January 2020
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Lighting project advances carbon neutrality
A lighting retrofit in Humanities Buildings 1 and 2 has resulted in a 20 percent energy reduction in the buildings’ energy use.
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Campus health officials closely monitoring coronavirus
UC Santa Cruz health officials are closely monitoring the coronavirus and, in coordination with county officials, preparing to manage any outbreaks in our campus community.
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Yesterday’s employee housing survey email
You all should have received two emails yesterday afternoon about our new housing survey, which provides an opportunity to provide important feedback on your housing experience and preferences.
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Campus health officials closely monitoring coronavirus
UC Santa Cruz health officials are closely monitoring the coronavirus and, in coordination with county officials, preparing to manage any outbreaks in our campus community.
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UCSC taking art/science LASER talk series downtown for special evening at Rio Theater
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the Institute of the Arts and Sciences will bring its local LASER—now in its seventh year of quarterly talks on campus—downtown for a special evening at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz, beginning at 7 p.m.
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UC Santa Cruz hosts Bang Bang Con West conference February 29 and March 1
The two-day conference of ten-minute talks about the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing returns to UCSC after a sold-out inaugural event last year.
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In Memoriam: Jonathan Kahana (1966-2019)
The Department of Film and Digital Media is deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of our colleague, Professor Jonathan Kahana, after a protracted battle with a rare form of cancer. Jonathan passed away on December 31, 2019, at the age of just 53. Professor Kahana joined the faculty at UC Santa Cruz in 2012…
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Seismic biomarkers in Japan Trench fault zone reveal history of large earthquakes
Researchers found multiple faults with evidence of more than 10 meters of slip during past large earthquakes in the region hit by the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and tsunami.
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Study connects marine heat wave with spike in whale entanglements
Entanglements of humpback whales in fishing gear along the U.S. West Coast increased dramatically during the 2014 to 2016 marine heat wave known as the ‘warm blob’.
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New graduate student programs: FAQ
Additional information is available for the two new programs to support graduate students.
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Community alert: Seeking assistance with burglaries, fraud, and thefts
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the community’s help in investigating a rash of crimes that began Jan. 8, 2020.
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Chancellor announces two new programs to support graduate students
In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Cynthia Larive said the programs are designed to ensure UC Santa Cruz can attract the best qualified and most innovative graduate students by increasing support for doctoral and MFA students.