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August 2021 News Archive

August 31, 2021
Fundraising push seeks to bring Afghan thought leaders to safety on UCSC campus
UC Santa Cruz has launched an Afghanistan Visiting Scholars Emergency Support Fund, which aims to raise $100,000 before midnight, Sept. 3. as part of an effort place at
August 27, 2021
Supporting community health through fall quarter
We are taking a multi-prong approach to support the health and well-being of our campus community. That includes creating a campus community with a high rate of vaccination; requiring face coverings for indoor situations; and continuing our highly successful testing program to rapidly identify cases.
August 27, 2021
Guidance to faculty and instructional staff on in-person instruction
With the fall quarter less than a month away, we have heard many questions and concerns about delivering in-person instruction in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the presence of the Delta variant. This message and a forthcoming webpage with frequently asked questions are intended to respond to many of the policy-related questions that have been raised to date.
August 26, 2021
When humans disturb marine mammals, it’s hard to know the long-term impact
Scientists are developing new tools to determine when short-term changes in behavior caused by human activities have biological significance for protected
August 24, 2021
Humanities Institute and Bookshop Santa Cruz offer evening with bestselling author Sandra Cisneros
UCSC’s Humanities Institute is co-sponsoring a special online event with Bookshop Santa Cruz, featuring Sandra Cisneros, in conversation with Emmy Award-winning journalist Rubén Martínez, to celebrate her new
August 24, 2021
Search for Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Success now underway
The leadership recruitment for Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Success has begun. The position drives UC Santa Cruz’s campuswide commitment to promote equity, inclusion, and a sense of well-being for all students, enabling them to thrive academically, professionally, and personally.
August 24, 2021
Drone technology featured in 2021 CITRIS Campus Seed Funding Awards
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz have selected three winning projects for the 2021 CITRIS Campus Seed Funding
August 24, 2021
Full approval for Pfizer vaccine good news in push for vaccinations
For the health and well-being of all of our community members, it’s important that everyone who can get vaccinated does so.
August 24, 2021
KZSC to celebrate California Public Radio Day on Aug. 26
KZSC (88.1 FM) will participate in California Public Radio Day, which is meant to create awareness for the vital public service public radio brings to communities.
August 23, 2021
Experts weigh in on the future of drought management
UC Santa Cruz experts share insights on how technological innovations and long-term policy vision could help protect water
August 23, 2021
UCSC Vice Chancellor Van Williams to become UC system’s chief information officer
Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Services Van Williams has been appointed the new chief information officer and vice president for information technology services for the University of California system.
August 19, 2021
Student Affairs and Success to launch two new initiatives this fall
The Division of Student Affairs and Success is excited to announce two new initiatives set to launch this fall.
August 19, 2021
Campus update: Vaccinated community priority No. 1, congrats to staff honorees, fitness complex open again
Preparation remains the key to opening as planned and we continue to follow all COVID developments closely, particularly those involving the highly contagious Delta variant.
August 19, 2021
Curtailing wildfire risks
California remains in the midst of a serious drought and dangerously dry conditions are reported throughout the state.
August 18, 2021
DOE grant funds development of new imaging technology to study roots and soil
A multidisciplinary collaboration combines expertise in medical imaging technology and the ecology of plant roots to address questions with global
August 18, 2021
The legacy is in the soil
Acclaimed chef/farmer and CASFS apprenticeship graduate Matthew Raiford will share his heritage-based approach to food and farming during an August 25 event on
August 18, 2021
Revised approval process for essential research travel
The UC Office of the President has rescinded the prior travel directives and directs that all University travelers follow the CDC Guidance before, during and upon return from travel.
August 17, 2021
UCSC theater arts alumna nominated for Emmy Award in television writing
UC Santa Cruz theater arts alumna Ashley Nicole Black is on a roll. The 36-year-old comedian has the distinction of being nominated twice in the same category of television
August 17, 2021
Anthem Blue Cross & Dignity Health reach agreement on continuing contract; services at Dignity, Dominican are covered as in-network expenses
Anthem Blue Cross and Dignity Health announced on August 14, 2021 that they reached agreement on a continuing contract, and the terms of the agreement are retroactive to July 15, 2021.
August 17, 2021
Protecting largest, most prolific fish may boost productivity of fisheries
A new study finds that overlooking the reproductive capacity of large females may lead to
August 17, 2021
Courtesy notice regarding annual systemwide payroll disclosure
As part of the university’s commitment to transparency and public accountability, including the way it compensates faculty and staff, UC is conducting its annual disclosure of systemwide employee compensation for calendar year 2020.
