2021
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Celebrating Pride Month
With the start of June, which is Pride Month, we reaffirm our support of UC Santa Cruz’s LGBTQIA+ community, and the push to build an inclusive, and more equitable world, where all are respected, treated equally, and provided equal opportunities regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
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Draft Presidential Campus Safety Plan open for public comment
Attached for your review and comment is a draft Presidential Campus Safety Plan that is intended to lay a foundation for transforming UC’s culture, policies, and practices to achieve a vision of safety in which all members of the community feel equally welcomed, respected, and protected from harm.
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Professor Karen Holl wins MacArthur Foundation endowed chair to support work on natural climate solutions
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl has been awarded the MacArthur Foundation Chair at UC Santa Cruz for her work to increase the effectiveness of forest restoration efforts in combating climate change.
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Policy-covered employee salary increase for 2021-22; questions and criteria
All eligible policy-covered staff will be receiving a 3% across the board, general salary increase in the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
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Instances of hate speech and expression in student spaces
All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold our Principles of Community whenever they engage in speech and expression.
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Clinic director had to adapt to COVID challenges
Larissa Mangas joined UC Santa Cruz in March 2020 as the clinic director for the student health center. Two days later after she started, the campus moved to remote operations because of COVID-19.
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Giant planets found in the stellar suburbs
A planetary census conducted by the California Legacy Survey illuminates where giant planets tend to reside relative to their stars.
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Visualizing global representation for Indigenous nations
A new book by Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies Hiroshi Fukurai shows how Indigenous “original nations” around the world are fighting for sovereignty and the ecological preservation of their ancestral homelands.
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Somalia’s fight for God-given rights
The latest book from Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud challenges Western notions of Islam and secular law-making by revealing how Somali Muslims have embraced Sharia as a force for progress and liberation.
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IDEA Hub finalists to pitch projects in June 2 showcase
IDEA Hub finalists will pitch their projects in a June 2 showcase.
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Growing heritage and healing through traditional Asian vegetables
Faculty, staff, and alumni are drawing upon and strengthening their cultural heritage and connection to Asian foodways to cultivate traditional vegetables.
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Non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog reverses effects of stress in mouse study
Free of toxic and hallucinogenic side effects, ibogaine-inspired tabernanthalog shows promise as a potential treatment for the detrimental effects of stress on the brain.