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Bering Land Bridge formed surprisingly late during last ice age, study finds

By reconstructing the sea level history of the Bering Strait, scientists found that the strait remained flooded until around 35,700 years ago, not long before humans began migrating into the Americas.

UC Santa Cruz earns a top three spot at national codebreaker challenge

More than 440 universities competed in the 2022 National Security Agency (NSA) Codebreaker Challenge, where students are challenged to expand their reverse engineering and other skills necessary for careers in cybersecurity.

Important information about UPS deliveries

UPS has restarted the delivery of packages to UCSC residential areas.

UC, UAW reach tentative agreements for Academic Student Employees, Graduate Student Researchers

The University of California has reached tentative agreements with the United Auto Workers (UAW) regarding contracts for UC Academic Student Employees and Graduate Student Researchers

Planning for Winter Quarter

Earlier today, the University of California Office of the President shared more information about tentative agreements with the UAW regarding contracts for Academic Student Employees and Graduate Student Researchers.

UCSC researcher explores drug use, harm reduction in San Francisco’s Latino/x community

It’s no secret that the opioid epidemic has devastated our country, especially within communities of color. Latino/xs have seen some of the highest drug addiction rates, which have only increased due to the rise of synthetic opioids like fentanyl and the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, San Francisco was the county with the third-highest opioid-related death rate among Latinos in California.

New study presents vision of machine learning leveraged for precision medicine

In a new perspective published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics Marcella Gomez details a vision for how the field can move beyond static data to create systems that measure and monitor the real-time responses of the body to a variety of factors and use a machine learning algorithm to produce, and even in some instances carry out, a treatment plan.

Community health guidance for returning from winter break

This message from Student Health Services shares guidance to help our campus community mitigate the spread of respiratory viruses like influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19.

UCSC Genome Browser selected to first-ever Global Core Biodata Resource List

The UCSC Genome Browser is now part of the first list of Global Core Biodata Resources—a collection of 37 resources whose long-term funding and sustainability is critical to life science and biomedical research worldwide.

Biochemist Laura Sanchez receives Allen Distinguished Investigator award

Sanchez is among 16 new Allen Distinguished Investigators awarded a total of $10 million in research funding to support cutting-edge projects in protein lifespan and nutrient sensing.

Breaking up is hard to do: Separation of Fiji and Vanuatu tied to Samoan seamounts

New analyses of volcanic rock samples collected in the 1980s link the geologic histories of these South Pacific islands to explain their current locations and character.

UC Santa Cruz scholar receives major new grant to support inclusive community development throughout California

As state and federal agencies are investing increasing funding in pandemic recovery, infrastructure development and initiatives to address climate change, a collaboration of renowned scholars led by UC Santa Cruz are working with community groups to ensure equity and inclusion are at the heart of these efforts.

De Acker selected to serve as campus ombuds

De Acker will serve as the UC Santa Cruz ombuds, providing impartial, informal, independent and confidential resolution services to faculty, staff, and students.

Decarbonization & Electrification Planning and Town Hall

UC Santa Cruz is embarking on the next phase toward the full decarbonization and electrification of the campus. To reach this goal, Chancellor Cynthia Larive has charged the UCSC Decarbonization & Electrification (D&E) Task Force with developing a long-term plan to end the use of fossil fuels by the university.

Bay Tree Campus Store year-end sale extended

Comments are open for the Policy on Presidential Policies until March 16, 2023

2023 Summer Session courses listed

UC Santa Cruz Summer Session courses are now listed at summer.ucsc.edu. More classes will be added as the list is updated throughout winter quarter.

Welcoming two new leaders to our campus team

Edward D. Reiskin will be joining UC Santa Cruz in early February as our next Vice Chancellor for Finance, Operations and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer. De Acker has accepted our offer to become Campus Ombuds.

UCSC selects Edward Reiskin as next Vice Chancellor for Finance, Operations and Administration

UC Santa Cruz has chosen Edward D. Reiskin as its next Vice Chancellor for Finance, Operations and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. He will start in early February 2023.

UC workforce innovation internship program returns summer 2023 for its second offering

The eight-week program offers UC students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on career experience in emerging fields of innovation.

Report provides guide to funding for coral reef restoration projects for risk reduction

The report from a multi-agency working group led by UCSC scientists supports communities seeking funding for projects to reduce flood risks by restoring coral reefs for storm hazard mitigation and climate adaptation.

Chancellor Update: Returning to campus post-break; additional Kresge housing approved; how to help shape UCSC’s future

As we mark the end of fall quarter, I offer my congratulations to students graduating and to everyone moving a step closer to achieving your academic goals.

Non-Represented Staff Employee Equity Program 2022-23

As announced in the September 14, 2021 message from Chancellor Cynthia Larive and Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer, UC Santa Cruz will invest $5.5 million over three years (2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24) in a salary equity program for our non-represented staff.

Social Sciences dean wins prestigious research award, visiting fellowship in Germany

Social Sciences dean Katharyne Mitchell will be busy packing her bags for the holidays, but not for the reason you may think. She’s heading to Göttingen, Germany, as a visiting scholar for the next six months at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Economic Diversity.

Astronomers report most distant known galaxies, detected and confirmed by Webb telescope

Spectroscopic observations with the James Webb Space Telescope confirm four early galaxies dating back to less than 400 million years after the Big Bang, three of which are the most distant confirmed to date.

Returning to campus post-break; additional Kresge housing approved; how to help shape UCSC’s future

Extending thanks to our dedicated faculty and staff for your essential contributions to our broad campus effort to advance student success and research excellence, and the vital work you do every day.

J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves elected to the 2022 National Academy of Inventors

J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, distinguished professor and chair of the computer science and engineering department, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

Colombia, a global biodiversity hotspot, faces rising threats to bird species from expanding human footprint

A new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters used satellite mapping data to analyze how changes in human footprint on the landscape between 1970 and 2018 overlapped with distributions of 1,469 Colombian bird species. The study is the first of its kind to expand focus from forested regions, like the Amazon and Chocó, to all of Colombia’s terrestrial habitats.

UC Santa Cruz innovators among Santa Cruz Works 2022 Titans of Tech

Aviv Elor, alumnus and co-founder of Immergo Labs, and Nada Miljkovic, alumna, entrepreneur, and UCSC educator, are among the 11 Santa Cruz Works Titans of Tech finalists.

Computer engineer embarks on bold project for a new vision of distributed shared memory

With the support of a new NSF grant, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Peter Alvaro is embarking on a project, called Memory at Scale On Networks (MaSON), to achieve a bold vision for a novel operating system and network that support a new overall model for programming big data systems.

Undergraduates in UC Santa Cruz’s Human Rights Investigations Lab fight for migrant rights

UC Santa Cruz’s Human Rights Investigations Lab, housed in the Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas, has been assisting those seeking asylum in the United States and fighting back against the controversial Title 42 immigration policy.

Central Coast K-16 Education Collaborative secures planning grant for six-county region

Spurred by California’s Regional K-16 Education Collaborative Grant Program, educational leaders from Santa Cruz to Ventura formed the Central Coast K-16 Education Collaborative to address the urgent, systemic educational inequities and economic needs in the region.

Great Meadow Bike Path Closure December 21-22

Leading the Change: The UC Santa Cruz Strategic Plan town hall to focus on climate change, research excellence

In support of Leading the Change: The UC Santa Cruz Strategic Plan, all UC Santa Cruz community members are invited to attend the town hall about climate change and research excellence on Dec. 13 from 12:30-2 p.m.

UC Santa Cruz professor inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame

Judith Scott, UC Santa Cruz professor emerita of education, was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame on Dec. 1 at the Literary Research Association Conference. Scott was recognized and honored for her longstanding career and numerous contributions to teach education and research.

Biologist Needhi Bhalla awarded ASCB Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity

Bhalla was recognized for her research endeavors and high-impact diversity, equity, and inclusivity actions over the years.

End of Term Resources

Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education and Global Engagement shares a message about end-of-term resources, including a link to frequently asked questions and drop-in zoom advising sessions.

Integrated platform promises to accelerate drug discovery process

Novel approach integrates complex datasets from screening of natural products libraries, improving characterization of bioactive molecules and their mechanisms of action.

Exceptions to campus closure 2022-2023

This year the campus will be closed from Friday, December 23, 2022 through Monday, January 2, 2023, re-opening on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

Non-Represented Staff Employee Equity Program 2022-23

Chancellor Cynthia Larive and Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer, UC Santa Cruz will invest $5.5 million over three years in a salary equity program for our non-represented staff.

Long-standing genomic mystery about the origins of introns explained in new study

A new study led by scientists at UC Santa Cruz and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) points to introners, one of several proposed mechanisms for the creation of introns, as an explanation for the origins of most introns across species.

Braingeneers develop novel method to automate the growth of brain tissue organoids on a chip

A team of engineers and scientists at UC Santa Cruz has developed a new method for remote automation of the growth of cerebral organoids – miniature, three-dimensional models of brain tissue grown from stem cells.

UPS packages to be available at H-Barn

Starting today (Monday, Nov. 28), all UPS packages for faculty and staff will need to be picked-up at the H-Barn from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Prescribed burns near campus today

California State Parks has been and will continue conducting prescribed burns in Wilder Ranch State Park, continuing sporadically through Dec. 13.

Recruitment for campus police chief underway

Initial screening interviews of highly qualified candidates will take place via Zoom in the coming weeks, and the top ranked candidates from those interviews will be invited for on campus visits and additional interviews.

New JWST data reveal more details of exoplanet WASP-39b's atmosphere

A 'mystery molecule' seen in the initial spectrum has been identified as sulfur dioxide produced by photochemical reactions in the planet's atmosphere.

Film by Arts Division Dean continues to gain recognition and spark conversation

Since its premiere in May, 80 YEARS LATER, a feature film by Dr. Celine Parreñas Shimizu, UC Santa Cruz’s Dean of the Division of the Arts, continues to garner praise during the 80th anniversary year of the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans in World War II.

Search begins for Chief Campus Counsel

UC Santa Cruz has launched the first phase of a national search for Chief Campus Counsel, with stakeholder meetings held last week.

Growing Our Own - From research opportunities to the professoriate

Solidifying its commitment to increasing the diversity of its faculty, both underrepresented minorities and female faculty, last year, the University of California launched the Growing Our Own initiative.

Division of Student Affairs and Success announces creation of Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Education; launches search for office’s first director

Following a thorough, campus-wide program review of UC Santa Cruz’s student conduct program, the Division of Student Affairs and Success is creating a new Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Education (OSSCE).

Batalha testifies at Congressional hearing on the initial scientific findings of the JWST

The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful telescope humans have sent to space and, Batalha asserts, it is ushering in a new era of exoplanet science.

Kresge College renewal to nearly triple amount of student housing

With a mix of new construction and renovation, UC Santa Cruz is building more housing, constructing new classroom space, and ultimately strengthening the student experience.

In solidarity with Colorado Springs and our LGBTQ+ community members

Vice Chancellors Akirah Bradley-Armstrong and Anju Reejhsinghani offer a message of support and solidarity in response to the tragic shooting in Colorado Springs.

Planning for possible disruptions on Monday

We will continue to provide timely campus status updates at https://www.ucsc.edu/status.

UCSC's 2022 iGEM team brings home gold medal, earns nomination for best therapeutics project

This year's UCSC iGEM team engineered a yeast-based Type 2 diabetes therapeutic.

Science & Engineering Library renovation honors leaders, aims to build community among students in STEM

With newly remodeled floors named in dedication to two trailblazing women in STEM and a new makerspace, the Science & Engineering Library is positioned to build and support community among STEM students at UC Santa Cruz.

Webb telescope draws back the curtain on universe’s early galaxies

Initial findings from JWST Early Release Science programs include the discovery of two exceptionally bright galaxies in the early universe.

Offshore wind farms may harm seabirds, but scientists see potential for net positive impact

A new study presents a framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds.

Fall and winter break return testing and flu vaccine reminder

With fall and winter breaks quickly approaching, we would like to share some important information about COVID testing and a reminder regarding the flu vaccine requirement.

Community health guidance for fall and winter breaks

As we look forward to the upcoming fall and winter breaks, we are writing to share guidance to help our campus community mitigate the spread of influenza and COVID-19.

Remote-controlled microscopes bring complex biology education to students worldwide

As detailed in new research, UC Santa Cruz researchers have developed a method for using remote-controlled, internet-connected microscopes to enable students anywhere in the world to participate in designing and carrying out biology experiments.

UC Santa Cruz earns Agricultural Experiment Station designation

The designation marks more than 50 years of industry-leading research in organic agriculture and sustainable farming practices at the campus and opens doors to expand community impact.

UCOP negotiation update

To keep you informed on the UC systemwide labor negotiations with the four United Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining units, I want to share this update from Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael T. Brown.

List of most highly cited researchers features 19 UCSC scientists and engineers

A new list of the world's most highly cited researchers includes 19 scientists and engineers at UC Santa Cruz.

UCSC marine sciences professor to lead new Center for Coastal Climate Resilience

Longtime UC Santa Cruz marine sciences professor Michael W. Beck is adding a new role to his resume: director of the campus’ recently announced Center for Coastal Climate Resilience.

Engineer deploys research on 'mud batteries' for powering sustainable agriculture

UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Colleen Josephson published new research on the current state and future potential of microbial fuel cells for powering sustainable agriculture systems.

UCSC scientists find microplastics in Monterey Bay water, anchovies, and seabirds

Microparticles recovered from some seabirds exhibited estrogenic activity with potential to disrupt hormone functions.

ARCS Foundation scholarships support UCSC graduate students

Sixteen UC Santa Cruz graduate students have received scholarships worth a total of $160,000 from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation for the 2022-23 academic year.

Transportation tabling canceled

Due to the great turnout last week and thoughtful responses we received, we will no longer be conducting the tabling events this week, originally scheduled for Oakes and East Remote parking lots. Additional campus engagement will occur in Winter and Spring 2023.

Applications for the 2022–23 Undergraduate Digital Scholarship Fellowships are open

The University Library Center for Digital Scholarship invites applications for the 2022–23 Undergraduate Digital Scholarship Fellowship.

Susana Ruiz receives Hewlett 50 Arts Commission for a new media work focused on Santa Cruz's lost Chinatowns

Susana Ruiz, UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Media, together with Emmy Award nominated director of photography and media artist Huy Truong have been selected as one of ten recipients of this year's Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions in Media Arts.

Stay informed about the announced labor strike

This message provides students with information about what to expect on campus during the potential strike, what resources are available to support students, and how students might prepare for the potential impacts of the strike.