August 16, 2021
Nearby star-forming region yields clues to the formation of our solar system
The Ophiuchus star-forming complex offers an analog for the formation of the solar system, including the sources of elements found in primitive
August 16, 2021
Parking fees reduction
As part of our ongoing efforts to support our employees and students, campus parking fees for the 2021-22 academic year are being subsidized centrally to reduce fees by 15 percent.
August 16, 2021
In Memoriam: Hardy Frye
Professor Emeritus of Sociology Hardy T. Frye passed away in June. He was a lifelong proponent for diversity in education, a steadfast civil rights advocate, and a renowned
August 16, 2021
Alumnus Nicholas St. Fleur wins top award for young science journalists
Nicholas St. Fleur, a 2014 graduate of UCSC's Science Communication Program, has received the 2021 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing,
August 16, 2021
UC Office of President releases Community Safety Plan
The UC Office of the President has released the final 2021 UC Community Safety Plan along with a letter from UC President Michael V. Drake.
August 13, 2021
Now is the time to provide vaccination info, get vaccinated if you’ve been waiting
The best way to confront uncertainty is through preparation, and preparing for fall quarter this year requires very specific things from our campus community.
August 12, 2021
Study takes unprecedented peek into life of 17,000-year-old mammoth
An international research team has retraced the astonishing lifetime journey of an Arctic woolly mammoth that roamed the Alaska landscape 17,000 years
August 12, 2021
COVID-19 Research, Response, and Vaccine Learning Forum
This forum includes an overview of educational information regarding COVID and vaccines, and will provide ample time to respond to questions submitted by attendees.
August 11, 2021
Dedicated to keeping campus safe during COVID
Michael Luttrell, this year’s Outstanding Staff Award winner, worked hard to keep the campus safe during a chaotic year of pandemic fears and a devastating wildfire. Four additional
August 10, 2021
Preserving the caring, compassion that helped us through the CZU wildfire
Watching the wildfires now burning throughout California takes me back to the anxious, uncertain days one year ago when the CZU Lightning Complex wildfire was burning through our county.
August 10, 2021
Two new grants support faculty diversity and retention
UC Santa Cruz was awarded grants from the University of California to support two collaborative multi-campus projects for advancing faculty diversity.
August 9, 2021
Fostering anti-racism in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology
A UCSC team has assembled a toolkit of resources for academic departments to use in addressing issues of diversity, equity, and
August 9, 2021
Annual notice on responsible employees
All employees that are not confidential, are required to report to Title IX if they learn about sexual violence or sexual harassment which involves a student.
August 9, 2021
Five-year NIH grant supports collaborative research into rejuvenating the aging brain
Scientists at UC Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley, and Stanford are working together to discover and treat the causes behind age-associated cognitive
August 9, 2021
Salt marsh resilience compromised by crabs along tidal creek edges
A long-term study in Elkhorn Slough revealed the impact of superabundant crabs on salt marsh vegetation and the vulnerability of tidal creek banks to
August 9, 2021
Doctoral candidate’s award-winning research documents experiences of Latina girls growing up in rural California
UC Santa Cruz graduate student Roxanna Villalobos recently won a national dissertation scholarship award from Sociologists for Women in Society that will support her research with Latina girls
August 5, 2021
UC provides temporary solution to Anthem-Dignity contract termination as negotiations continue
UC announced on Aug. 2, 2021, that members of the Anthem PPO plans, CORE, UC Care and UC Health Savings Plan, as well as Anthem Medicare plans (UC Medicare PPO w/ and without Rx), may continue to use services provided by Dignity Health providers at in-network coverage levels as Dignity and Anthem continue to pursue contract agreement.
August 5, 2021
Announcing new subsidized back-up care program for employees and students
The need for back-up care — both child care and elder care — is critical for our employees and students. In 2020, the campus Family Services Workgroup surveyed employees and students, and back-up care was identified as an urgent need.
August 3, 2021
COVID-19 information forum set for Aug. 13
The next UC Santa Cruz COVID-19 Information Forum is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 13 from 9:30 a.m. — 11 a.m.
August 3, 2021
NIH grant funds collaborative research on protein-RNA interactions in cancer
Biologist Jeremy Sanford has received major funding from the National Cancer Institute for research on the role of protein-RNA interactions in
August 2, 2021
Switzer Fellowship will help graduate student engage communities in climate planning
Coastal Science and Policy Program master’s student Diana Fu won a Switzer Foundation fellowship to support her work advancing environmental justice through climate change adaptation.
August 2, 2021
New guidance for wearing face coverings on campus
To advance the health and wellness of our campus community, we are now requiring that individuals, regardless of vaccination status, wear face coverings when they are in indoor settings at campus locations.