2020
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Karen Yamashita offers dazzling short stories about growing up in Japanese America
Sansei and Sensibility, the latest book by UC Santa Cruz emerita professor of literature Karen Tei Yamashita is a dazzling collection of short stories about growing up and living in Japanese America.
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Welcoming new UC President Michael Drake
I am delighted that Michael Drake has been named president of the University of California.
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Increased benefits for employees and household members
The SAB is happy to highlight the message that Staff Human Resources (SHR) sent to the campus, which announced the enhanced Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits.
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Troubling events impacting our Santa Cruz Community
Troubling actions and toxic rhetoric are on display across the nation. Here in Santa Cruz, recent acts of apparent intimidation seek to divide our community and make people feel unsafe. We affirm that the diversity of community is our strength and refuse to succumb to actions or statements that seek to invalidate some members of…
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New federal guidance regarding international students
On July 6, the U.S. Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced changes that will affect international students during the fall 2020 quarter.
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White dwarfs reveal new insights into the origin of carbon in the universe
A new analysis of white dwarf stars supports their role as a key source of carbon, an element crucial to all life, in the Milky Way and other galaxies.
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Connecting on campus
Social psychologist Rebecca Covarrubias documents the experiences of students who are the first in their family to attend college.
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A call for caution, personal responsibility
If people simply wait around for federal, state, and local governments to save them from the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than take precautions to keep themselves and their communities safe, “we will lose the economy and our lives,’’ said infectious disease expert A. Marm Kilpatrick this week.
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Updates on community safety services and ongoing engagement
I write to announce that effective July 1, the UC Santa Cruz Campus Safety Community Advisory Board will report directly to the chancellor and will operate with a new, more expansive charge.
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Merrill College: Embracing individuality and cultural identities
Merrill College values diversity, inclusion, and experiential learning.
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Ahyesha Russell: The road to success
Ahyesha Russell (Merrill ’20, technology and information management) is headed to a well-paid job with Capgemini in Seattle as a technical consultant—something she hadn’t thought was possible in her wildest dreams.