2021
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Honoring UC Santa Cruz’s 2021 Distinguished Graduate School Alumni
The five recipients of this year’s Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Award will be honored for their achievements during a Zoom-based webinar award ceremony on Saturday, April 24. The event will celebrate the 2020 and 2021 honorees.
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Baked meteorites yield clues to planetary atmospheres
The gases released from meteorite samples heated in a high-temperature furnace can tell scientists about the initial composition of the atmospheres of rocky exoplanets.
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Coral reefs prevent more than $5.3 billion in potential flood damage for U.S. property owners
A new study reveals how valuable coral reefs are in protecting people, structures, and economic activity in the United States from coastal flooding during storms.
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Two UC Santa Cruz arts professors receive 2021 Guggenheim Fellowships
Film and digital media professor Irene Lusztig and art professor Elizabeth Stephens were among the 184 artists, writers, scholars, and scientists selected this year from nearly 3,000 applicants to receive Guggenheim Fellowships.
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Loosening of COVID-19 testing requirements
We are now requiring only one test a week instead of two for students living, working or taking classes on campus.
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Ramping up operations in spring and summer
The update below provides guidance on the continued ramp-up of campus operations through summer as we head to fall quarter.
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Update on Commencement Planning
As more and more Californians receive the COVID-19 vaccination and the state eases restrictions around in-person activities, our campus has been exploring additional opportunities to celebrate our graduates.
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Statement on the tragic death of Daunte Wright
We must continue to confront deeply embedded racism and how it continues to manifest itself in our systems and structures including policing policies and practices.
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Inaugural Banana Slug Share sessions will add life and learning to Alumni Week
The spirit of “paying it forward” infuses UC Santa Cruz’s inaugural Banana Slug Share Sessions, in which alumni will provide hard-won advice about everything from kombucha-making to the interpretation of dreams. These sessions are among the highlights of UC Santa Cruz’s virtual Alumni Week 2021.
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Study warns of ‘oxygen false positives’ in search for signs of life on other planets
Oxygen in the atmosphere may not be an entirely reliable ‘biosignature,’ but there are ways to distinguish false positives from signs of life.
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Study of U.S. tuna fisheries explores nexus of climate change, sustainable seafood
A new study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz and NOAA examines traditional aspects of seafood sustainability alongside greenhouse gas emissions to better understand the carbon footprint of U.S. tuna fisheries.
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EH&S director focused on supporting employees through pandemic
Early in the pandemic, the Environmental Health and Safety team worked to provide face coverings to the campus and stay up on the latest information.