2023
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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor talk will address the history of African American studies
On Wednesday, May 24 at 7:30pm, engaging education (e2) is honored to bring Professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor to UCSC. The event will be held at Classroom Unit 2.
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New director of Labor & Employee Relations
We are pleased to announce that Andrew Slobodien will be joining Staff Human Resources (SHR) as our next Director of Employee and Labor Relations.
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Physical and Biological Sciences Division honors three prominent alumni
The Division of Physical and Biological Sciences is honoring three stellar alumni—atmospheric scientist Cora E. Randall, pediatrician Ramon Resa, and marine scientist Colleen Reichmuth—with the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
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Summer programs draw visitors to Lick Observatory for music and stargazing
The Summer Series program at UC’s Lick Observatory draws concert fans and astronomy devotees to the summit of Mt. Hamilton for live music, evening astronomy lectures from world-renowned scientists, and the opportunity to view celestial objects through historic telescopes.
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Meeting with California lawmakers, UC Santa Cruz leaders highlight impact of teaching, research
UC Santa Cruz leaders met last week with California lawmakers to highlight the University of California’s critical role in educating the state’s students, conducting cutting-edge research, and ensuring the state remains a worldwide economic powerhouse.
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Partnership between The Humanities Institute and Bookshop Santa Cruz has made Santa Cruz a premiere literary destination
Back in 2015, The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz (THI), and Bookshop Santa Cruz joined forces to promote, support and organize events featuring fiction and creative nonfiction authors, historians, poets, dignitaries, Civil Rights pioneers, philosophers and investigative journalists. Their efforts helped make Santa Cruz into a literary destination.
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Astronomers observe the first radiation belt seen outside of our solar system
High-resolution imaging of radio emissions from an ultracool dwarf show a double-lobed structure like the radiation belts of Jupiter.
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Vote Now in 2023 Campus Elections
Students are invited to cast their votes on important campus initiatives such SUA constitutional amendments, student fee measures, opinion polls, and officer elections for undergraduate and graduate student government.
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May 25—SAB’s Spring Chancellor Forum
The Staff Advisory Board continues to support staff by amplifying your voices to campus leadership. Our upcoming spring forum will be with Chancellor Cindy Larive.
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UC Santa Cruz ranked No. 2 Best Public University for Making an Impact by Princeton Review
For the second year in a row, UC Santa Cruz has been ranked as the No. 2 Best Public University for Making an Impact by Princeton Review.
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Dickson Emeriti Professorships awarded to faculty in music, theater arts, and biology
Three UCSC faculty members—Kathy Foley, Edward Houghton, and Susan Strome—have been honored with Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Awards for the 2023–24 academic year.