Scholars, students, and community working together for transformation at UCSC's All-In Conference

More than 400 university scholars, students, community organizers, foundation representatives, artists, and activists came together in late October for a one-of-a-kind event to build collaborative partnerships for community-engaged research and meaningful social change at the UC Santa Cruz conference: All-In: Co-creating Knowledge for Justice.

Death of a star reveals midsize black hole lurking in a dwarf galaxy

By studying intermediate-mass black holes, scientists hope to improve their understanding of the growth of supermassive black holes in massive galaxies.

UCSC researchers win NOAA grants to study climate change patterns in California's marine sanctuaries

Two UC Santa Cruz researchers will be delving deeper into coastal and climate resiliency efforts within California's marine sanctuaries as part of two recent grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Flu vaccination requirements for students

At UC Santa Cruz, all students are required to receive or affirmatively decline influenza vaccination by December 1, 2022.

UC researchers use grant funding to investigate environmental crimes in Latin America

Thanks to a $180,000 grant from the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN), UC Santa Cruz will be able to further its focus on “using tech for social good” in collaboration with two other University of California institutions.

How do you Cruz to campus? Free cookies for your feedback

The Department of Physical Planning, Development & Operations, and Transportation and Parking Services want your input on providing more transportation options to get to, from and around campus, and reducing single-occupancy vehicle trips over time.

Master of Science in Applied Economics & Finance: information sessions

Join us for an information session presented by the University of California, Santa Cruz Economics Department pertaining to the Master of Science in Applied Economics and Finance, a 1-year professional program.

Library kiosks provide students with fast access to loaner laptops

With just a CruzID and Gold password, UC Santa Cruz students can now borrow a laptop at both the McHenry and Science and Engineering libraries.

Announced labor strike at UC campuses beginning Monday, Nov. 14

The United Auto Workers has announced that it will be holding a systemwide labor strike at UC campuses beginning 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, until UCand the UAW resolve their differences at the bargaining table.

Report outlines plans for major research effort on subduction zone geologic hazards

An ambitious interdisciplinary initiative aims to advance understanding of the processes that trigger earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, and volcanic eruptions where tectonic plates converge.

Prescribed burns near campus today and Friday

California State Parks has announced that it will be conducting prescribed burns in Wilder Ranch State Park today and Friday, and continuing sporadically through Dec. 13.

Thank you for making Giving Day such a success

Thank you for all of your efforts that made Giving Day 2022 such a resounding success! This year was record-setting, with more than $1 million raised through gifts from more than 3,700 donors. What an incredible result!

New HSI grant to aid transfer students; nightly van service returning to residential campus; remember to vote!

It is wonderful to see our campus buzzing with activity, especially events that so clearly reflect our campus values and aspirations.

Global analysis shows where fishing vessels turn off their identification devices

A new dataset of intentional disabling of Automatic Identification System devices by fishing vessels provides insights into illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activity.

Flu vaccination requirement for UC faculty, other academic appointees, and staff

We are reaching out today with additional information about requirements for compliance with the flu vaccination.

Undergraduate Admissions hosting Fall Spotlight for Prospective Students and Families

On Saturday, November 5, UC Santa Cruz is opening its doors to hundreds of prospective students and families in our Fall Spotlight open house event!

Innovation Impact Award nominations reminder

The nomination window for the Innovator of the Year award closes on Thursday, November 10, 2022.

Visits set for Campus Ombuds finalists

Beginning Nov. 15 and continuing until Nov. 18, campus will conduct final in-person interviews in the search for the Campus Ombuds.

California General Election

Tuesday, November 8th is Election Day in California for the General Election. All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 8, General Election.

Federal grant to advance transfer student success at UC Santa Cruz

Advancing campus-wide efforts to achieve educational equity, UC Santa Cruz has earned a $3 million grant that will support Latinx community college students in transferring to campus and, while they’re here, contributing to research projects and preparing for graduate school.

Biologist Daniel Costa receives Outstanding Faculty Award

Daniel Costa, distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences, has received the 2021-22 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.

Domhoff’s new book discusses developmental dimension of dreaming

UC Santa Cruz professor emeritus Bill Domhoff's new book, The Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming: The Where, How, When, What, and Why of Dreams, takes a comprehensive look at the full use of neuroimaging findings in relation to spontaneous thought and dream content.

In support of our Indigenous students, faculty and staff

Thank you to the students, faculty and staff who have held one another up and built a community for Native American and Indigenous people at UC Santa Cruz. No words can undo that work.

Halloween and Halloween Weekend

With Halloween weekend, approaching, campus leaders share a message encouraging safety and inclusivity.

Physicist Jairo Velasco Jr. wins $1.25 million award from Moore Foundation

The Moore Foundation’s Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative supports outstanding U.S. experimental physicists pursuing transformative research.

Support, resources after false report at Santa Cruz High School

Earlier today, law enforcement from across Santa Cruz County responded to a report of an active shooter at Santa Cruz High School that fortunately turned out to be a hoax.

Open Enrollment 2022 for UC faculty, staff starts today

University of California’s annual Open Enrollment (OE) period will take place from 8 a.m. October 27 through 5 p.m. on November 18.

A call for unity; resources for students

Over the course of the past several weeks, the Student Union Assembly (SUA) has been mired in a period of great conflict and uncertainty, which has impacted many within the campus community in profound ways.

Bay Tree Campus Store partnership with Akademos paving the way for more affordable course materials

The new online bookstore, launched in partnership with UCSC’s Bay Tree Campus Store and Akademos, a premier provider of higher education course content, is in full swing this fall.

Visits set for Vice Chancellor for Finance, Operations and Administration finalists

Beginning Nov. 2 and continuing until Nov. 15, campus will conduct final in-person interviews in the search for the Vice Chancellor for Finance, Operations and Administration.

Social Documentation MFAs to share thesis documentaries at live screening event November 9

UC Santa Cruz’s annual Social Documentation (SocDoc) exhibition returns live and in person for the first time since 2019, free to the public this November 9th from 7-10pm at the Del Mar Theatre in downtown Santa Cruz.

Application period opens for Dean of Physical and Biological Sciences

The application period for Dean of Physical and Biological Sciences is now open. The position is a key one at UC Santa Cruz, as the division is a global engine of high-impact science and student research experiences.

Assessing possible earthquake damage

If you see possible quake-related damage anywhere at one of our campuses, please call the Physical Plant Service Center Operations line.

Patricia L. Hardaway to serve as acting Associate Vice Chancellor for Staff Human Resources and Chief Human Resource Officer

We are pleased to announce that Patricia L. Hardaway will serve as acting Associate Vice Chancellor for Staff Human Resources and Chief Human Resource Officer. She will also be part of the Finance, Operations and Administration Services leadership team.

Winter Curtailment 2022-2023

Our 2022-23 winter curtailment will run from Friday, December 23, 2022 through Monday, January 2, 2023. Work is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

The Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas celebrates legacy, community at 30th anniversary naming event

UC Santa Cruz’s Research Center for the Americas celebrated 30 years of groundbreaking work with an official renaming for social justice icon Dolores Huerta on Thursday evening.

Food system researcher unpacks the narratives driving a race for new protein sources

UC Santa Cruz professor and food system expert Julie Guthman's latest paper explores the cultural mythologies around protein that are being spread through marketing and fundraising efforts for novel protein products.

Electrical engineer will develop next-generation x-ray technology for accessible preventative healthcare

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Shiva Abbaszadeh will develop advanced x-ray technology for coronary artery calcification.

Research to identify biological hotspots in the oceans will help reduce human impacts

A grant from the Office of Naval Research funds research using elephant seals to find marine hotspots while providing support for undergraduate researchers, an assessment of ethical considerations, and training to create inclusive environments for field research.

UCSC faculty, staff, and students support Salton Sea restoration planning

An independent review panel supported by UC Santa Cruz recently completed its work evaluating restoration options to address environmental, public health, and economic issues in the Salton Sea region.

Student researchers investigate toxic lead exposure in golden eagles

A gift from the Webster Foundation to UCSC’s Predatory Bird Research Group supports student interns helping to study lead poisoning in eagles and monitor peregrine falcons.

UC Santa Cruz Foundation awards $75K to help address student food insecurity

The UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board of Trustees has affirmed its commitment to reducing food and housing insecurity for students.

STARS celebrates National Transfer Week; shines the spotlight on nine Transfer Excellence Leaders

National Transfer Week is October 17 - 21. To help celebrate, STARS is shinig the spotlight on nine transfer excellence leaders. Read their stories!

Big changes are coming to Bay Tree Building; campus community invited to help in the building's redesign

It's full speed ahead for renovating Bay Tree Building into a bustling hub of student services. Designers will be on campus this Thursday to solicit input and feedback about what the space could and should be.

Seguimos zapateando

Celebrating its 50th anniversary at UC Santa Cruz, Los Mejicas fosters an appreciation for the beauty and diversity of Mexican culture by teaching and performing the music, dances, and traditions of Mexico.

Campus comment period for the Patent Royalty Research Share Income Disposition Policy

Earlier this year, the campus approved the Patent Royalty Research Share Income Disposition policy on an interim basis to establish clear and uniform allocation of the Research Royalty Share arising from UCSC Patent Cases. The campus is now seeking comments before finalizing the policy.

Notice of open comment for the Presidential Policy on Sustainable Practices

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on the proposed updates to the existing Presidential Policy on Sustainable Practices.

micha cárdenas wins prestigious Gloria E. Anzaldúa Book Prize from National Women's Studies Association

UC Santa Cruz Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Performance, Play and Design, and Associate Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Dr. micha cárdenas has been awarded the National Women's Studies Association’s Gloria E. Anzaldúa Book Prize for her book Poetic Operations: Trans of Color Art in Digital Media.

National Science Foundation grant will help establish ethics and equity best practices for emerging forms of science and technology

Sociology Professor Jenny Reardon, founding director of the Science & Justice Research Center at UC Santa Cruz, won a nearly $400,000 grant to study ethics and equity in the design of science and engineering projects.

Timely Warning Crime Bulletin: Weapons Violation

At 6:46 p.m. today, Oct. 17, a UCSC student reported that 30 minutes earlier, an unknown male jumped around the corner of a building near Thimann Lecture Hall and brandished a knife with an approximately 5-7-inch blade.

Timely Warning Crime Bulletin: Weapons Violation

This Timely Warning crime bulletin is being issued in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), and the purpose is to provide preventative information to the campus community to aid members from becoming the victim of a similar crime.

Investigating bias in technology through Baskin Engineering’s anti-racism research fellowship

The UC Santa Cruz Baskin School of Engineering Fellowship for Anti-Racism Research funds engineering students challenging bias and racism in the fields of engineering and technology.

Two UCSC alumni win awards for excellence in science communication

Jessica Kendall-Bar and Rodrigo Pérez Ortega were winners in the National Academies’ inaugural Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication.

2022 CITRIS Tech for Social Good program invites student proposals

The 2022 CITRIS Tech for Social Good program at UC Santa Cruz is now open for proposals from student teams, with an application deadline of November 30, 2020.

Defying those who seek to divide us

During move-in weekend, someone burned and destroyed the Mexican flag of a new student and their visiting family.

Biomolecular engineering professor wins American Cancer Society award to develop technology for cancer early detection

Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Daniel Kim won a four-year, $792,000 Research Scholar award from the American Cancer Society to support his work in developing RNA liquid biopsy technology to diagnose cancer early on.

Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz honored as Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences

Ramirez-Ruiz and alumnus Scott Shaffer were selected by the California Academy of Sciences to join the ranks of Academy Fellows.

Bright Horizons October webinars

This month, Bright Horizons is offering two webinars aimed at supporting your family needs.

Marking 23 years of service at UCSC - Meet Olivia Silva

For the first time in almost two years the residence halls are full of students and that means work has gone back to normal for Olivia Silva. Along with up to 140 Custodial Services staff and some Dining staff, Silva was one of many on-site workers who played a critical role in the campus response to COVID-19.

Arts convocation celebrates the courage to create and the audacity to imagine new worlds

UC Santa Cruz alumnus Rick Carter, a two-time Academy Award winning film production designer and art director, returned to his alma mater on September 28th to receive the Distinguished Banana Slug Award at the second annual Arts Convocation.

Supporting our undocumented and DACAmented community members

In response to a recent court decision about DACA, Vice Chancellors Akirah Bradley-Armstrong and Anju Reejhsinghani share an important message with the campus community: UC Santa Cruz is fully committed to supporting undocumented and DACAmented community members.

UC Santa Cruz named 2022 Fulbright HSI Leader

UC Santa Cruz has been named a Fulbright HSI Leader for the second year in a row by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).

Perfil de Olivia Silva – Servicios de Limpieza

Por primera vez en casi dos años las residencias estarán llenas de estudiantes y eso significa el regreso a la normalidad para Olivia Silva.

UCSC engineer played crucial role in 2022 Nobel Prize-winning research

UC Santa Cruz Baskin School of Engineering Professor Richard (Ed) Green was a major contributor to the Neanderthal Genome Project , the leader of which, Svante Pääbo, received the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Politics Professor Mark Fathi Massoud recognized nationally for teaching and mentoring, research excellence

Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud won two awards during the recent American Political Science Association (APSA) annual meeting.

Applications now available for the 2023 UCSC CIDER Pilot Training Program

The UCSC CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research has opened applications for the 2023 Drone Pilot Training and Mentoring Program.

Reception to recognize campuswide efforts as a Hispanic-Serving Institution

UC Santa Cruz will host a reception to celebrate everyone who has contributed to the campus's work as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The event is free and open to the campus community.

NSF report led by UCSC computer engineer offers guidance for the future of chip design and manufacturing

A new report from a National Science Foundation (NSF) steering committee led by UC Santa Cruz Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Matthew Guthaus offers guidance on revitalizing the hardware workforce by increasing access to education.

Research on shear strength of rock has implications for carbon sequestration

With a $1.1 million grant from the Department of Energy, seismologist Emily Brodsky will address seismic challenges involved in carbon sequestration, geothermal energy, and other areas.

Supporting human rights and condemning the death of Mahsa Amini and others killed in resulting protests

UC Santa Cruz is committed to upholding fundamental human rights. We strive to cultivate a climate of equity, equality and justice, and steadfastly condemn violence and discrimination of any form.

CruzFly system implementation update

CruzFly is UCSC’s Travel and Expense Management system that is replacing the CTE Travel & Entertainment Reconciliation form and the Entertainment Reporting Addendum form and provides an electronic solution for the reconciliation of CTE Card statements.

