News Briefs

UCPath goes live at UCSC on Jan. 2

UC Path will go live at UC Santa Cruz on Jan. 2.

Banff film festival tickets go on sale Dec. 15

The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate viewers with amazing big-screen stories when it comes the Rio Theatre at 7 p.m., Feb. 20-23 (4 shows, 2 programs).

UC Santa Cruz to host West Coast FoodTech Challenge panel, info session

UC Santa Cruz is hosting the only information session for a global competition that aims to identify and implement sustainable and technology-driven solutions in the food chain.

CruzHacks 2020 to be held at Stevenson Event Center January 17 to 19

CruzHacks 2020, the annual student-run hackathon at UC Santa Cruz, will be held at the Stevenson Event Center from January 17 to 19.

Prepare for UC Path: update your home address in At Your Service Online by Dec. 3

Before 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 3, update home addresses in At Your Service Online

Prepare for UCPath: Nov. 22 last day in 2019 to adjust TAPS payroll deductions

During the month of December, no changes will be permitted for TAPS payroll deductions.

With deadlines approaching, prepare for UC Path

UCPath starts at UC Santa Cruz in January 2020. Be sure you are prepared for the changes it will bring.

Upcoming workshops on Long Range Development Plan

UC Santa Cruz will hold a series of workshops to discuss the future of UC Santa Cruz campus land use, including progress to date and next steps. 

Launch party for children's book 'Looking for Marla' November 15 at MAH

UCSC graduate students Paloma Medina and Jessica Kendall-Bar and alumna Audrey Ford collaborated on the illustrated tale of a clownfish in transition.

Campus sites may be excluded from Tuesday’s planned power outage

PG&E has said that UC Santa Cruz sites, including the residential campus, may be excluded from Tuesday’s planned power outage. Regular operations are expected to continue tomorrow. Read more at ucsc.edu/status.

Brush up on earthquake preparedness

With two recent earthquakes and a statewide preparedness exercise this week, it's a good time to make sure you're ready for an earthquake. 

UCSC goes bald to support childhood cancer research

Staff and students join St. Baldrick’s Foundation event to raise money to fight childhood cancer.

Applications open for sustainability fellows program, Carbon Fund grants

The UC Santa Cruz Campus Sustainability Plan (CSP) Fellows program serves as a student employment funding mechanism to support the 2017–22 Campus Sustainability Plan.

UC Santa Cruz welcomes 24 new faculty members

UC Santa Cruz is welcoming 24 new faculty members to campus this academic year. Areas of expertise include public health, stem cell, education innovations, and much more. UC Santa Cruz now has 615 tenure-track faculty members.

Norris Lecture features expert panel on saltwater intrusion October 23

The 2019 Ken Norris Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, October 23, addresses saltwater intrusion along the Monterey Bay: Is our groundwater too salty?

New website highlights UCSC's "living labs"

A new website provides easy access to programs offering opportunities for hands-on learning at UCSC.

CITRIS launches Tech for Social Good program at UC Santa Cruz

New program to sponsor student research projects and events on the UCSC campus will hold an information session for students on Tuesday, October 1.

UC Santa Cruz hosts Vista TEC conference at Silicon Valley Campus

The September 28 conference in Santa Clara focuses on assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired community.

Plastic shopping bags have left the building at the Bay Tree Bookstore

The Bay Tree Bookstore has announced that effective Wednesday, Sept. 18, plastic shopping bags will no longer be offered during check-out in the store.

UC Santa Cruz ranks as a top worldwide research university

UC Santa Cruz is among the top 200 research universities in the world, according to the latest analysis published by Times Higher Education (THE).

Summer enrollment numbers continue to grow

Summer enrollment grew for the third year in a row at UC Santa Cruz Summer Session with more than 5,999 students taking summer classes. This is the highest recorded summer enrollment, about a 16 percent increase from last year.

Massaro introduces app to boost literacy

Dominic Massaro, a professor emeritus of psychology, has developed a new iPhone app designed to help children learn to read.

In Memoriam: Umihiko Hoshijima

Umihiko (Umi) Hoshijima, a postdoctoral researcher in ecology and evolutionary biology, died August 7 in a diving accident while working on a research project near Glacier Bay, Alaska.

Driven by research excellence, UC Santa Cruz ranks among top 50 public universities

Rankings released Aug. 5 show that UC Santa Cruz is No. 45 among U.S. public universities, No. 78 among all U.S. higher education institutions, and No. 208 in the world.

In Memoriam: Michael Nauenberg (1934–2019)

Michael Nauenberg, professor emeritus of physics, passed away at his home on July 22, 2019.

