2023
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Chancellor’s Update: Celebrating the start of a new academic year!
This fall feels especially energized, as in addition to welcoming new and returning students, we are swinging open the doors to our stunning new Rachel Carson/Oakes College Dining Hall, and unveiling phase one of our Kresge College revitalization and expansion.
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UCSC’s David Deamer and Mark Akeson honored for invention of nanopore sequencing
UCSC’s David Deamer and Mark Akeson won the AAAS Golden Goose award for the invention of nanopore sequencing, a transformational technology for reading DNA and RNA.
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New WiFi service for educational and smart devices
Information Technology Services (ITS) is pleased to announce a new campus WiFi service for educational and smart devices.
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Research partnership will turn power plant emissions into fish feed
UC Santa Cruz’s ecological aquaculture research team will partner with the company Global Algae Innovations to test whether a microalgae grown using captured carbon dioxide emissions could be an effective feed ingredient for rainbow trout.
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CITRIS Core Seed Funding Program open for submissions
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute invite proposals for their Core Seed Funding Program.
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UC Santa Cruz welcomes new faculty to campus
UC Santa Cruz welcomes 54 new faculty members to campus who bring a wide array of expertise in research and creative scholarship that will open new areas of investigation and expression and expand existing areas of work.
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Downtown Day 2023
UC Santa Cruz students are invited to explore downtown Santa Cruz and discover all the vibrant areas it has to offer on Friday, October 6 from 10:00am – 6:30pm.
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Relocated: Services for Transfer & Re-entry Students (STARS) now in Bay Tree Building
As construction continues on phase two of the Kresge Renewal project, Services for Transfer & Re-entry Students (STARS) recently relocated to the Bay Tree Building in Quarry Plaza.
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Vice Chancellor Akirah Bradley-Armstrong shares a welcome message with all students
As we kick off the 2023-2024 academic year, Akirah Bradley-Armstrong, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Success, shares a welcome message with all UC Santa Cruz students.
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Alumna Kathryn Sullivan enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame
Kathryn Sullivan (Cowell ’73, Earth sciences) was the first American woman to walk in space, the first woman to reach the deepest point of the ocean floor, and the only person to ever do both. On Sept. 22, she was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Washington, DC.
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HSI Leadership team welcomes campus to fall quarter; encourages participation in upcoming signature events
On the heels of celebrating National HSI Week last week and kicking off Latinx Heritage month on Friday, September 15, members of the HSI Leadership team wish to extend all Banana Slugs a warm, fall welcome. The message highlights key resources for students and invites the campus community to participate in upcoming fall…
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UCSC faculty member co-chaired APA task force on obstacles to promotion, tenure, and retention for psychology faculty of color
Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia co-chaired an American Psychological Association (APA) task force that was appointed to report on obstacles to promotion, tenure, and retention for psychology faculty of color.