2019
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Feminist Studies to present ‘Indigeneity & Climate Justice’ conference at Arboretum
The Feminist Studies Department at UC Santa Cruz will present “Indigeneity & Climate Justice,” a two-day conference at the Arboretum on May 30-31. Organized by professors Karen Barad and Felicity Amaya Schaeffer, it will feature three keynote speakers and a graduate student panel, plus a tour of the Arboretum.
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Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz appointed to endowed chair for diversity in astronomy
The May 22 investiture ceremony honored Ramirez-Ruiz as the inaugural holder of the Vera Rubin Presidential Chair for Diversity in Astronomy.
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Physicist Michael Dine joins panel on string theory at World Science Festival
Michael Dine, a professor of physics at UC Santa Cruz, will take part in the World Science Festival now under way in New York City.
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Dismissal of Greek letter organization
I write to inform the campus community that the Greek letter organization Theta Chi has been dismissed following a university investigation that began in the wake of the tragic death off campus last year of one of its members.
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Astrophysicist Natalie Batalha will give annual Mandel Lecture on June 5
Free public talk will focus on Batalha’s research on exoplanets and the search for life on other planets.
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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.
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UC Santa Cruz graduate student finishes third-place in Grad Slam
Rachel Harbeitner, a fifth year Ph.D. student in Ocean Sciences, finished third in the systemwide UC Office of the President Grad Slam held May 10 in San Francisco at LinkedIn. Hartbeitner’s presentation, Tiny carbon eaters of the deep sea, includes the surprising research finding that deep-sea, ocean-floor bacteria consume dead plankton (carbon bodies) and release carbon dioxide back…
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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.
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Campus review of revisions to the UC Santa Cruz Water Protection Policy
In response to changes in regulatory requirements, Business and Administrative Services is proposing updates the UC Santa Cruz Water Protection policy and invites your comments.
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Bettina Aptheker to moderate panel on impact of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz has joined forces with Bookshop Santa Cruz and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music to present ‘My Own Words: The Law & Legacy of RBG’–a panel discussion and Community Read kickoff event in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Our new chancellor
I am delighted to see the appointment of Cindy Larive, campus provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Riverside, as our new chancellor.