UCSC welcomes 41 outstanding new faculty members

With the start of the 2022-23 academic year, UC Santa Cruz welcomes 41 new senate faculty members. The research and creative scholarship and expertise brought to our campus by these new faculty colleagues will strengthen existing areas of work and open discovery opportunities.

Biologist Carol Greider to receive Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics

Greider, a professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, will receive the Association of Molecular Pathology's highest honor.

Students created a summer of success

This summer, over 11,000 students enrolled in more than 70,000 UC Santa Cruz credits across departments and colleges and through the one-credit Slug Orientation course.

Honoring our innovative and creative faculty

The Chancellor’s Innovation Impact Awards is a new program that celebrates our talented faculty, researchers, staff, students, and community partners for their outstanding contributions to innovation and creativity that catalyze transformative change and societal impact.

UC Santa Cruz launches campuswide conversation that will chart university’s next decade

Seeking to develop an intentional and impactful course for the future, the UC Santa Cruz community will work together this academic year to develop a shared vision that will culminate in Leading the Change: The UC Santa Cruz Strategic Plan, the university’s top leaders announced Monday.

UCSC’s Center for South Asian Studies positioned for exponential growth

Anuradha Luther Maitra and Thomas Kailath, longtime supporters and champions of the Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS) and the broader UCSC campus, have established the Anuradha Luther Maitra and Thomas Kailath Endowed Professorship in South Asian Studies.

Ocean scientist Christina Ravelo awarded AGU’s Maurice Ewing Medal

The American Geophysical Union's Ewing Medal is given annually in recognition of significant original contributions to the ocean sciences .

Join us in shaping UCSC’s future

UC Santa Cruz is on an incredible trajectory.

UC Santa Cruz earns prestigious Seal of Excelencia certification for work as a Hispanic-Serving Institution

In recognition of intentional campuswide efforts to serve Latinx students, UC Santa Cruz has earned the Seal of Excelencia, following a thorough data-driven review by Excelencia in Education.

Campus earns prestigious seal for commitment to serving Latinx students

I am so proud to announce that this morning UC Santa Cruz will be granted the prestigious 2022 Seal of Excelencia for outstanding commitment to serving Latinx students.

Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report

The 2022 Annual Campus Security & Fire Safety Report is now available online, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and Higher Education Opportunity Act.

Collaboration between engineering and astrophysics will develop cutting-edge spectrometers-on-a-chip

Two researchers have won an NSF grant that will allow them to pursue the emerging technology of spectrometers on a chip – tiny devices for separating and measuring light at ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavelengths which can enable advances in astronomy when used as part of telescope instrumentation.

Notice of Open Comment Period for the UC Policy on Vaccination Programs

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on revisions from the interim amendments to finalize the “Policy on Vaccination Programs." Comments may be submitted to the Policy Coordination Office by Dec. 15, 2022.

Evacuation drills for on campus housing, Sept. 26-29

UC Santa Cruz’s Fire and Safety Prevention office will be conducting housing evacuation drills for the campus housing population within the first 10 academic school days, in alignment with requirements from the California Fire Code and the Clery Act.

First Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Friday

On Friday, October 7, UCSC will hold the first Interdisciplinary Research Symposium to highlight and promote the innovative interdisciplinary research being conducted across the university.

Downtown Day to welcome UCSC students back to downtown

UC Santa Cruz, the Downtown Association, the City of Santa Cruz, and the Museum of Arts & History (MAH) are partnering to bring students to see the vibrant downtown area Friday, October 7th from 4-7pm.

Campus comes to life as a new academic year begins

After more than two years of virtual and hybrid learning, the beginning of the fall quarter last Thursday marked the welcome return to in-person instruction at UC Santa Cruz. The energy and enthusiasm for the year ahead are evident in the many happenings already occurring across campus.

New study shows transmission of epigenetic memory across multiple generations

Changing the epigenetic marks on chromosomes leads to altered gene expression in offspring and in grandoffspring, demonstrating ‘transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.’

UCSC chemistry department garners three NIH MIRA grants

These grants provide five years of funding for research programs at UCSC on protein synthesis, biosynthetic strategies, and biochemical mechanisms involved in cancer.

Three UC Santa Cruz alums are revolutionizing telehealth with their virtual reality physical therapy platform

Immergo Labs, founded in 2020, provides an affordable, accessible, and immersive telehealth physical therapy care platform.

Partnership across UC campuses will prepare the next generation of leaders in organic agriculture

A USDA grant of more than $700,000 will support a collaboration led by UC Santa Cruz to improve and expand undergraduate education in organic agriculture, with an emphasis on supporting underrepresented students.

NSF funding will strengthen infrastructure for open source ecosystems at UCSC

Co-principal investigator Stephanie Lieggi and PI Carlos Maltzahn will develop a plan to recruit research software engineering staff who can establish and maintain the support infrastructure necessary for open source projects to thrive within the university context.

Celebrating and observing the Jewish High Holy Days

As we welcome the beginning of the academic year, Jewish members of our community will also be ushering in the Jewish new year as they celebrate and observe the High Holy Days. Students are encouraged to speak with their professors ahead of time if they are going to miss class or need an extension on an assignment.

In Memoriam: Susanne Jonas (1941-2022)

UC Santa Cruz’s Latin American and Latino Studies Department celebrates the life and legacy of Susanne Jonas, a founding member of our department who began working as a lecturer at UCSC in 1986.

Celebrating the start of a new academic year

Welcome to the 2022-23 academic year! The start of classes each fall always brings such a wave of excitement.

UC Santa Cruz’s Research Center for the Americas to be named in honor of Dolores Huerta

UC Santa Cruz will rename the Research Center for the Americas, which is celebrating 30 years of groundbreaking research, in honor of social justice icon Dolores Huerta, whose legacy has influenced the center’s work and values.

Research Center for the Americas to be named in honor of Dolores Huerta

The renaming, as the Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas, will become official Oct. 20 during an on-campus event commemorating the RCA’s 30th anniversary. I am delighted Huerta will be on hand.

Karen Miga discusses the future of equitable genomics research with Clinton, Bono

UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering and Associate Director for Human Pangenomics at the UCSC Genomics Institute Karen Miga joined former President Bill Clinton, U2 lead singer Bono, and Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus to talk about the greatest health challenges and opportunities the world is currently facing. 

Adrienne Harrell to serve as executive director for the UC Santa Cruz Foundation

In this re-envisioned role, Harrell will lead the administrative and operational structure of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation and its Board of Trustees and advance divisional diversity, equity, and inclusion aspirations both in its work environment and its engagement with stakeholders.

Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz to give NSF Distinguished Lecture Oct. 6

The National Science Foundation has invited Ramirez-Ruiz to give a Distinguished Lecture sponsored by the NSF Directorates for Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Education and Human Resources.

Lorena Peñaloza to join UC Riverside as chief campus counsel

I am sharing the bittersweet news that Lorena Peñaloza has accepted an offer to serve as the chief campus counsel for UC Riverside.

Update on Anthem–Stanford contract termination

Important Reminders from Student Health Services

Student Health Services shares a number of essential reminders as we start the fall quarter.

Saturn’s rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon

A “grazing encounter” may have smashed the moon to bits to form Saturn’s rings, a new study suggests.

Karen Miga to speak with former president and other visionaries at the Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

This Tuesday, September 20 at 1:30 PST, Karen Miga will speak during the conference’s closing plenary session, joining Bill Clinton, Lin Manuel Miranda, Dolores Huerta, and more.

New program will mentor and train students underrepresented in genomics research

The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute will partner with California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) and the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus to mentor and provide genomics research experience for students from these two hispanic-serving institutions.

Study reveals the molecular origin of the genetic disease cystinosis

New understanding of how the transporter protein cystinosin functions may lead to better treatments for a devastating genetic disease.

Record of Antarctic ice sheet response to climate cycles found in rock samples

The effects of global climate cycles on Southern Ocean temperatures drove cycles of melting and freezing in the East Antarctic Ice Sheet every few thousand years, according to a new study.

In Memoriam: Jane Silverthorne (1953–2022)

Plant biologist Jane Silverthorne, who served on the UCSC faculty from 1987 to 2004, has died at 69.

Welcoming our new Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

I am happy to announce that Anju Reejhsinghani, our first-ever Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, has officially joined us in Santa Cruz. Her first day was Monday.

UCSC’s United Way Employee Campaign now underway

This year’s UC Santa Cruz employee campaign in support of United Way of Santa Cruz County is launching today. The United Way of Santa Cruz County help our neighbors through the generous support of donors and advocates like you.

New Slug Rec virtual-only membership program

The Office of the Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor (CP/EVC) is sponsoring a one-year Slug Rec Virtual-only Membership for group exercise classes. All faculty and staff are welcome to join.

Celebrating the life of Karl S. Pister

A celebration of life is scheduled for Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 1 p.m. in the Pauley Ballroom, Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union at UC Berkeley.

Creating a more just world is driving force for 2022 Outstanding Staff Awardee

Sarah Woodside Bury is the 2022 recipient of the UC Santa Cruz Outstanding Staff Award. The award recognizes staff members who provide distinguished service each day to the students, staff, and faculty of our campus.

UCSC celebrates National Hispanic-Serving Institutions week

In celebration of National Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) week, the HSI Initiatives and El Centro teams invite the campus community to participate in a number of special events. These events will highlight what it means to be an HSI and the many resources available to students because UC Santa Cruz is an HSI.

Beware off-campus rental scams

UC Santa Cruz has seen an increase in off-campus rental scams recently. We urge all students to be extra vigilant as they search for housing on popular websites. 

UC Santa Cruz recognized for longstanding commitment to undergraduate teaching in latest rankings

UC Santa Cruz is ranked among the top 10 public universities for excellence in undergraduate teaching, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report. UCSC also ranked as a leading university for social mobility and among top public universities.

Campus plan for transportation, parking, and traffic impacts during move-in

UC Santa Cruz is preparing to welcome more than 9,000 residential students to our community this week. Move-in will take place starting Thursday, Sept. 15 and concluding Wednesday, Sept. 21, and will create a number of transportation, parking, and traffic impacts.

Campus plan for transportation, parking, and traffic impacts during move-in

Move-in will take place starting Thursday, Sept. 15 and concluding Wednesday, Sept. 21, and will create a number of transportation, parking, and traffic impacts

Innovative climate resilience projects supported by 2022 CITRIS Campus Seed Funding awards

Four winning projects have been funded through the The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz’s Campus Seed Funding program to pursue research relating to climate resilience.

Death of UCSC Student, Dylan Slusser

We are deeply saddened to share with you the news that Kresge student Dylan Slusser passed away recently.

UCSC researchers win big at American Sociological Association annual meeting

Professor emeritus Craig Reinarman was honored with the 2022 Senior Scholar Award by the ASA’s Drugs and Society Section, and Ph.D. student Michelle Gomez Parra received the Sociology of Sexualities Section's Martin P. Levine Memorial Dissertation Fellowship. Politics Professors Eleonora Pasotti and Mark Massoud were celebrated for book awards.

Computer scientist wins 'test of time' award for foundational work in game theory

Nearly 20 years after publishing his paper “The element of surprise in timed games,” UC Santa Cruz Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Luca de Alfaro received a surprise himself: he won the 2022 CONCUR test of time award.

With Pivot Fellowship, astronomer J. Xavier Prochaska turns to oceanography

A new program from the Simons Foundation supports successful researchers who have a deep interest, curiosity, and drive to make contributions to a new discipline.

UCSC partners in NSF research hub to use nature to protect coastal communities

A $20 million NSF grant funds the new Climate Risks and Equitable Nature-based Solutions Hub, focusing on coral reef and mangrove ecosystems.

Launching search for dean of Physical & Biological Sciences

We are happy to announce the kickoff of a national recruitment for our next dean of the Division of Physical & Biological Sciences (PBSci), a global engine of high-impact science and student research experiences.

Help us prepare for future campus emergencies

The best way to confront this uncertainty is through preparation, and we need your help with that. The Office of Emergency Management is partnering with our campus Institutional Research, Assessment, and Policy Studies to gather information for planning purposes related to the evacuation needs of our campus community.

Move-in volunteers needed

UCSC’s fall move-in will take place over four days, September 15 through 18, to welcome new residents to our campus. The move-in organizers are looking for volunteers to assist at East Remote Lot 104, Performing Arts Lot 126, West Remote Lot 127, and Yellow Cart Check-in/out at the Colleges over the four move-in days.

Annual notice on employees responsible for reporting sexual violence or sexual harassment

UC Santa Cruz strives to create an equitable environment for students, staff, and faculty. The Title IX Office plays a critical role by fostering a campus climate in which members of our community are protected from all forms of sex-based discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and gender-based harassment and discrimination.

HSI Team invites campus community to celebrate Hispanic-Serving Institution Week

Next week, UC Santa Cruz will join universities across the country in celebrating Hispanic-Serving Institution week. Read this letter from the HSI team about all the ways you can join the celebration!

Remembering Frank Drake, Professor Emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics - pioneer in search for extraterrestrial intelligence

I write today with sadness to share news of the passing of Frank Drake, UC Santa Cruz professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics and an eminent radio astronomer. Drake was known for pioneering work in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). He died at his home in Aptos on Sept. 2. He was 92.

New study confirms ‘rippled sheet’ protein structure predicted in 1953

UCSC scientists reported three crystal structures of periodic rippled beta sheets, a novel protein structure with potential applications in biomedicine and materials science.

Pioneering radio astronomer Frank Drake dies at 92

Frank Drake, professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics and an eminent radio astronomer known for his pioneering efforts in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), died September 2 at his home in Aptos.

Anthem Blue Cross - Stanford Health contract termination notice - September 1, 2022

UC Santa Cruz was notified that negotiations on a continuing contract between Anthem Blue Cross and Stanford Health failed to result in an agreement.

NASA releases Webb telescope's first exoplanet image

UCSC astronomers led the analysis of the first exoplanet images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Workplace adjustments for instructors with an immunocompromised household member in fall quarter ‘22

Applied mathematician wins DOE grant to improve the safety of particle accelerators

UCSC Professor of Applied Mathematics Dongwook Lee has won a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, which will fund his research on improving computer models for safety mechanisms within particle accelerators.

Astronomer Ariadna Murguia-Berthier wins 2022 Trumpler Award for Ph.D. thesis

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is honoring Murguia-Berthier for the research she completed as a graduate student in astronomy at UC Santa Cruz.

