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April 2024 News Archive

May 8, 2024
Diane Gifford-Gonzalez elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Distinguished Research Professor Emerita of Anthropology Diane Gifford-Gonzalez was recently elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Gifford-Gonzalez is a trailblazer in the field of
April 30, 2024
Preserving the past, embracing the future
An anonymous gift to UC Santa Cruz will help restore the historic cooperage building as a vibrant community hub and new campus
April 30, 2024
Ecological Society of America names Dan Costa a lifetime fellow
Dan Costa, distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of UC Santa Cruz's Institute of Marine Sciences, has been named a 2024 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.
April 30, 2024
May 11 is "Clean Up Day" throughout Santa Cruz County
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in Santa Cruz County “Clean Up Day” on May 11. Organized by Trash Talkers, the goal is to make Santa Cruz County the cleanest county in the state. PitchinSantaCruz.org is inviting anyone interested in being part of the All County Clean-up Day to sign up.
April 29, 2024
Three University of California, Santa Cruz professors receive Mellon Foundation Affirming Multivocal Humanities grants
The Mellon Foundation has awarded three University of California, Santa Cruz, departments prestigious grants of $100,000 each for work that champions groundbreaking research in the realms of race,
April 29, 2024
Slugcast rewind: Listen to episodes from the week of April 22
Hosted out of the Student Affairs and Success divisional office, Slugcast is the official UCSC podcast.
April 26, 2024
Three UC Santa Cruz faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Three professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
April 25, 2024
UC Santa Cruz students partner with community groups for a service-learning spring break
On March 23, fifteen students from UC Santa Cruz decided to redefine the essence of spring break. Opting out of traditional activities, they immersed themselves in a week-long
April 25, 2024
Anthropologists document how women and shepherds historically reduced wildfire risk in Central Italy
Fire management lessons from the past could help to improve resilience as the Mediterranean faces increased fire risk from climate change. UC Santa Cruz Anthropology Professor Andrew Mathews
April 25, 2024
UC Leave options expanded to include protected time off for reproductive loss
Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, UC’s leave options expanded to provide eligible employees with up to five days of protected leave following a reproductive loss. This change aligns with California legislation that became effective Jan. 1, 2024.
April 25, 2024
Antropologi documentano come le donne e i pastori abbiano storicamente ridotto il rischio di incendi boschivi nell'Italia centrale
Antropologo ambientale e professore dell' Università di California, Santa Cruz, Andrew Mathews e antropologo ambientale Fabio Malfatti del Centro Ricerche EtnoAntropologiche di Lucca hanno rilevato quanto il lavoro
April 23, 2024
Classroom Emergency Preparedness workshop
A new workshop on Classroom Emergency Preparedness has been developed through a partnership between the Office of Emergency Management and the Teaching and Learning Center.
April 23, 2024
Campus celebrates “Bring Your Kids to College Day” on April 25
The UC Santa Cruz Student-Parent Organization is gearing up to celebrate "Bring Your Kids to College Day" on April 25.
April 23, 2024
Kresge Renewal Project honored with top Bay Area architecture award
Studio Gang, an architecture practice, received the Honor Award for the Kresge College renewal project at the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects's (AIA) 2024
April 23, 2024
Alok Vaid-Menon gives an impactful and touching performance at UC Santa Cruz
On April 17, 2024 Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them), an internationally renowned gender non-conforming writer and performance artist, was invited to appear at UC Santa Cruz by Dean of the
April 23, 2024
UC Santa Cruz Arts Division presents Prahlad Singh Tipanya
University of California, Santa Cruz is happy to welcome Prahlad Singh Tipanya and his ensemble for a rare performance of Indian folk music featuring the poetry of singer-saint
April 23, 2024
UC Santa Cruz physics department honored for improving undergraduate experience
The Physics Department has been honored by the American Physical Society (APS) for improving undergraduate physics education. At its April meeting, APS announced UC Santa Cruz as one of just three universities nationwide whose physics departments share in this year’s award.
April 22, 2024
Slugcast rewind: Listen to episodes from the week of April 15
Hosted out of the Student Affairs and Success divisional office, Slugcast is the official UCSC podcast.
April 22, 2024
UC Santa Cruz researchers’ tool creates ‘synthetic’ images of cells for enhanced microscopy analysis
UC Santa Cruz researchers have developed a method to use an image generation AI model to create realistic images of single cells, which are then used as “synthetic
April 22, 2024
Slugcast rewind: Listen to episodes from the week of April 15
Hosted out of the Student Affairs and Success divisional office, Slugcast is the official UCSC podcast.
April 22, 2024
Reminder - SAB Virtual Spring Forum this Tuesday
The Staff Advisory Board enthusiastically invites you to attend their Spring Forum with Chancellor Larive this Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
April 22, 2024
New research center studies interconnections between urbanism and the environment, with a focus on lessons from the Santa Cruz region
The Center for Critical Urban and Environmental Studies tackles converging 21st Century urban and environmental crises—like climate change and housing affordability—to show how the pursuit of sustainability and
April 19, 2024
UC Santa Cruz scientists reveal new path to increasing lactation for nursing mothers
Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have discovered a cellular process in the breast that can increase milk production by pregnant women, revealing a potential path to addressing lactation
April 19, 2024
Campus update: Celebrating Earth Day, thank you Spring Give supporters, Potential Slugs in their element
Our students have been powerful partners in our efforts to advance sustainability, and we’ve built an especially strong Sustainability Office that helps to keep us at the forefront of climate-action and sustainability trends.
