdoors in the redwood grove of UC Santa Cruz’s Arboretum and Botanic Garden.
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Kresge College: A village of independent voices
With its focus on participatory democracy, creative media, and collaborative, student-driven education, Kresge College attracts students who seek autonomy, and want to chart their own course in a liberal arts education.
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Soil fungi may help determine the resilience of forests to environmental change, according to UC Santa Cruz study
A major new study by Kai Zhu reveals that soil fungi could play a significant role in the ability of forests to adapt to environmental change.
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Strategic academic planning update
The campus has seen great results with its prioritization survey, with 616 individuals responding: 273 faculty, 211 staff, 80 undergraduates and 52 graduate students.
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NIH grant funds high-end instrument for shared biomedical research facility
UC Santa Cruz establishes a Bay Area facility in electron paramagnetic resonance with a $1.5-million grant from NIH’s High-End Instrumentation program.
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SAP update: survey results, themed groups, and upcoming workshop
Survey Results We’ve seen great results with our prioritization survey, with 616 individuals responding: 273 faculty, 211 staff, 80 undergraduates and 52 graduate students. The survey polled the campus on the most important criteria by which to assess the proposals that emerge from our Themed Academic Working Groups. Faculty, staff, and students showed remarkable alignment…
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Textbook on number theory acclaimed for its novel approach
Mathematics professor Martin Weissman’s new book has received an honorable mention in the 2018 PROSE Awards and raves from fellow mathematicians.
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Act of love
Chancellor George Blumenthal presented accomplished actress Adilah Barnes with the the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for her many artistic contributions to UC Santa Cruz. Barnes was back on campus performing in a revival of “A Raisin In The Sun.”
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Influential historian Hayden White dies at 89
Hayden V. White, professor emeritus in the History of Consciousness Department at UC Santa Cruz, died at his Santa Cruz home on March 5, 2018, at age 89. He was a 40-year resident of Santa Cruz who traveled the world.
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Alumna and Renowned Actress Adilah Barnes Returns to Campus for A Raisin In The Sun
Being very successful for over 50 years in the entertainment industry is no small feat. But actress Adilah Barnes takes it all in her stride.
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Come home, Banana Slugs
Returning Banana Slugs are in for three days of fun, relaxation, nostalgia, thought-provoking discussions, sunsets, wine tasting, al fresco picnicking, and a pulse-raising ‘fun run’ through the redwoods at Alumni Weekend 2018.