2022  News Briefs

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.

Slug Crossing Faculty & Staff Cheering Section

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Homebuying, financial wellness resources from Landed

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.