New book explores citizenship rights and Black anti-racist politics in Italy

Associate Professor of Sociology Camilla Hawthorne’s latest book, Contesting Race and Citizenship, explores how Black Italians are fighting for change against the country’s restrictive citizenship laws.

UCSC's first-ever Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We are excited to announce that Anju Reejhsinghani will serve as campus’ first-ever Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Her first day on campus is set for Sept. 12.

Fall 2022 campus update

As we approach the start of the fall quarter, we find ourselves in a considerably better position for managing COVID-19 than in the previous two years of the pandemic.

Campus fire safety and awareness

Firefighters over the past week have extinguished two wildfires on our campus, both of suspicious origin.

Communications and Marketing launches improved campus photo library

The new and improved campus photo library includes major improvements in photo discovery, search, and curation, and more than 200 new images of faculty, staff, and students.

NSF award will support project to promote reproducibility in computer science

With the support of a three-year, $900,000 grant from the NSF, Carlos Maltzahn will participate in collaborative research to increase the reproducibility of computer science research.

JWST makes first unequivocal detection of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere

UCSC astronomer Natalie Batalha leads a team that detected carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-39b using the James Webb Space Telescope.

Political parties use gerrymandering to counteract shifting voter preferences in key battleground states

Research that focused on battleground states suggests that whichever party controls the redistricting process in the state legislature engineers an 11 percentage point increase in its probability of winning a U.S. House race in the next election. And these advantages often run counter to the will of voters.

In Memoriam: Audrey Stanley, Professor Emerita of Theater Arts

Audrey Stanley was a beloved figure on campus, a pioneering faculty member closely associated with both Arts and Humanities divisions, and with Cowell College.

UCSC’s Ricardo Sanfelice appointed inaugural director of CITRIS Aviation

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ricardo Sanfelice was appointed the as the inaugural director of the CITRIS Aviation initiative.

From concept to commercialization: how UCSC researchers revolutionized DNA sequencing

More than a quarter century since the first patents were filed, the UCSC researchers who pioneered nanopore sequencing reflect on the impact of their invention

In Memoriam: Stuart Camenson, ITS

It is with great sadness that we share news about the death of ITS staff member, Stuart Camenson. Stuart has been identified as a victim in the tragic Watsonville plane crash last week.

Missing carbon monoxide in planetary disks was hiding in the ice

In planetary disks, carbon monoxide is lurking in large chunks of ice, solving the decade-old question, ‘Where is the CO?’

‘Water’s Extreme Journey,’ a new exhibit at the Seymour Center, opens in September

A new exhibit opening in September at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center features a maze and interactive activities highlighting the challenges of keeping our water clean.

Application period opens for campus Ombuds

The application period for a campus Ombuds is now open. The position will be an important one at UC Santa Cruz, as the Ombuds will provide impartial, informal, independent and confidential resolution services to all campus constituencies.

Economics Professor Robert Fairlie takes home the Bradford-Osborne Research Award for the second year in a row

The annual award recognizes the best peer-reviewed paper on diversity and entrepreneurship, and Fairlie was honored for his years-long research on the lack of access to capital for Black-owned startups compared to white-owned startups.

Biomolecular engineering professor awarded $1.9M grant to understand and engineer pluripotent stem cells

UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor Ali Shariati and his lab will investigate the molecular feedback mechanisms responsible for the coordination of embryonic stem cell division and differentiation to develop novel strategies for their use in regenerative medicine.

Statewide call for electricity conservation

The California Independent System Operator has issued a statewide Flex Alert, which is a call for voluntary electricity conservation.

Lenses and Mirrors-Shadow the Scientists receives Heising-Simons Foundation grant

Kickstarted by UC Santa Cruz Astronomy and Astrophysics Professor Raja GuhaThakurta, Lenses and Mirrors–Shadow the Scientists brings cutting-edge scientific research to anybody’s computer screen.

Astrophysicist Bruce Macintosh appointed director of UC Observatories

UC President Michael Drake has appointed Bruce Macintosh director of UC Observatories, an astronomical research unit headquartered at UC Santa Cruz and serving nine UC campuses.

UCSC graduate student wins HHMI Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study

Gilliam Fellowships support exceptional graduate students and their advisers who are committed to increasing diversity among scientific leaders.

New study shows COVID-19 genomic recombination is uncommon but disproportionately occurs in spike protein region

An analysis of millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomes finds that recombination of the virus is uncommon, but when it occurs, it is most often in the spike protein region, the area which allows the virus to attach to and infect host cells.

Biochemist Laura Sanchez wins ACS Infectious Diseases Young Investigator Award

Laura Sanchez, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UCSC, has been chosen to receive the 2022 ACS Infectious Diseases Young Investigator Award.

Envisioning food systems change with new Center for Agroecology Executive Director Darryl Wong

The UC Santa Cruz news team interviewed the Center for Agroecology's new executive director, Darryl Wong, to learn more about the center’s goals for the future and the perspective he’ll bring to the role.

Incoming UC Santa Cruz class exemplifies academic excellence and diversity

UC Santa Cruz anticipates welcoming approximately 5,100 new Banana Slugs this fall, concluding an admissions cycle that reflected increased interest in the campus. Campus leaders are carefully managing student enrollment and working to provide more on-campus housing for students because of a statewide housing crisis that is particularly difficult in Santa Cruz.

Welcoming our new Vice Chancellor for Information Technology

I am happy to announce that Aisha Jackson, our Vice Chancellor for Information Technology, has officially joined us.

Employees invited to volunteer at UCSC booth at county fair

UC Santa Cruz hopes to widen community awareness of its efforts to expand educational opportunity and access, to promote social equity, and to foster research excellence by staffing an educational booth at the upcoming Santa Cruz County Fair.

Santa Cruz County Public Health hosts MPX town hall

Santa Cruz County Public Health hosts MPX town hall Thursday, August 11 from 6 - 7 p.m..

Locally supportive climates may do little to aid mental health for LGBTQ+ youth amidst broader societal stigma

New research shows little difference in mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ youth between some of California's most and least supportive communities for sexual and gender diversity. The findings also indicate factors that may contribute to this trend.

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 2021.

Back to School Planning - UCSC benefits for your individual and family needs

As you plan for the coming school year, we want to remind you of some benefits available through Bright Horizons to meet your individual and family needs, including child and elder care, education support and coaching, and guidance and well-being for the whole family.

Application period opens for Vice Chancellor for Finance, Operations and Administration

The application period for Vice Chancellor for Finance, Operations and Administration is now open.

Celebration of Life for Audrey Stanley, 1927-2022

A memorial celebration will be held at 2p on August 19, 2022, at Audrey Stanley Grove, 501 Upper Park Rd., Santa Cruz.

With a focus on student success and research impact, UC President Michael V. Drake visits UC Santa Cruz

The daylong visit included meetings with faculty, staff, and students to learn more about research, teaching, and learning at UC Santa Cruz—and the important work that supports the university’s mission as a Hispanic-Serving research university centered on student success.

Two UCSC grad students are finalists for prestigious Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships

The finalists for the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program include UCSC graduate students Austen Stovall and Ellen Willis‑Norton.

NOAA scholarship supports graduate student’s seabird conservation research

Aspen Ellis, a Ph.D. student in ecology and evolutionary biology, is one of seven students nationwide selected by NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries to receive a 2022 Nancy Foster Scholarship.

UC Santa Cruz partners with CLC for trademark licensing management

CLC is providing UC Santa Cruz with innovative tools and resources that enable vendors to offer a greater variety of high-quality merchandise with the UC Santa Cruz logo and mascot, expanding the overall reach of merchandise available in stores and online retailers.

Campus Update on Monkeypox

The Student Health Center provides an update about monkeypox and our campus response and preparedness efforts.

New research explores opportunities for eliminating equity gaps in computer science gateway courses

New research shows how addressing “gateways within gateway courses,” specific factors that hold able students back from success in introductory courses, may provide a path forward for closing equity gaps for students pursuing engineering degrees.

UCSC student named one of 50 top hackers of 2022

Rising second-year computer science: computer game design student Mansi Saini has been recognized by Major League Hacking for outstanding contributions to the hackathon community.

As alumni regent, Art Torres advocated for access, diversity in higher education

Art Torres (Stevenson, ’68, government) worked to support the University of California in advancing the diversity of its student body while serving a two-year term as the alumni representative on the UC Board of Regents.

New book traces the scientific and technological development of militarized border

In her new book, Professor of Feminist Studies and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Felicity Amaya Schaeffer draws stunning connections between indigenous ways of life and relationships to the land with modern-day, militaristic border surveillance technologies.

Data from elephant seals reveal new features of marine heatwave ‘the Blob’

Instruments carried by migrating elephant seals measured deep warm-water anomalies that lasted much longer than the surface warming.

UC Santa Cruz teams with TiE Global to help entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life

UC Santa Cruz and TiE Global are establishing the Destination Silicon Valley program to leverage the Silicon Valley presence of both organizations and create new learning opportunities for university-based entrepreneurs from across the world, including University of California students and innovators, and others from TiE’s 59 chapters.

Center for Reimagining Leadership

Center for Reimagining Leadership has been established, effective July 1, 2022. Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, will be the faculty director of the center.

Eric Palkovacs appointed Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives

Steve Kang celebrates a career of seizing challenges

As the first in his family to graduate college and in taking on positions as the second dean of the Baskin School of Engineering and chancellor of UC Merced, Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang has always been someone ready and willing to take on challenges. 

Help ‘Stuff the Bus’ and get students ready for school

With the new school year just around the corner, the United Way of Santa Cruz County and Santa Cruz Office of Education are looking for volunteers to help Stuff the Bus. Come and help fill new backpacks with school supplies for K-12 students.

Measuring the universe with star-shattering explosions

An international team of scientists has analyzed archive data for powerful cosmic explosions from the deaths of stars and found a new way to measure distances in the distant universe.

Chancellor earns CUCSA award for staff-supportive leadership

The 2021-22 Outstanding Senior Leadership Award recognizes high-level leaders throughout the system who are supportive and inclusive of UC staff, and encourage equity, diversity and community.

Frequently asked questions: campus housing and the general waitlist

Answers to frequently asked questions about the general waitlist and the campus housing assignment process for Fall 2022.

With limited available campus housing, UC Santa Cruz to start offering assignments to students on general wait list

As UC Santa Cruz finishes offering campus housing to all undergraduate students on its priority waitlist, staff members are beginning to reach out to students on the general housing waitlist with offers to live in the limited, remaining residential space.

Daily symptom check guidance for employees

Effective Aug. 1, the daily symptom check questionnaire will no longer be required for employees working on-site at UCSC-owned or leased facilities.

Hallmark cancer gene regulates RNA ‘dark matter’

A new study finds that a key genetic mutation that occurs early on in cancer alters RNA “dark matter” and causes the release of previously unknown RNA biomarkers for cancer early detection.

Researchers track juvenile elephant seals for insights into mortality rates

An outreach program to bring science and scientists into K-12 classrooms is part of a study investigating the differences between male and female elephant seals.

Take extra precautions with aggressive coyotes on campus

The UC Santa Cruz Police Department encourages people on campus or visiting campus to be extra aware of their surroundings after receiving reports of coyotes acting aggressively or coming in proximity to people.

UC-HBCU grants support UCSC faculty collaborations with HBCUs

A summer research program and a historical archaeology course won funding from a UC initiative to support partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

UCSC iGEM developing yeast-based type 2 diabetes medication for 2022 international competition

14 UCSC undergraduates are addressing access and cost of Type 2 diabetes medications by creating an alternative, yeast-based treatment that will be presented at the 2022 iGEM Jamboree in Paris.

UC Santa Cruz’s new Department of Performance, Play & Design redefines the art of storytelling for the modern era

Earlier this year, the Department of Theater Arts and the Art & Design: Games + Playable Media Program (AGPM) within UC Santa Cruz's Division of the Arts fused to become the the Department of Performance, Play & Design (PPD). It is the only university department in the world to break the traditional silos of theater, dance, and games.

DOE supports UCSC ‘spin chemistry’ research with $1.2 million grant

Chemistry Professor Yuan Ping leads a project to develop computational tools for spin dynamics applications in chemistry and materials science.

Leaders in health, banking elected to join UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board of Trustees

The UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board of Trustees has elected as new members pharmaceutical and biotherapeutic entrepreneur Greg Reyes, of San Diego, (Kresge ’76, biology) and business banking leader Janet Buck, of Laguna Niguel.

ASPIRE program launches to aid conservation in a changing climate

A new program out of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute involves students in an effort to measure changes in biodiversity and ultimately prevent them.

Seismologist Emily Brodsky awarded Nemmers Prize in Earth Sciences

Professor Emily Brodsky has received the 2022 Nemmers Prize in Earth Sciences, awarded by Northwestern University for achievement and work of lasting significance in the field of Earth sciences.

Alternate reality game launching Fall ‘22 will measure resilience of first-year students

“LUX,” a non-traditional research project to measure the resilience of its players, will officially launch this fall, recruiting participants from the incoming first-year class..

California budget supports UCSC in building additional housing for hundreds of students

California lawmakers have awarded $89 million to UC Santa Cruz in the 2022-23 state budget, funding that will help to significantly increase student housing at Kresge College.

New study dives deep into the sustainability of an alternative aquaculture feed ingredient

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz developed a new life cycle sustainability assessment documenting the environmental benefits and impacts of using the marine microalga Schizochytrium sp. to replace fish oil as an ingredient in aquaculture feed.

Narwhals show physiological disruption in response to seismic survey ship noise

Scientists deployed monitoring devices on narwhals to record heart rates, breathing, and diving behavior during seismic air gun pulses from a ship in the fjords of Greenland.

Road repairs on Red Hill Road

Construction crews will begin road maintenance work Monday, July 18, on Red Hill Road between the Biomedical Sciences and Interdisciplinary Sciences Buildings (ISB), with an expected completion date of Friday, August 5.

The Humanities Division honors faculty, alumni, and students at the 2021-22 Spring Awards

UC Santa Cruz’s Humanities Division marked the end of the school year with their Spring Awards, a ceremony that celebrates the achievements of students, instructors, and alumni.

UCSC scholars join researchers statewide on a massive genomic study of California’s biodiversity

The California Conservation Genomics Project (CCGP) is a state-funded initiative with a single goal: to produce the most comprehensive, multispecies genomic dataset ever assembled to help manage regional biodiversity.

Two from UC Santa Cruz awarded Fulbright grants

Two PhD candidates at UC Santa Cruz have been offered prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2022-2023 academic year.

