February 2020
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Van Williams, vice chancellor of information technology, talks diversity
In recognition of Black History Month, UC’s Office of the President interviewed Vice Chancellor of Information Technology Van Williams, a UC thought leader on diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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Graduate student strike update
Interim Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer provides an update on the campus’s work to bring the unsanctioned strike by some graduate students to an end.
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Statement on Feb. 12 protest, arrests
Wednesday, officers arrested 17 participants who ignored dispersal orders that were repeated over approximately 20 minutes–requests to move out of the city intersection of Bay and High streets and onto the university field to continue their demonstration.
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Molecular switch mechanism explains how mutations shorten biological clocks
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of our internal clocks may enable the development of therapies for sleep disorders and other effects of clock disruption.
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Using isotopes to reconstruct life histories within the transatlantic slave trade
Four hundred years after the displacement of millions of Africans began, anthropologist Vicky Oelze wants to use isotope biogeochemistry to trace back and identify the origins of individuals who were abducted and perished in the Americas.
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Bringing new perspectives to astronomy
An array of grants from the Heising-Simons Foundation is helping UC Santa Cruz accelerate astrophysics and other sciences while changing what we think an astrophysicist looks like
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Be ready to vote in March 3 primary election
Tuesday, March 3 is California’s Primary Election. There are several important matters on the ballot, including primary elections for federal, state and local offices in addition to several local and state initiatives. Voting is a citizen’s fundamental right, and UC Santa Cruz urges you to let your voice be heard.
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Both entrances to campus open
Today’s picketing by some graduate students and their supporters at the entrances of the residential campus is winding down. Both the main and west entrances to campus are open, and traffic is flowing freely.
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Both campus entrances/exits are open
Today’s unsanctioned labor action by some graduate students and their supporters, with picketing and other activities at the main entrance of the residential campus, has concluded. Both the main and west entrances to campus are open.
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Picketing near main entrance | campus open
Some UC Santa Cruz graduate students have started an unsanctioned, open-ended labor strike today with picketing and other activities at the main entrance of the residential campus.
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Use of temporary Pass (P) grading
Having received concurrence from the Academic Senate Committee on Educational Policy (CEP), I have asked University Registrar Sanger to make available the Pass (P) grade as an option for letter-graded undergraduates as an interim measure.
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Unsanctioned strike by some graduate students
While campus leaders have recently been in dialogue with leaders of the Graduate Student Association to prevent escalating strike activities, the campus community should be ready in the event of strike activities Monday.