2018
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Men’s tennis eyes return to championships
Along with a core group of seasoned returners, new talent will help solidify the Banana Slugs as they try to regain their footing in the national picture.
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Breakthrough leads to sequencing of a human genome using a pocket-sized device
Nanopore sequencing technology, based on concepts pioneered at UC Santa Cruz, has revealed parts of the genome scientists had been unable to sequence before.
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McHenry Library to celebrate new visualization spaces that enhance digital scholarship
An opening celebration to formally launch the VizWall, a large scale visualization installation, and the VizLab, a Virtual Reality and 360 Lab, will take place on Feb. 7 at the Digital Scholarship Commons on the ground floor of McHenry Library.
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Field trip of a lifetime
When he transferred to UC Santa Cruz, Ray Gutierrez didn’t foresee he’d soon be in India making a documentary about youths with disabilities at a crossroads between globalization and tradition.
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Karen Yamashita’s memoir explores Japanese-American internment
Award-winning author and UC Santa Cruz literature professor Karen Tei Yamashita will read from her new memoir on Thursday, February 1, as part of the 2018 winter installment of the Living Writers Series.
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Register closes today for open forum events on strategic academic planning
Campus community members need to register by 4 p.m. today to attend one of the open forum events on strategic academic planning schedule for Jan. 24-25.
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Simplifying invention disclosure
Jeff Jackson, Director of Intellectual Property Management — In an effort to boost invention disclosure, the Office of Industry Alliances and Technology Commercialization (IATC) redesigned and digitized the UC Santa Cruz Invention Disclosure Form.
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High surf warning continues through weekend
The National Weather Service’s high surf warning remains in effect today. Dangerous surf conditions are expected to continue through the weekend.
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Frans Lanting and Chris Eckstrom present ‘Into Africa’ Jan. 27 at the Rio Theatre
The Seymour Marine Discovery Center presents a new multimedia show by renowned photographer Frans Lanting and his partner, Chris Eckstrom, about the wonders of wild Africa.
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Elliott Campbell appointed to chair in water resources and food system sustainability
Elliott Campbell, associate professor of environmental studies, was honored as the inaugural holder of the Stephen R. Gliessman Presidential Chair in Water Resources and Food System Sustainability.
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Judge relies heavily on Haney’s testimony in case banning solitary confinement
In a landmark court ruling that prohibits solitary confinement in Canada, a Canadian judge relied heavily on expert testimony by Psychology Professor Craig Haney.
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Pell Grant, campus resources key in transforming student lives
Roughly 40 percent of UC Santa Cruz students receive Pell Grants, which help to give every student an opportunity for a higher education, regardless of their economic background.