California approves $5 million to fund diversity in science and technology education

Cal-Bridge Program brings together the three levels of the California higher education system to diversify the California public university faculty and tech workforce.

Adapted machine learning models will allow for better understanding of federal surveys

With the support of a three-year, $337,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Assistant Professor of Statistics Paul Parker will develop statistical and machine learning methods to best suit the analysis of complex surveys produced by federal statistics agencies.

~$6M NSF grant for cyber-physical systems project will enable engineers to explore the next generation of transportation systems

With the support of a nearly $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), researchers at UC Santa Cruz will lead a five year, multi-institutional project to explore a new vision of engineering cyber-physical systems.

Destruction and recovery of kelp forests driven by changes in sea urchin behavior

A long-term study of kelp forest dynamics on California’s Central Coast highlights the critical role of sea urchin behavior, not just the size of the urchin population.

Autistic adults have become increasingly visible in media, books, television, and more in the past decade, but challenges with representation persist

Researchers documented a shift toward more numerical representation for adults in popular portrayals of autism, which have historically focused on children.

UC Santa Cruz celebrates innovative and dedicated teachers

The Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching (COT) in collaboration with Chancellor Larive and CP/EVC Kletzer, Cruz celebrated UCSC’s innovative and dedicated teachers with a gathering at the Cowell Provost House in early June.

Student Health Services closed July 4

Student Health Services will be closed Monday, July 4 for the federal holiday.

These red flags can let you know when you’re in an online echo chamber

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have identified specific elements of tone and style in online speech that are linked to hyperpartisan echo chambers. These language markers could also prove useful for flagging spaces where disinformation may be likely to emerge.

Study finds chaos is more common in ecological systems than previously thought

The idea that chaos is rare in natural populations may be due to methodological and data limitations, rather than the inherent stability of ecosystems.

Campus division renamed to Finance, Operations and Administration

UC Santa Cruz is renaming the Division of Business and Administrative Services to the Division of Finance, Operations and Administration.

Campus recognizes innovative, dedicated teachers

The Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching (COT) in collaboration with Chancellor Larive and CP/EVC Kletzer, Cruz celebrated UCSC’s innovative and dedicated teachers with a gathering at the Cowell Provost House in early June.

Supreme Court decision revokes fundamental civil rights

We are deeply dismayed by the U.S. Supreme Court opinion issued this morning that revokes the rights of millions of Americans to make private, personal, informed choices about their health care and ultimately their lives.

Reefense project aims to meld biology and engineering in novel structures for coastal protection

UCSC scientists are part of a DARPA-funded team to develop innovative solutions for coral reef restoration in Florida and the Caribbean to protect coastal infrastructure.

The team behind a tree of 10 million Covid sequences

10 million sequences of COVID-19’s genomic code have now been organized into a phylogenetic tree in the UC Santa Cruz SARS-CoV-2 Browser, which is the largest tree of genomic sequences of a single species ever assembled.

Study shows mangrove and reef restoration yield positive returns on investment for flood protection

A robust analysis demonstrates that nature-based solutions to reduce the damage caused by coastal flooding are cost-effective.

Polar bears in Southeast Greenland shed light on the species’ future in a warming Arctic

The most genetically isolated population of polar bears on the planet, they have limited access to sea ice and use ice from Greenland’s glaciers to survive.

100,000-year-old polar bear genome reveals ancient hybridization with brown bears

Scientists found that all brown bears today have some polar bear ancestry due to genetic admixture that occurred during a warm interglacial period more than 100,000 years ago.

Grant funding will support university-community partnership on inclusive economic development in neighboring city of Salinas

UCSC's Institute for Social Transformation will partner with the Salinas Inclusive Economic Development Initiative in an effort to reduce economic inequality and improve financial stability and quality of life for local families.

Ingenious, tech-based solutions pitched at Santa Cruz Launchpad 2022

The annual UC Santa Cruz business pitch competition and job fair drew in 19 student teams, 25 local companies, and nearly 500 attendees.

Microbiologist Jacqueline Kimmey named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences

Kimmey’s lab is investigating how susceptibility to infections is influenced by the daily biological cycles known as circadian rhythms.

Hunting in darkness, elephant seals use sensitive whiskers to find prey

Researchers used miniature video cameras to study how free-ranging elephant seals use their whiskers to track down prey in the darkness of the deep ocean.

Simulations reveal hydrodynamics of planetary engulfment by expanding star

A new study using hydrodynamical simulations reveals the forces acting on a planet when it is swallowed by an expanding star, as will eventually happen to the inner planets of our solar system when the sun becomes a red giant.

Launching search for Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity and Equal Protection

We are pleased to announce the kickoff of a national recruitment for our Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity and Equal Protection.

New executive leadership position for the Arts Division

UC Santa Cruz Dean of the Division of Arts Dr. Celine Parreñas Shimizu has appointed Art Professor Dee Hibbert-Jones to serve as Associate Dean of Research, Exhibition and Engagement.

Zimmer to develop Responsible AI course

Zimmer will join colleagues from around the U.S. to plan classes that better explore the impact of artificial intelligence on our world.

Annual message about the California Whistleblower Protection Act

The California Government Code requires every state agency, including the University of California, to annually distribute to its employees a message from the California State Auditor that provides an explanation of the California Whistleblower Protection Act.

UCSC joins new alliance aimed at boosting Latinx doctoral students, professors

The group, officially launching today and comprising all 20 of the nation’s top research universities that are also classified as Hispanic-Serving Institutions, aims to increase opportunity for those historically underserved by higher education.

Prestigious $3.8M NIH grant awarded to biomolecular engineering professor to develop an RSV vaccine

Associate Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Rebecca DuBois will use the five-year grant to develop a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, a common and potentially dangerous virus.

Social Sciences Division recognizes students at annual awards event

The annual Student Awards Luncheon honors undergraduates and graduate students across the Social Sciences Division for excellence in scholarship and creativity.

Graduate student’s research helps environmental organizations better serve coastal communities of color

Coastal Science and Policy Program graduate student Kalina Browne led development of a new research report on behalf of Green 2.0, a national watchdog organization focused on diversity and equity in the environmental sector.

Free webinar on worker safety best practices

Proposal for new program, Pathways to the Professoriate in the Arts and Humanities, selected for funding by UC President’s Office

A new cross-divisional initiative to prepare graduate students in the Arts and Humanities at UC Santa Cruz from historically underrepresented groups to go on to the professoriate has been selected for funding.

UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor of the Arts Isaac Julien knighted by Queen Elizabeth

UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor of the Arts Isaac Julien was granted knighthood by Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee

Graduate student town hall focuses on developing short and long-term solutions to housing crisis

The panel discussion was centered on generating new ideas and recommendations for short and midterm solutions for graduate student housing for the implementation task force for inclusive excellence in graduate education.

CIDER Pilot Training Program helps students reach new heights in drone research and industry

18 students participated in the CIDER’s first-ever Pilot Training Program, which prepared them for success in research and industry opportunities.

UC Santa Cruz named No. 2 public university for ‘making an impact’

Princeton Review has named UC Santa Cruz the No. 2 public university in the nation for students focused on making an impact on the world. The honor underscores the university’s commitment to encouraging positive social impact and is an increase from last year’s No. 3 spot.

Associate Professor Nick Mitchell receives 2021-22 Distinguished Teaching Award

Nick Mitchell was honored for his positive impact on students and the leading role he has played in creating new programs that foster the intellectual development of students and UC Santa Cruz

‘Crossing Latinidades’ program selects UC Santa Cruz faculty and graduate students for national research and mentoring collaboration

Two UC Santa Cruz faculty were awarded $310,000 grants to lead national research working groups, and two doctoral students have been selected for one-year research fellowships and a summer institute focused on interdisciplinary research methods.

Upcoming closures for Student Health Center, SHOP, and CAPS

Student Health Services will close early on Friday, June 10, 2022 and for the full day on Monday, June 20.

COVID-19: What to do during finals week

Guidance for completing your finals amid the rise in local COVID-19 cases. This message includes information about what to do if you have COVID-19 symptoms and/or test positive for COVID-19 and are supposed to take a final.

Campus update: Gearing up for commencement; celebrating Pride month; professor among Time magazine’s 100 most influential people

This has been a remarkable academic year—from the return to largely in-person instruction to many historic moments, including the naming and dedication of John R. Lewis College and leading the effort to produce the first truly complete sequence of a human genome.

Free public beach tours of Younger Lagoon Reserve have resumed

Tours of the reserve, which were suspended due to COVID-19 precautions, are again being offered through UCSC’s Seymour Marine Discovery Center.

Anticipated salary increase for policy-covered staff and academic appointees, update on staff salary equity program

We are excited to share that all eligible policy-covered staff employees will receive a 4.5 percent salary increase, and senate faculty and policy-covered academic appointees will receive a 4 percent salary increase, pending approval of the state budget.

Capstone to console: UC Santa Cruz student-developed game releasing to Nintendo Switch

The soon to be released, interactive, fast-paced game Squish was developed by UCSC engineering and arts, games, & playable media students.

Indoor masking strongly encouraged for campus community members

UC Santa Cruz strongly recommends that students, faculty, and staff wear masks indoors, especially in high-density spaces.

COVID-19 Treatment Options

People with certain medical conditions who test positive for COVID-19 may be eligible for COVID-19 antiviral treatments.

Year-end exhibition highlights the work of UC Santa Cruz’s 2022 Irwin Scholars

Throughout the month of June, visitors to the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery at UC Santa Cruz will have the chance to see the work of twelve undergraduate artists selected as this year’s Irwin Scholars.

Submit feedback on Staff Appreciation Picnic

If you were able to attend the staff picnic, please fill out this form so we can gather your feedback and use it to inform future events

Biologist Bruce Lyon honored by American Ornithological Society

Bruce Lyon, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has been chosen to receive the 2022 Elliott Coues Award from the American Ornithological Society.

Marcella Gomez appointed as the Baskin School of Engineering’s inaugural Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Marcella Gomez has been appointed as the Baskin School of Engineering’s inaugural Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and will focus on student success and recruitment and retention of historically underrepresented groups in STEM.

2022-2023 Annual Overtime Compensation Election for Represented Non-Exempt Employees

During the month of June, for the departments/units that continue to offer the option of compensatory time, employees in the bargaining units listed above can make a change to their current overtime compensation election.

Sociology doctoral candidate wins national fellowship for research on travel programs that teach youth about the African diaspora

Theresa Hice-Fromille was one of five top scholars selected nationwide for the American Sociological Association’s 2022-2023 Minority Fellowship program. Funding from this and other recent awards will support her dissertation research on travel abroad programs led by Black women that teach youth about the African diaspora.

SAB’s Spring Chancellor Forum

Our upcoming spring forum will be with Chancellor Cynthia Larive on 5/31/22.

Fellowships support graduate students studying queer movies, Mau Mau Uprising

Raed El Rafaei is examining queer movies made by artists from Lebanon and the diaspora, and Christian David Alvarado is investigating how the Mau Mau Uprising, which ran through the 1950s in Kenya, fits in with the larger processes of decolonization in Africa.

Sign-up to participate in the Santa Cruz Pride parade on June 5

Members of the UC Santa Cruz community are invited to join in this year's Santa Cruz Pride parade, which starts at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 5. 

Student Union Assembly to host budget forum for campus community on Thursday, May 26

Student Union Assembly (SUA) will host a university budget forum Thursday, May 26. Campus leaders will answer questions about the budget, resource allocation, and the fiscal decision making process.

Karen Miga named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022

Karen Miga, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, was named one of the 100 most influential people of 2022 by TIME. The honor was announced on May 23.

A special outdoor production of The Fairy Queen celebrates the return of fully-staged, live opera at UC Santa Cruz

The UC Santa Cruz Music Department presents Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen in a very special outdoor production to celebrate the return of fully-staged, live opera at UCSC on May 27 and 28, 2022.

Upcoming closure for Student Health Center, SHOP, and CAPS

The Student Health Center, SHOP, and CAPS announces upcoming closures.

Politics doctoral candidate wins Newcombe Fellowship for research on women’s testimony against sexual violence

Natali Levin-Schwartz is one of 22 winners of a national fellowship award for scholars working on ethical or religious issues. Her dissertation research focuses on how women resist and organize against sexual violence and the role that testimony plays in that process.

Indoor masking is strongly encouraged

Even though masks are no longer required from the State of California and in most UC Santa Cruz facilities, their use indoors, especially in high-density spaces, is strongly recommended.

Sloan Foundation funds two-year pilot open source program office at UC Santa Cruz

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awarded Professor Carlos Maltzahn a $695,000 two-year grant aimed at establishing an open source program office (OSPO) that will serve the entire campus community.

New findings enable monitoring for harmful toxin in freshwater environments

Researchers have identified the genes involved in biosynthesis of guanitoxin, a potent neurotoxin produced by some freshwater harmful algal blooms.

Instrumentation grant will establish UCSC hybrid robotic systems experimental testbed

A $275K instrumentation funding award from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program will support a multi-university project to create a hybrid robotics system test environment to run verification and validation testing on autonomous systems.

DSAS welcomes Ebonée Williams as new associate vice chancellor for student success and equity

Ebonée Williams joins the Division of Student Affairs and Success as the new associate vice chancellor for student success and equity.

Father of Modern Entrepreneurship to speak during inaugural Entrepreneurial Day at UCSC

The first annual Entrepreneurial Day at UC Santa Cruz will take place Saturday, May 21. The two-part event will feature a fireside chat with Steve Blank, the Father of Modern Entrepreneurship, followed by a resource fair and networking event with clubs from around campus.

Welcoming our new Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Success

I am happy to announce that Akirah J. Bradley-Armstrong, our new Vice Chancellor for the Division of Student Affairs and Success, has officially joined us.

Sad news regarding former Chancellor Karl S. Pister

Karl S. Pister, who devoted a remarkable 70 years to the University of California and to expanding educational opportunities for students, died Saturday, May 14, at his home in Walnut Creek. He was 96

A new class in the Arts Division aims to broaden students’ understanding of careers in the creative economy

Careers in the Creative Economy, a first-time course in the UC Santa Cruz Division of the Arts, has been introducing students to a wide array of professionals in creative fields to help them explore and prepare for arts careers.

Grant funding will augment calculus courses to support engineering students’ success

A seed grant from the state-funded California Learning Lab will be used to help address the equity gap in calculus courses and increase retention for engineering students at UC Santa Cruz.