Volunteers sought for United Way’s Stuff the Bus campaign

The United Way is seeking volunteers to help with its annual Stuff the Bus campaign, which distributes new backpacks and school supplies to ensure students start school ready to learn with the tools they need to succeed.

UC Santa Cruz among the world’s best in two new global rankings

UC Santa Cruz and other UC campuses were named among the world’s best universities in two separate rankings this week.

Thefts at Coastal Science Campus

The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the community’s help with its investigation into two recent thefts at the Coastal Science Campus.

UC Santa Cruz joins the international effort to make research accessible to all

In June, the University of California Santa Cruz joined its sister UC campuses in taking an important step towards the goal of making all scholarly journal literature freely available to the world by endorsing the international open access (OA) initiative, OA2020.

Mission bell to be removed

In partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, UC Santa Cruz will be removing the mission bell that is located on campus.

UC Santa Cruz graduate student finishes third-place in Grad Slam

New CITRIS–UC Santa Cruz seed funding program supports interdisciplinary research

CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz invites campus investigators to apply for research support through a new Campus Seed Funding program.

Campus community eligible to buy discounted LED bulbs

Under the Million Light Bulb Challenge community buy program supported by UC's Carbon Neutrality Initiative, all UC students, staff, faculty and alumni can purchase light bulbs at nearly half the price of online competitors.

Regents approve lease for temporary university house

With the current University House deemed uninhabitable, UC President Janet Napolitano recommended that a property be rented near the main campus to house the incoming chancellor and host small dinners and events for fundraising and celebrating faculty and student success until University House is rebuilt.

Dispose medications, sharps at health center kiosks

To help the campus community properly discard medications and needles, UC Santa Cruz has two disposal kiosks in the Cowell Student Health Center Pharmacy.

Video highlights cultural differences in collaboration

A video by Distinguished Professor of Psychology Barbara Rogoff is featured in the "2019 STEM for All Video Showcase," a competition hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Ocean sciences graduate student to compete in Grad Slam on May 10

UC Santa Cruz ocean sciences graduate student Rachel Harbeitner compete in the systemwide Grad Slam competition, 10:30 a.m. on May 10 in San Francisco.

Enrollment opens for UCSC Summer Session

Open enrollment is underway for UC Santa Cruz Summer Session, which offers a wide range of classes and online courses across multiple departments.

UC Santa Cruz researchers win four CITRIS seed funding awards

UC Santa Cruz researchers are principal investigators of four collaborative teams chosen for funding by the the signature seed funding program of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute.

Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall, cafes now open

The temporary Cowell and Stevenson Commons closure has ended, and the Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall and Stevenson Coffee House are open once again for regular business hours.

STEM Postdoc Symposium features a public poster session on April 24

Annual symposium highlights research from early career scientists at UC Santa Cruz.

Postdoctoral fellowship supports planetary science research

The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship will fund Xinting Yu's research at UC Santa Cruz on formation of clouds and hazes on exoplanets.

Roadwork to close section of Kerr Road

Excavation for new electrical and storm drain services will close a section of Kerr Road from March 18 to April 30.

Staff Human Resources collecting feedback on performance

The survey can be completed in a few minutes, and the results will help SHR learn more about how it can most effectively serve our UC Santa Cruz client community.

Scientists review Sundance movies for Science magazine

PBSci Dean Paul Koch was among five scientists reviewing movies with science or technology themes at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

Regents to vote on Student Housing West, Kresge College renewal

The Regents meet March 13–14 at UCLA. The agenda will soon be posted online, and the meeting will be streamed live.

UCSC engineers collaborate with Western Digital to accelerate genome sequencing

The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute and Baskin School of Engineering have entered into a multi-year, joint research and development agreement with Western Digital.

Campus officers now carrying naloxone

All sworn members of the department underwent training in early January to administer naloxone.

Staff member recognized by Association of Energy Engineers

UC Santa Cruz Assistant Energy Manager Sarah Gilchrist this year earned the Association of Energy Engineers' Young Energy Professional of the Year award.

Family support group sessions starting Wednesday

Engineer Ali Yanik wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Grant will support Yanik's research into phononic metamaterials and their use in acousto-microfluidic technologies for biomedical applications.

Community dialogue on proposed changes to Title IX

In Memoriam: Arnold Klemola (1931–2019)

Arnold Klemola, a long-time staff researcher at UC Observatories, passed away on January 5, 2019. He was 87.

Darrell Long to serve as strategic faculty advisor for Baskin School of Engineering

Alexander Wolf, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering, has appointed Long to serve as a strategic faculty advisor for the school.

Regents to discuss Student Housing West next week

CruzHacks 2019 to be held at Stevenson Event Center January 18 to 20

With CruzHacks 2019 shaping up to be the biggest and most diverse UCSC hackathon yet, openings are still available for judges and mentors.