May 2019
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First Faculty Ethics Bowl at UC Santa Cruz to focus on the future
What role should thinking about the far future—1,000 years ahead and beyond—play in research on campus? That’s the key question that will be discussed at “Ethics and the Far Future”–the first UC Santa Cruz Faculty Ethics Bowl.
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Anne Kapuscinski receives 2019 Ocean Award for innovation
Anne Kapuscinski, professor of environmental studies and director of the Coastal Science and Policy Program, has received a 2019 Ocean Award for innovation from Boat International magazine and the Blue Marine Foundation.
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Ancient galaxies reveal new clues about a cosmic transformation
The unexpected brightness of early galaxies may explain “reionization,” a transformative epoch in the history of the universe.
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Great expectations and the general magic of failure
A new film by Dickens Universe regular and benefactor Mike Stern is the story of a little-known company that set in motion much of our technological world
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Appraisal call and training dates
This communication provides time-sensitive updates on the UC Santa Cruz 2018-19 performance appraisal call for all staff.
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Vice chancellor for University Relations to retire
We write to share the news that Keith Brant, vice chancellor for University Relations, has announced he will retire at the end of the academic year, capping a 28-year career with the University of California.
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Chemist Alexander Ayzner wins NSF CAREER Award
Major grant supports Ayzner’s research on soft self-assembling systems for harvesting energy from light.
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Engage with “alternative Nobel” laureates this spring and summer
UC Santa Cruz is hosting a week-long summer institute with Right Livelihood Award laureate Nicanor Perlas, who received the “alternative Nobel” in 2003 for his work opposing corporate globalization.
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NIH grant funds research on role of prion proteins in neurodegenerative diseases
The prestigious NIH MIRA grant funds biochemist Glenn Millhauser to expand his research on the function of prion proteins and their role in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s.
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Cal Fire aims to wrap up pile burns near campus before fire season
Cal Fire has advised campus officials that state fire crews over the next two weeks aim to wrap up the burning of vegetation piles they have assembled near campus, weather conditions permitting.
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Information and resources about strike activities on May 16, 2019
The University of California has been informed that there will be an labor strike on all of its campuses and medical centers on Thursday, May 16, beginning at midnight and going through 11:59 p.m.
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SAP final review, a survey, and three town halls
Over the past 18 months, our faculty, leadership, staff, students, and alumni have expended incredible energy working together to create a Strategic Academic Plan.