Former UCSC Chancellor Karl S. Pister dies at age 96

Former UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Karl S. Pister, who devoted more than 70 years to the University of California, to higher education, and to expanding educational opportunities for students from kindergarten to graduate school, died on Saturday, May 14, at his home in Walnut Creek.

Motorcyclists to ride through campus on Sunday to raise money for cancer research

The ride will begin at Porter and Kresge colleges and make its way through campus before ending in downtown Santa Cruz.

Rejecting hate, violence, and intolerance

Our hearts go out to the Buffalo community, to the victims and their families, and to our campus community who mourn this weekend’s senseless tragedy.

Slug Crossing Faculty & Staff Cheering Section

Please join us at Slug Crossing to cheer on the graduates!

Vote in California's primary election

Tuesday, June 7 is Election Day in California for the primary elections.

Increased patrols while investigation continues into possible threats of violence this weekend

The UC Santa Cruz Police Department has increased patrols this weekend in an abundance of care and caution while officers continue to investigate threats of violence made on social media postings and by someone loudly shouting at 1:52 a.m. Thursday in the lower quad at Stevenson College. 

Nominations for UC Santa Cruz's Outstanding Staff Award

Please help us honor UC Santa Cruz's outstanding staff and make your nomination for the Outstanding Staff Award today. The submission deadline is Friday, May 27, 2022.

Investigating possible threats of violence this weekend

UC Santa Cruz community members are urged to immediately share any information related to threats of violence made on social media postings and by someone loudly shouting at 1:52 a.m. Thursday in the lower quad at Stevenson College. The threats referenced possible violence this weekend.

Applications open for UC Santa Cruz 2022-2023 Global Food Initiative student fellowship

A public dedication in the name of civil rights 

Hundreds of campus and regional community members gathered beneath the redwoods encircling Quarry Amphitheater to watch the former College Ten make history, rededicating itself as John R. Lewis College in memory of the legendary civil rights leader.

New Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies invites students to think critically about race during a time of global reckoning with racism

CRES was first introduced as a degree program in 2014 and, thanks to its rapid growth and strong faculty and student advocacy, gained departmental status in 2021.

Campus comment period for the Advanced Payment to Suppliers Policy

UC invites comments on proposed policy on abusive conduct in the workplace

The University of California Office of the President proposed a new policy on Abusive Conduct in the Workplace. Several comments were taken into consideration and a revised version of the policy is now open for comment.

Launchpad 2022 Pitch Competition applications due May 11

Santa Cruz Launchpad is UCSC's annual pitch contest combined with Santa Cruz Works' job fair. This year's event will be held on June 1 at the Cowell Hay Barn. Student teams are invited to apply and will receive two weeks of coaching on their pitches prior to the event. Qualifying teams will be eligible for over $40,000 in prizes!

In support of reproductive rights

We are deeply troubled by the long-term ramifications for reproductive rights if the leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion in "Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization" becomes law.

Submissions open for 2022 CITRIS UC Santa Cruz Campus Seed Funding Program

CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz invites all UCSC principal investigators to apply for project support through its Campus Seed Funding program.

Research video brings attention to an inspiring way of learning

“Learning by Observing and Pitching In” is featured in a National Science Foundation video contest May 10-17; viewers can vote for their favorite video

Enter to win a $75 gift card! Complete the annual transportation survey today

Please take about 15-20 minutes to complete the annual transportation survey to help us help you by improving our programs and services.

May concerts of new work by UC Santa Cruz composers the result of residencies with leading new music artists

UC Santa Cruz doctoral students in composition will premiere several new works this May developed during two unprecedented residencies with top names in the experimental music world.

UC Santa Cruz Dean of the Arts Division Celine Parreñas Shimizu will debut her latest film at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on May 12

Filmmaker and film scholar Celine Parreñas Shimizu, UCSC’s Dean of the Division of Arts, debuts her new documentary at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on May 12. The feature film 80 YEARS LATER explores the racial inheritance of Japanese American family incarceration during World War II through multigenerational conversations with survivors and their descendants.

UC Santa Cruz alumna and thought leader Roshawnna Novellus to deliver Baskin Engineering 2022 commencement address

Roshawnna Novellus—Baskin Engineering computer engineering undergraduate alumna, entrepreneur, and nationally recognized financial inclusion advocate—will deliver the UC Santa Cruz Baskin School of Engineering 2022 commencement address.

Temporary change to vacation accrual maximum ends June 30, 2022

As a reminder, the vacation accrual maximum in UC’s Absence from Work policy (PPSM-2.210), was temporarily lifted effective June 1, 2020, to allow policy-covered staff more time to use their accrued vacation leave to bring their accrual below the maximum.

John Brown Childs earns UC’s highest system-wide award for emeriti

UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology John Brown Childs is a 2021-2022 recipient of the Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award, which recognizes exceptional legacies of research, teaching, and service.

CruzFix is live

UCSC’s new integrated facilities management system, CruzFix is available.

Team of researchers win the public benchmark phase of new Alexa Prize competition

UC Santa Cruz’s team of computer science and engineering (CSE) Ph.D. students came out victorious by a generous margin during the public benchmark phase of the first-ever Amazon Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge, far surpassing other teams in the university competition focused on advancing virtual assistant technology.

Survey for Senate faculty on information technology priorities

Deep Read welcomes author Yaa Gyasi to UC Santa Cruz

The annual program of The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz has brought together students, faculty, alumni, and other curious minds from across the globe to unpack and discuss Transcendent Kingdom, the most recent novel by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi.

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz chosen for prestigious Julio Cortázar Latin American Chair

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, has been selected to hold the Julio Cortázar Latin American Chair at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, for 2022.

As climate shifts, species will need to relocate, and people may have to help them

A new survey summarizes scientific recommendations for conservationists and land managers tasked with managing biodiversity in a changing climate.

UCSC joins multi-institutional effort to advance equity and inclusion in science

The HHMI Inclusive Excellence Learning Community initiative is supporting efforts to redesign the introductory science curriculum.

Women's water polo team wins Division III championship

The UC Santa Cruz women's water polo club won the Collegiate Water Polo Association Women’s Division III Club Championship in Middlebury, Vermont, on Sunday.

Summer Session Invites Students to Stay for Summer

UC Santa Cruz Summer Session enrollment is underway and for the first time since 2019, students can choose to stay on campus for in-person classes, or the option remains to study online from anywhere.

New global and community health majors available this fall

UC Santa Cruz students who want to build a future with better, more equitable health outcomes will have the option to declare one of two new global and community health majors, starting in fall 2022.

New Google-funded research project applies computer science to aid bird conservation

Two faculty members have begun a new collaboration to use machine learning models to create continent-wide maps of bird habitat connectivity for conservation purposes, and they have recently received a $60,000 Google Research Scholar award to fund this work

Afrofuturism takes center stage in the Institute of the Arts and Sciences’ Surge series

UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences offers a month-long series of performances and discussions on Afrofuturism, a global artistic and social movement, utilizing the arts, science, and technology to imagine—and create— a world where African-descended peoples and cultures can live and flourish.

Unlocking a cure for carbon monoxide poisoning

UCSC researcher Tim Johnstone has designed small molecules that can bind CO, sequester CO that is already bonded to hemoglobin, and rescue red blood cells exposed to CO, all promising signs for a future antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Linguist Sandra Chung elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Sandra Chung, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Linguistics, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

Summer programs draw visitors to Lick Observatory for music and stargazing

Tickets are on sale now for the observatory's popular summer evening programs.

A new maintenance and service request app, CruzFix, goes live May 2

CruzFix will be available to the campus community on May 2, 2022, replacing two separate systems previously known as FAMIS Classic and FixIt.

21/22 Annual Performance Evaluations coming due

Managers/supervisors should complete the annual evaluations for their non-represented and represented staff to build on our culture of engagement, to provide ongoing support and encouragement and to document any performance concerns that may exist.

Deer fawning season alert

Please be aware that spring is the prime birthing season for a wide variety of campus wildlife, including deer.

Chancellor Larive assumes position as new Board Chair for Monterey Bay Economic Partnership

University of California, Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia K. Larive will assume the role of incoming board chair for the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership.

Interior Artworks Installation policy comment period ends May 27

Call for Proposals — Summer 2023 Online Courses

CITRIS drone program lands $1 million grant from James Irvine Foundation

The UC Santa Cruz CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) along with several partners has received a $1 million, 15-month planning grant to support regional drone education and workforce development from The James Irvine Foundation.

10 questions all funders should ask before supporting tree-planting campaigns

Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl is concerned that widespread enthusiasm for tree-planting may be leaving restoration best-practices by the wayside. But a new set of research-based questions can help potential funders determine which reforestation campaigns are poised for success.

Drive safely with increased pedestrian activity on campus Tuesday, April 26

UAW 2865, the labor union that represents UC academic student employees and graduate student researchers, has announced that it will hold a march at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 26.

COVID-19: Community Update

As UC Santa Cruz continues to monitor COVID-19 transmission rates, the community is reminded of the importance of engaging in ongoing mitigation efforts.

Institute for the Biology of Stem Cells awarded $1M training grant for postdoctoral researchers

The directors of the Institute for the Biology of Stem Cells brought in a new $1M training grant for postdoctoral researchers, and have been awarded over $12M in grants in just two years.

New global forecasts of marine heatwaves foretell ecological and economic impacts

The forecasts could help fishing fleets, ocean managers, and coastal communities anticipate the effects of marine heatwaves.

New study examines ethics of community-engaged research from the perspective of community partners

Even the most collaborative research models come with ethical challenges, a new study shows. This highlights the importance of equity-centered approaches. 

Cruz Foam teams up with DiCaprio, Kutcher as advisors and adds a major industry partner

Cruz Foam, a company that started as a Ph.D. student’s project at the UC Santa Cruz Baskin School of Engineering and makes a compostable alternative to styrofoam packaging, has added actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher as advisors and investors.

Thought-provoking new works of media art in exhibition by Digital Arts and New Media MFAs

The UC Santa Cruz Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) MFA program presents unforgetting, the culminating exhibition of its 2022 MFA cohort, on view free to the public at the Digital Arts Research Center April 22-May 1 with a special performance May 20-29 at the Experimental Theater.

Superheroes, spaceships, and social wearables: An immersive, social STEM camp for middle school girls sparks interest, builds confidence in STEM

The UCSC-developed STEM camp combines the crafting of wearable technology with social experience to pique interest in computation and technology for middle school girls.

Coming together to heal

UCSC Arts dean and her family establish scholarship in son’s memory

Honoring UC Santa Cruz’s 2022 Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni

Each year, UC Santa Cruz’s five academic divisions select one graduate student alumnus/a/i as their Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni honoree. The awards ceremony for the 2022 cohort will take place on April 23 of Alumni Weekend.

Statistics professor wins Hellman fellowship to rethink verbal autopsy survey design

Assistant professor of statistics Richard Li will use his Hellman award to rethink survey design for verbal autopsy, the process of determining cause of death outside of the hospital which is routinely implemented in many low- and middle-income countries throughout the world.

Politics professor’s book challenging Western notions of Sharia wins global acclaim

In the past year, Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud's latest book has earned him a series of award recognitions, speaking engagements around the globe, and an invitation to a closed session with resident representatives of the United Nations Development Program.

Rock on: summer concert series coming to Quarry Amphitheater

In partnership with Noise Pop Industries, UC Santa Cruz announces summer concert series to be hosted in the Quarry Amphitheater.

Watsonville Filipino history digital archive now available for public viewing

The Watsonville is in the Heart Digital Archive is now viewable online and features oral history recordings, original documents, photos, and family artifacts highlighting Filipino history in the Pajaro Valley.

Spring 2022 Campus Elections Announcement

The ballot initiative language for the Spring 2022 Campus Elections is now available for review.

Caitlin Keliiaa and Philip Longo receive American Council of Learned Societies fellowship

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announced the recipients of their 2022 ACLS Fellowships. Philip Longo, Continuing Lecturer in the Humanities Division’s Writing Program, and Caitlin Keliiaa, assistant professor in UC Santa Cruz’s Feminist Studies Department, will both be receiving awards that will allow them to take leave to continue their scholarly research.

I Am Here: Home movies and everyday masterpieces

I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces, a major new AGO exhibition opening in April of 2022, is a revealing look at our universal need to capture, share and cherish the everyday. Lost-and-found home movies from the Prelinger Archives, founded by UCSC professor of film and digital media Rick Prelinger.

Paid fellowship opens doors and opportunities for Humanities students

Unique partnership between The Humanities Institute, a leading national media outlet, and a generous UC Santa Cruz donor amplifies opportunities for UC Santa Cruz students

Seeking assistance with Unlawful Entry of Occupied Dwelling

The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the community’s help in the investigation of a crime that occurred early Monday, April 11.

Risa Wechsler named 2022 Physical and Biological Sciences Distinguished Graduate Student Alumna

UC Santa Cruz alumna Risa Wechsler (Ph.D. Physics ’01) has played an instrumental role in groundbreaking research in the cosmology field, with pioneering galaxy structure and cosmic structure surveys, and more than 300 widely cited publications. Wechsler has also been committed to ensuring the growth of diversity and inclusion within the physics and astronomy community.

UCSC and Amazon Web Services work to accelerate genomics research

The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to allow researchers to quickly and efficiently execute bioinformatics pipelines on AWS’s global cloud infrastructure.

Grazing goats to help reduce wildfire risk

Hundreds of hungry goats will arrive on campus later this week to graze on about 30 acres of vegetation that would otherwise dry into potential wildfire fuel as summer arrives.

2022 PIT-UN Network Challenge funding open for submissions

The Public Interest Technology - University Network (PIT-UN) has opened the call for proposals for the 2022 Network Challenge funding opportunity.

Dean Celine Parreñas Shimizu to receive prestigious award

The Association for Asian American Studies has selected UC Santa Cruz Division of Arts Dean, Dr. Celine Parreñas Shimizu, for its 2022 Excellence in Mentorship Award.

Alumni Week to highlight three decades of alumni-sponsored student support

The founders of the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund are using the occasion of its 30th anniversary to increase philanthropic support in the scholarship, setting a goal of raising $100,000 from alumni.

Cops and Coffee event on Friday

The event is an opportunity for members of the campus community to enjoy free coffee and cookies and talk with campus police officers.

Sarah Peelo named 2022 Social Sciences Division Distinguished Graduate Student Alumna

Sarah Peelo (Ph.D. Anthropology ’09) looked to UC Santa Cruz as an institution beaming with women in leadership. Now company president and co-owner of cultural resource management firm, Albion, Peelo is at the forefront of cultural preservation in the Bay Area.

