2023
-
Alumni raise $1M for Crown College
Three UC Santa Cruz alumni spearheaded a campaign to raise $1M for the Crown College Endowment fund. With the help of their peers, they surpassed their goal.
-
Engineering faculty take on innovative climate resilience projects
Engineering professors are leading three major projects to address climate crisis issues with funding from UCSC’s newly launched Center for Coastal Climate Resilience.
-
Latin American & Latino Studies students win big in awards, fellowships
Four doctoral candidates in the Latin American and Latino Studies Department received awards that will help propel them forward in their graduate trajectory.
-
In Memoriam: May N. Diaz
Anthropologist May N. Diaz, the second Provost of Kresge College, died at the age of 102. In her long career, she was a mentor to many graduate students and junior faculty and an acclaimed scholar, who shaped the fields of peasant anthropology and women’s studies.
-
NSF graduate fellowship winner reflects on successes at UC Santa Cruz
Graduating senior and NSF-GRFP recipient Valery Ortiz shares about her experience at UC Santa Cruz, her involvement with STEM Diversity, and what she hopes for the future.
-
First DNA analysis of Machu Picchu residents offers insight into Inca society
DNA analysis, conducted largely at UC Santa Cruz’s Paleogenomics Lab and led by Anthropology Professor Lars Fehren-Schmitz, suggests that servants at Machu Picchu were a uniquely diverse group, and the geographic extent of ancestral origins may even challenge historical narratives about how and when the Inca Empire expanded.
-
Alumni Bill Fujioka chairs the Los Angeles Japanese American National Museum
Bill Fujioka’s career in public and civil service can be traced back over five decades. Currently, he serves as the Chair of the Los Angeles Japanese American National Museum.
-
St. Baldrick’s Foundation grant will expand pediatric cancer research at UCSC
A new $100,000 grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation will provide UC Santa Cruz’s Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative funding to expand efforts to study rare pediatric cancers.
-
The Division of Finance, Operations and Administration realigns teams to improve services to campus
Finance, Operations and Administration (FOA) has reorganized several departments within the division in order to better align services with campus needs.
-
Search for Director of Audit and Management Advisory Services
UC Santa Cruz is launching a national search for the director of Audit and Management Advisory Services. Internal audit provides a critical assessment, monitoring and consultative role in assisting the chancellor and senior leaders in their oversight, management and operating responsibilities.
-
Excellence in Teaching Awards announced
The Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching in collaboration with Chancellor Larive and CP/EVC Kletzer celebrated UC Santa Cruz’s innovative and dedicated teachers with a gathering at the Cowell Provost House in early June.
-
Mitigating potential UPS strike impacts
To mitigate potential disruptions in receiving vital goods, UCSC departments should consider exploring alternative delivery services or postponing purchases if UPS remains the sole supplier option.