William Long named 2022 Arts Division Distinguished Graduate Student Alumnus

William Long’s (B.A. Music ’11, M.A. Music ’13) passion for music began when he was six years old. After receiving his B.A. and M.A. from UC Santa Cruz, Long went on to conduct for San Francisco Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Harryette Mullen named 2022 Humanities Division Distinguished Graduate Student Alumna

The Humanities Division’s 2022 Distinguished Graduate Student Alumna, Harryette Mullen (M.A. Literature ’86, Ph.D. Literature ’90), published her first poetry book Tree Tall Women in 1981 and has since published dozens of poems, stories, books, and essays that have been published worldwide and reprinted in over one hundred anthologies.

How mentorship and a transformative graduate experience inspired alumnus Brian Levine to build a legacy of socially responsible innovation

Baskin Engineering’s 2022 distinguished graduate student alumnus Brian Levine credits his time at UC Santa Cruz for giving him the tools to become a life-long educator and socially impactful researcher.

Title IX graduate interns shine a light on sexual violence and sexual harassment research

Two UC Santa Cruz graduate students are working to showcase campus research focused on preventing, responding to, and addressing gender-based violence, harassment, and discrimination with a new online spotlight series.

Works by some of the country’s most influential contemporary artists on view in Strange Weather

A new group exhibition presented by UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS) and the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH), features contemporary artworks by some of today’s leading artists. On view April 14-August 14, 2022 at the MAH, Strange Weather: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation is co-organized by IAS director Dr. Rachel Nelson and UCSC History of Art and Visual Culture Professor Jennifer González.

UCSC selects Aisha Jackson as Vice Chancellor for Information Technology

Aisha Jackson comes to UC Santa Cruz from the University of Colorado Boulder, where she is that university’s first Assistant Vice Provost and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Technology and Student Success.

Announcing the appointment of Vice Chancellor for Information Technology

We are excited to announce that Aisha Jackson will serve as our next Vice Chancellor for Information Technology. Her first day will be Aug. 1.

Indoor mask guidance for staff

With the indoor mask mandate lifted, we are leaving it to each individual to decide what works best for them. We have included some suggested language below.

UC Santa Cruz hosts ‘Universe in Verse’ April 16 in the Quarry Amphitheater

The fifth annual Universe in Verse—a charitable celebration of science and nature through poetry and music, created and hosted by writer Maria Popova (Marginalian)—will be held in person at UC Santa Cruz in the Quarry Amphitheater on Saturday, April 16.

Registration open for Summer Edge

All incoming Slugs are invited to join Summer Edge where students take Session 2 courses before their first fall to fulfill prerequisites or major requirements and build connections with faculty and support resources.

Genomics Institute tool becomes primary method to identify lineages of COVID-19 worldwide

As COVID-19 continues to mutate, software developed and maintained at the University of California, Santa Cruz’s Genomics Institute will now be at the core of the primary tool used by health officials worldwide to track the spread of variants in their community. It is now the default software behind the ubiquitously used tool Pangolin, replacing previous software to more accurately assign genomic samples of COVID-19 to a known branch on the virus’s family tree.  

Ricky Bluthenthal announced as 2022 social sciences distinguished alumni award recipient

The Social Sciences division is proud to announce trailblazing health equity researcher and advocate Ricky Bluthenthal (Merrill ’86, History and Sociology) as the recipient of the 2022 Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award.

Rosa Garcia to serve as associate director of Equity & Equal Protection, ADA Officer

The Equity & Equal Protection Office is happy to welcome back Rosa Garcia as Associate Director of Equity & Equal Protection, ADA Officer.

Physical and Biological Sciences Division honors three prominent alumni

The PBSci Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize contributions to society by graduate and undergraduate alums.

Spring update; plans for fall; record applications

Welcome to spring quarter. I’m so happy we’re starting this quarter off on a high note.

Information about Ramadan at UCSC

This message is intended to provide our campus community with information about observing and celebrating Ramadan.

Biochemist Laura Sanchez wins ASP Matt Suffness Young Investigator Award

Laura Sanchez, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been chosen by the American Society of Pharmacognosy as the 2022 winner of the ASP Matt Suffness Young Investigator Award.

First complete, gapless sequence of a human genome reveals hidden regions

Parts of the human genome now available to study for the first time are important for understanding genetic diseases, human diversity, and evolution.

Miriam Ellis, lecturer emerita (1927—2022)

Miriam Ellis an indelible mark on students and colleagues in French, theater, music (especially opera), and administration

UCSC helps produce first truly complete sequence of a human genome

The first truly complete sequence of a human genome — covering each chromosome from end to end with no gaps and unprecedented accuracy — is now available for the whole world to access.

UCSC Ph.D. students dive deep into engineering open-domain dialogue AI with the support of industry partners

LivePerson, which builds conversational AI, is funding two students' study of the models that drive chatbots, digital assistants, and more

Interim leaders selected for Employee and Labor Relations

Effective April 12, Barbara Greening and Sabrina Shaver will share the leadership roles for labor relations and employee relations, respectively.

Methane could be the first detectable indication of life beyond Earth

A new study assesses the planetary context in which the detection of methane in an exoplanet’s atmosphere could be considered a compelling sign of life.

UCSC leadership shares bold vision for campus’s future with Regents

Chancellor Cynthia Larive on Thursday presented the University of California Regents with a bold vision for UC Santa Cruz’s future — leading at the intersection of innovation and social justice — and detailed how the campus’ strengths, challenges, opportunities, and planning processes are advancing this vision.

Seed funding grants for early-stage research, creative projects given to 19 awardees

The UCSC Office of Research has awarded funds this month to 19 projects through its inaugural Seed Funding for Early Stage Initiatives program

Staff Picnic RSVP and Tabling opportunities

The Staff Advisory Board is excited to bring back the UCSC Staff Appreciation Picnic this year!

The 2022 UC Undergraduate Experience Survey opens April 6

Undergraduate students are invited to take the 2022 UC Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) starting on Wednesday, April 6.

Local pumas don’t sense danger in places where they’re most often killed by humans

A new study led by UC Santa Cruz researchers suggests that pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains don’t make accurate assessments of where they are most likely to be killed by humans, especially when it comes to the threat of being killed in retaliation for loss of livestock.

Celebrating 50 years of immersive natural history education at UC Santa Cruz

In June, an event will gather UC Santa Cruz alumni, faculty, staff, current students, and community members to honor the legacy of Ken Norris and natural history at UCSC, including the 50th anniversary of Natural History Field Quarter.

Rekindling friendships through volunteering: Pioneer alumni organize Crown’s 50th

UC Santa Cruz pioneer alumni Lisa Rose, Jim Lapsley and Susan Nerton have spent three years planning Crown College’s first-ever 50th reunion. With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing the reunion back multiple years, Rose, Lapsley and Nerton are excited to invite a five-year range of pioneer Crown alumni back to the campus they love.

Annual Confronting Climate Change Conference focuses on local impacts and solutions

UC Santa Cruz offers a weekend of free events at the Seymour Center to spark conversation and inspire action.

A remarkable, first-time film course tackles the criminal justice system

UC Santa Cruz Film Professor Sharon Daniel’s two-quarter undergrad course, FILM 171S-02, is not your typical film school fare. This course, titled Reasonable Doubts: Making an Exoneree, aims for nothing less than to free wrongfully convicted persons currently incarcerated in American prisons.

In Memoriam: Ian McNeilly, Dining Services

It is with deep sadness that I write to share the news regarding the unexpected death of one of our Dining employees, Crown Merrill Sous Chef, Ian McNeilly.

Suggested language about indoor masking

Masking remains strongly recommended in all indoor campus settings and people may choose to mask at any time.

Spring Break 2022 Food Truck-A-Thon

The UCSC Spring Break 2022 Food Truck-A-Thon will take place March 19-27

Recruitment for Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Now Active

The leadership recruitment for campus’ first Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is now live.

Staff Advisory Board voting is now open

The Staff Advisory Board is pleased to announce the 2022 election for new members is open.

NSF funding boosts undergraduate research experience in MCD Biology

A course-based undergraduate research program is expanding opportunities for biology undergraduates to get faculty-mentored research experience.

Economics Professor Rob Fairlie testifies before committee in U.S. House of Representatives to share research on Paycheck Protection Program

Fairlie testified on his latest research, which showed that changes to the Paycheck Protection Program in 2021 helped to improve racial equity in loan distribution.

UC Santa Cruz lecturer and alumna contributes to IPCC’s 2022 report on global climate change

Pam Rittelmeyer, a lecturer in the Department of Environmental Studies and College Nine, is a contributing author on the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Campus fire risk remains high

With firefighters responding to three fires at UC Santa Cruz over the past several weeks, we want to remind the campus community that wildfire poses a serious and potentially devastating threat to our campus.

Upcoming closure for Student Health Center, SHOP and CAPS

Student Health Services—Student Health Center, CAPS, and SHOP will be closing early the afternoon of Thursday, March 24, 2022 from 12 PM–5 PM for Staff Development.

Effects of ancient carbon releases suggest possible scenarios for future climate

New findings reveal a precursor event before the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, giving scientists a fresh perspective on future global climate scenarios.

Update to indoor masking policy

Effective April 10, masks will not be required for most indoor settings at UC Santa Cruz facilities, but their use will still be strongly recommended.

Chemical analysis reveals effects of wildfire smoke on grapes and wines

A new study provides practical guidelines for using biomarkers to identify ‘smoke taint’ in grapes and wines affected by the smoke from wildfires.

Campus Tours Update

Recently, we have been carefully resuming our in-person tours, as you may have seen around the campus. The tours are outdoors and serve a limited number of people per group.

Keeping the stoke fresh

Alumnus David Schulkin, who has taught surfing to UC Santa Cruz students for more than two decades, is 'all about joy and about passing on the joy of surfing.'

New study confirms bioengineered RSV protein vaccine evokes protective immune response

Two UC Santa Cruz researchers just marked a major milestone in their effort to create an effective vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which can cause severe respiratory disease in children and the elderly.

California Sea Grant funds graduate research fellows at UCSC

California Sea Grant has awarded funding to four UC Santa Cruz graduate students for marine science research projects that address the agency’s priority themes of resilient coastal communities and economies, sustainable fisheries, and healthy coastal ecosystems.

UC Santa Cruz Professor Marianne Weems directs new interactive online performance I Agree To The Terms

UC Santa Cruz Professor in Performance, Play & Design Marianne Weems, Artistic Director and Founder of the award-winning performance and media ensemble The Builders Association, debuts a new interactive crossmedia performance, livestreaming online this March 25-April 3.

UC Santa Cruz to implement strategic plan for internationalization

UC Santa Cruz is advancing comprehensive internationalization to ensure that the members of the campus community are prepared and encouraged to study, teach, conduct research, and work in a global context, and that institutional policies, programs, and initiatives are aligned to achieve this shared goal.

New responsible data sharing technique will enable better understanding of disease-causing genetic variants

Scientists may better understand and test for the genetic variations that cause cancer and other heritable diseases through the application of a novel strategy for securely sharing and analyzing genomic data developed at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute.

Homebuying, financial wellness resources from Landed

UC Santa Cruz offers employees access to Landed in support of homeownership.

Spring quarter course materials now available

UCSC has partnered with Akademos to provide textbooks and other course material at reduced prices and offer more purchasing options including new, used, digital, and rentals.

Condemnation of anti-Black and antisemitic graffiti

As a community and a country we must continue to work together to reject racism and all expressions of hate.

Institute For Advanced Study selects environmental sociologist Hillary Angelo as a member

UC Santa Cruz Associate Professor of Sociology Hillary Angelo was selected among a group of 25 world-leading researchers and academics who will focus on the theme “Climate Crisis Politics" as 2022-2023 members of the IAS School of Social Science.

Feedback welcome for Vice Chancellor for Information Technology recruitment

We have created a survey for each finalist for you to provide feedback to me and the search advisory committee. The surveys will be available until 6 p.m. Thursday, March 10.

Campus update: The return from spring break; White House honor for Ramirez-Ruiz; plaudits for impressive holiday food drive

I know these are busy times for everyone right now. Good luck to our students, faculty and staff as we wrap up the winter quarter.

Computer scientist Yang Liu wins NSF CAREER award

Yang Liu, assistant professor of computer science as the Baskin School of Engineering, won a prestigious NSF CAREER award for his study of human-centered machine learning.

Spring Break COVID Updates

With Spring Break quickly approaching March 19-26, we are writing to provide some important COVID-related reminders.

Danielle Dadiego named recipient of 2022 Society for American Archaeology Dissertation Award

UC Santa Cruz alumna Danielle Dadiego (M.A. Anthropology, ’17; Ph.D. Anthropology, ’20) has worked in the archeology field for nearly two decades. Her dissertation, Beads, Bullets, and Brokerage: Exploring Economic Agency in Eighteenth-Century West Florida, has been nationally recognized by the 2022 Society for American Archaeology Dissertation Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the archeology field.

Planning for in-person instruction this fall

We are excited to share that we are planning for in-person instruction this fall.

Spring break COVID testing protocol and travel guidelines

With the end of winter quarter quickly approaching, we write to share UCSC’s 2022 COVID spring break guidelines.

Staff Human Resources is collecting feedback

Staff Human Resources is conducting a short, confidential survey for nonacademic staff to collect feedback about SHR's services.

Introducing The 2022 Deep Read: Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom

The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz announces the return of The Deep Read annual program. The group will read Transcendent Kingdom, the acclaimed novel from Brooklyn-based author Yaa Gyasi.

Russian invasion of Ukraine - Supporting our community

Over the past week, we have closely followed the news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and we join the international community in condemning this unprovoked attack.

Elephant seals’ map sense tells them when to head ‘home’

Researchers found that female elephant seals know their distance from the breeding beach and allocate extra time to get back if they have farther to travel.

A slow-motion section of the San Andreas Fault may not be so harmless after all

A study of rocks drilled from nearly 2 miles under the surface suggests that the central section of the San Andreas fault has hosted many major earthquakes, including some that could have been fairly recent.

UC Santa Cruz joins Social Science Research Council

The campus is now a member of the Social Science Research Council's College and University Fund for the Social Sciences, which will offer new opportunities for UC Santa Cruz to help shape research priorities across the field.

Family-friendly opera returns to Mainstage Theater this March with My Head is Full of Colors

On March 12, Family Opera returns live to the Mainstage Theater with My Head is Full of Colors, a joyful tale of imagination composed by UCSC Lecturer Chris Pratorius Gómez, with a libretto by Nicole Paiement, and directed by Lecturer Sheila Willey.

Record applications enable UC Santa Cruz to build strong, diverse fall class

With record-breaking applications from undergraduate students, UC Santa Cruz is looking to admit students who will be ready to contribute to and benefit from a high-impact research university.

Ocean scientist Claudie Beaulieu wins NSF CAREER Award

Claudie Beaulieu, assistant professor of ocean sciences, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support her work using data science to study climate variability and climate change.

New Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL22) for COVID-19 relief available to all employees in 2022

This communication is to inform you of a recent update on the University of California’s (University) COVID-19 Related Leaves for policy-covered and represented academic and staff employees.

A surprising heat source is melting the Greenland Ice Sheet from the bottom up

Researchers have observed extremely high rates of melting at the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet, caused by huge quantities of meltwater descending from the surface to the base.

Easy aluminum nanoparticles for rapid, efficient hydrogen generation from water

UCSC chemists developed a simple method to make aluminum nanoparticles that split water and generate hydrogen gas rapidly under ambient conditions.

Second Systemwide review of UC Research Data Policy

The Research Policy and Analysis (RPAC) unit within Research and Innovation received many thoughtful comments on the policy and made revisions based on that feedback, which is broadly summarized here.

'Abolition. Feminism. Now.' earns national praise

The book, authored by Professor Emerita Angela Y. Davis and Associate Professor Gina Dent, is garnering national attention for its pathbreaking examination of abolition and feminism in the 21st century.

Staff Advisory Board nomination period is now open

Are you interested in serving our campus community and giving back to your fellow staff members? Consider joining the Staff Advisory Board!

Physicist Michael Dine takes readers on a journey to the edge of reality in new book

‘This Way to the Universe’ explains the outstanding mysteries of the universe and also how remarkably well we understand it on many levels.

Chemistry Professor Yuan Ping wins Sloan Research Fellowship

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship to Yuan Ping, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz.

Launching search for Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are pleased to announce the kickoff of a national recruitment for our first Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Tilting of Earth’s crust governed the flow of ancient megafloods

Study provides a new perspective on Washington state’s Channeled Scablands, carved by the Missoula megafloods at the end of the last ice age.

Indoor masking still in effect on campus

We have decided to continue the indoor masking requirement at all UC Santa Cruz facilities until further notice.

Upcoming campus visits for Vice Chancellor of Information Technology finalists

Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 22, we will be conducting the final interviews in the search for the Vice Chancellor for Information Technology.

San Lorenzo River was transformed by early logging in the Santa Cruz Mountains

The San Lorenzo River cut a deep channel and abandoned its floodplain in the Felton area around the time of intensive clearcutting in the surrounding mountains, according to a study by UCSC researchers.

SUA now accepting funding applications for Winter 2022 SOFA Round 2

Is your student organization looking for funding support for an upcoming event you are planning?

UCSC selected to join US CYBERCOM Academic Engagement Network

UCSC will join the inaugural class of the U.S. Cyber Command’s (CYBERCOM) Academic Engagement Network (AEN), a group of 84 colleges and universities selected to help strengthen the country’s cybersecurity operations.

First nationwide study of scams targeting immigrants shows local social context may help or hinder reporting

Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Manuel Pedroza's latest research offers insights that may help improve access to justice for vulnerable communities.

Campus Fire Safety and Awareness

With the current dry conditions, the threat of fire on our campus is high and potentially devastating. Anyone who smells smoke or sees a fire should call 911 immediately.

White House honors astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz with mentoring award

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring represent the highest honors bestowed upon mentors who work to expand STEM talent.

Genome of extinct Steller’s sea cow reveals surprising link to human skin disease

Analysis of ancient DNA from sea cow bones finds genes that may have played a role in adaptation to cold marine environment and yields evidence of a long population decline.

Computer scientist Lindsey Kuper wins NSF CAREER award

Lindsey Kuper, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has won a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund her lab’s study of distributed systems.

UC Santa Cruz announces ambitious investment to hire 100 additional faculty over decade, part of broader effort to advance student success and research excellence

To advance its place as an international leader at the intersection of innovation and social justice, UC Santa Cruz announced today its intention to prioritize faculty hiring by adding 100 additional faculty over the next decade.

UC Santa Cruz Foundation votes to provide additional one-time endowment payout to support student scholarships, fellowships 

Hundreds of continuing and incoming UC Santa Cruz students will benefit from additional financial support from scholarships and fellowships after the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board approved an additional, one-time payout from the university’s endowment.

Creating a shared vision to increase our faculty to advance student success, research enterprise

We are thrilled to announce today an ambitious effort to hire 100 additional Senate faculty over the next decade.

Marine scientist Adina Paytan wins EGU’s Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has awarded the 2022 Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medal for exceptional contributions to biogeosciences to Adina Paytan, a research scientist at the UC Santa Cruz Institute of Marine Sciences.

'From the Margins: Dante 701 Years Later' to provide critical perspectives on author's work

Funded through the Siegfried B. and Elisabeth Mignon Puknat Literary Studies Endowment and presented by The Humanities Institute, the series will include events taking place throughout 2022 to engage with Dante’s work through a much different lens than the usual discussions of his life and work.

February 17th Staff Forum with CP/EVC

The Staff Advisory Board seeks to continue supporting staff by amplifying your voices to campus leadership.

UC Santa Cruz tops ranking of women in leadership at R1 universities

UC Santa Cruz is first in the nation for racial and gender diversity in leadership, according to a new report by the Women’s Power Gap Initiative at the Eos Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of University Women.

Stories of Black women take center stage in upcoming performance of ''da Kink in My Hair'

The award-winning play "‘da Kink in My Hair" will be presented February 18-27 by the Department of Performance, Play & Design and the African American Theater Arts Troupe.

Equity gaps in COVID-19 deaths closed for some racial and ethnic groups, widened for others during vaccine rollout in California

New research from UC Santa Cruz, Stanford University, and UC San Francisco shows how racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths across California changed as the rollout process for vaccines began.

High-wind advisory in effect through 9 p.m. tonight

The National Weather Service has issued a High-Wind Warning for Santa Cruz County and much of the San Francisco Bay Area through 9 p.m. this evening.

COVID-19 testing options, updated cadence, daily symptom checker and more

UC Santa Cruz’s testing protocol and our expanded testing options and COVID-19 mitigation measures as we resume in-person instruction this week.

Climate action planning misses equity opportunities in many California cities

A new study led by UC Santa Cruz analyzed 170 climate action plans across California to find out how cities are incorporating equity into their efforts to curb emissions and address climate change impacts.

COVID-19 reminders, expanded testing options, updated testing protocol, and more

As we resume mostly in-person instruction this week, we write to share important reminders and critical updates pertaining to COVID-19.

Announcing: assistant executive vice chancellor and chief of staff

Ann Pham, currently director of Academic Programs and Planning for Baskin Engineering, has accepted my offer to join the Office of the Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor as assistant executive vice chancellor and chief of staff.

CITRIS Tech for Social Good 2021-22 student teams awarded funding

CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz has chosen three new student projects and two events for funding through the 2021-22 Tech for Social Good (TSG) Program.

Two UCSC professors elected 2021 AAAS Fellows

Biologist Suzanne Alonzo and Earth scientist James Zachos have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Porter alumna to stir up digital storytelling this summer

Nikki Silva, one of the Peabody Award-winning radio producers of NPR’s The Keepers, Hidden Kitchen, and the Radiotopia podcast The Kitchen Sisters Present... will be teaching the popular Podcasting: Digital Storytelling (Crown 98) course this summer.

Excited for in-person instruction to resume January 31

We are happy to report that we are set to resume primarily in-person instruction starting Monday, Jan. 31.

History professor earns 2021 National Jewish Book Award for look at New York Hasidic Jewish community

Nathaniel Deutsch was recently announced as a winner of a 2021 National Jewish Book Award in the category of American Jewish Studies for his recently-published work, A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg. He shares the award with his co-author Michael Casper. 

Ten new picnic tables customed designed, handcrafted, and installed on campus

It was a rush order, no question about it. In early September, Chancellor Cynthia Larive asked Physical Plant, Development and Operations to install 10 picnic tables on the main residential campus by the opening of fall quarter. Campus carpenters decided to do-it-themselves.

The struggle to protect voting rights must go on. Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement can help

Distinguished professor emeritus John Brown Childs shares his opinion on the U.S. Senate's recent blockage of voting rights legislation and reflects on lessons he learned during the Civil Rights Movement that may help voting rights activists today.

Booster shots available this week: on-campus clinics Jan. 26-28

To help provide students, staff, and faculty access to booster shots, Student Health Services will be administering Moderna boosters Jan 26, 27, and 28 at Stevenson Event Center.

Biochemist Carrie Partch honored by the National Academy of Sciences

Carrie Partch, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, will be honored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) with the 2022 NAS Award in Molecular Biology.

Proposed revisions to UC Policy on Supplement to Military Pay

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on proposed revisions to the UC Policy on Supplement to Military Pay.

On-campus testing, masks, booster clinics, proof of vaccination

Here are the latest COVID-19 mitigation updates to help us prepare for a more populated campus during the winter quarter.

Updates to DRC Academic Access Letter Format

We are reaching out to you to share that the Disability Resource Center’s Academic Access Letter format has been updated effective Winter Quarter 2022.

Expanded services offered by back-up care program

Today, we are pleased to share that there are additional forms of support available through our partnership with Bright Horizons .

UC Santa Cruz receives National Endowment for the Humanities grant to connect studies of humanities, engineering

UC Santa Cruz will create a new Certificate in the Humanities introducing students enrolled in the Baskin School of Engineering to humanities disciplines aimed to help them better understand the social and cultural impacts of technological change.

Rebecca Hernandez to serve as campus's first community archivist

Rebecca Hernandez, who previous served as the director of the American Indian Resource Center, will seek out partnerships with community organizations and leaders to support the preservation of community history, with a particular focus on reaching out to traditionally underrepresented communities.

National Endowment for the Arts award to support 'Surge,' an afrofuturism festival

Events will take place throughout the academic year, culminating in a month-long festival in May 2022 with live music concerts and dance performances.

Campus update: Mostly in-person instruction returning; commemorating Black History Month; finalizing commencement plans

We are happy to say that we remain on schedule to return to mostly in-person instruction Jan. 31.

Winter quarter instruction - instructor exception process for the return to in-person instruction; other information

We write here to provide an expanded exception program to which instructors may apply now to continue teaching remotely this winter quarter after the general return to in-person instruction on January 31.

Returning to campus: testing requirements, COVID call center, booster clinics, and more

As we plan to resume in-person instruction January 31, I write to share essential information regarding the processes and protocols for students returning to campus.

Supporting our Jewish community

Our thoughts are with the victims and their families of the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday, Jan. 15.

Be careful near the ocean with tsunami advisory in effect

The West Coast is under a tsunami advisory after an undersea volcano erupted earlier today near the island nation of Tonga in the South Pacific.

Computer engineer Scott Beamer wins NSF CAREER Award

Scott Beamer, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the NSF to support his work on verifiable computation.

Update on UC policy and frameworks for responding to sexual violence and sexual harassment

Summarized below are the key revisions of the SVSH Policy and its implementing frameworks, the impetus for the changes, and other information of note.

Merrill College courses offer opportunity to learn about Africa, develop global connections

Merrill is offering two Global Classrooms, courses developed with the support of the Global Engagement Division that involve online collaboration between students from UCSC and the Co-Operative University of Kenya.

Winter Quarter Update - Residential Students

Urgent response requested from All UCSC residential students.

Campus Booster Clinics: Jan. 19-21

The Student Health Center has expanded its availability of COVID-19 booster shots to faculty, students, and staff with a series of clinics in January.

Implementation Task Force for Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Education

We are convening a task force to develop plans for implementing the recommendations proposed in the Joint Senate-Administration Working Group on Graduate Education (JWG) report.

MaNGA team releases largest-ever collection of 3D maps of nearby galaxies

The release of the complete dataset of 10,000 galaxies observed by the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory (MaNGA) project makes MaNGA the largest galaxy survey of its kind.

Simulated image shows how NASA’s Roman could expand on Hubble’s deepest view

The Roman Space Telescope will have the power to perform an observation similar to the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, but on a much larger scale.

UCSC selects Akirah J. Bradley-Armstrong as vice chancellor for Student Affairs and Success

Akirah Bradley-Armstrong, who comes to campus from the University of Colorado Boulder, is a dedicated student affairs professional with 17 years of experience in the field.

Announcing the appointment of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Success

We are excited to announce that Akirah J. Bradley-Armstrong will serve as our next Vice Chancellor for the Division of Student Affairs and Success. Her first day will be May 16.

Caring for Students: Winter quarter COVID update

In consultation with academic and administrative leaders on our campus, at other UC campuses, and with UCSC health center staff, we have made the difficult decision to delay in-person instruction by an additional two weeks.

2022 Campus Elections

The Dean of Students Office is pleased to announce the 2022 Campus Elections process.

Astronomers witness the explosive end of a dying star

The Young Supernova Experiment transient survey observed a red supergiant during its final 130 days leading up to a supernova explosion.

Undergraduate Pearl Ibeanusi wins national scholarship in honor of late U.S. Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink

UCSC student Pearl Ibeanusi was one of five women selected among nationwide applicants to receive a scholarship award recognizing her outstanding record of community service and educational and career goals.

Delaying in-person instruction until Jan. 31

After consultation with academic and administrative leaders on our campus, at other UC campuses, and with our health center staff, we have made the difficult decision to extend alternate and remote modes of instruction for two additional weeks

Materials theorist Yuan Ping wins NSF CAREER Award

Yuan Ping, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support her work on quantum information science.

Legal studies major Aissata Ba looks back on the “whirlwind” of meeting Michelle Obama at recent event

Aissata Ba, a 20-year-old Black Muslim first-generation American, was among a group of students brought together to be part of a conversation with Michelle Obama on some of the themes addressed in her best-selling memoir.

Parking pay station decommissioning, ParkMobile roll out

On January 14, 2022, TAPS will take the parking pay stations on the residential campus off line and replace them with the ParkMobile mobile payment system.

Announcing our new interim senior associate vice chancellor for Business and Administrative Services

Walter Branson will serve as interim Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration, effective Jan. 3.

In Memoriam: Peter Nicholas Burgoyne (1932–2021)

Peter Nicholas Burgoyne, professor emeritus of mathematics, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

Reminders for return to work on Monday

The following are some important reminders regarding your return to on-site work.