April 18, 2024
Three UC Santa Cruz faculty members named 2023 AAAS fellows
Three UC Santa Cruz faculty members have been named 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science: Diane Gifford-Gonzalez, emerita distinguished research professor of anthropology;
April 18, 2024
UC Santa Cruz researchers receive grants for early-stage technology innovations and climate action solutions
Eight UC Santa Cruz research teams focusing on some of the most pressing issues of our time, such as cancer detection, data encryption, and climate change, received more
April 17, 2024
Looking back and moving forward: Alumni Reunion Weekend 2024
With nearly 200 alumni, family, and friends in attendance, Alumni Reunion Weekend, held April 14-15, was filled with reminiscing, rekindling, and reuniting.
April 17, 2024
New grant supports UC Santa Cruz-led multi-UC campus effort to build network of open source program offices
A $1.85 million grant from the Sloan Foundation will serve to institutionalize the OSPO approach in the UC system by creating coordinated activities that support local campus OSPOs
April 17, 2024
Spring Give 2024 amplifies student success
The third annual Spring Give saw more than double the number of project team participation this year and triple the number of donors.
April 17, 2024
UC Santa Cruz ‘Shadow the Scientists’ program honored for astronomical DEI efforts
A science-inclusion program based at UC Santa Cruz that has allowed thousands of school-age children, educators, and inquisitive individuals to look through world-class telescopes alongside trained astronomers has been honored for opening up scientific exploration to those from underrepresented backgrounds around the world.
April 17, 2024
Slug 48: The new 48 hour film challenge for students
The Department of Film and Digital Media is introducing the first event of its kind, Slug 48. Participating undergraduates will have 48 hours to create a film from
April 16, 2024
Humanities program provides rewarding research experience—and also crucial career prep
Employing Humanities–funded undergraduate students have begun working with faculty in paid research opportunities that connect their classroom curriculum with hands-on
April 16, 2024
Notice of Open Comment Period: Draft Fire Protection Policy
The Division of Finance, Operations and Administration is proposing revisions to the Fire Protection policy.
April 16, 2024
Arts Division alumnus and artist, Fritz Chesnut, teaches art workshop for students
Recently, the University of California, Santa Cruz Arts Division hosted a workshop with alumnus and noted artist Fritz Chesnut. For three days Chesnut worked with a group of
April 15, 2024
Slugcast rewind: Listen to episodes from the week of April 8
Hosted out of the Student Affairs and Success divisional office, Slugcast is the official UCSC podcast.
April 15, 2024
Chancellor’s innovation awards honor excellence in research, creativity
The 2023 recipients include innovators who have created breakthroughs in knowledge and technology that are improving our world, creators bringing forgotten history to life by merging storytelling, augmented
April 15, 2024
Cal Fire Empire Grade Piles Burn
Cal Fire has announced it will be burning roughly 60 piles on Empire Grade Tuesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 18
April 11, 2024
New study finds potential targets at chromosome ends for degenerative disease prevention
Published online today in Science, a new study finds that telomere lengths follow a different pattern than has thus far been understood. Instead of telomere lengths falling under
April 11, 2024
UC Santa Cruz researchers value salt marsh restoration as a crucial tool in flood risk reduction and climate resilience in the San Francisco Bay
Salt marsh restoration can mitigate flood risk and bolster community resilience to climate change in our local waterways, according to a recent study published in Nature by a
April 11, 2024
UC Santa Cruz Digital Arts and New Media program presents the 2024 MFA exhibition: "Embodiments"
The Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) program is showcasing the students’ best work in its annual MFA exhibition. Entitled Embodiments, the show features multimedia exhibits including visual
April 11, 2024
Scientists discover first nitrogen-fixing organelle
In two recent papers, an international team led by UC Santa Cruz scientists describe the first known nitrogen-fixing organelle within a eukaryotic cell. The organelle is the fourth
April 11, 2024
Power outage at the residential campus
The UC Santa Cruz residential campus is in the midst of intermittent power outages due to under voltage from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E).
April 11, 2024
UC Santa Cruz expert helps to weigh costs and benefits of controversial research on a high-risk technology to fight climate change
Environmental Studies Professor Sikina Jinnah recently wrapped up almost three years of work co-chairing Harvard University’s SCoPEX Advisory Committee, one of the world’s first efforts to design and
April 11, 2024
Embracing identity: Tchad Sanger's advocacy and leadership at UC Santa Cruz
Tchad Sanger, UC Santa Cruz university registrar and alum, found his identity and purpose on campus. Now, he's an advocate for student rights and inclusivity. His journey from
April 10, 2024
New diagnostic tool achieves accuracy of PCR tests with faster and simpler nanopore system
A new diagnostic tool developed by UCSC's Holger Schmidt and his collaborators can test for SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus with the same or better accuracy as high-precision PCR
April 10, 2024
The Institute of Arts and Science & the San Jose Museum of Art present "Seeing Through Stone"
The Institute of the Arts and Sciences at UC Santa Cruz (IAS) and San José Museum of Art (SJMA) are pleased to present Seeing through Stone, a multi-sited
April 10, 2024
UC Santa Cruz Arts Division presents “Search Party”
The Environmental Art & Social Practice (EASP) MFA looks at the intersection of the arts in terms of climate change and other systemic conflicts. This year’s MFA show
April 9, 2024
Art of hope: Celebrating the teaching and activism of Corita Kent
The latest exhibition at Cowell College’s Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, "A Sign of Hope: The Art and Teaching of Corita Kent," reintroduces an artist who challenged societal norms
April 9, 2024
Important parking information for Banana Slug Day on April 13
Parking information for Banana Slug Day on Saturday, April 13, when UC Santa Cruz will be welcoming 6,000 admitted students to campus.
April 9, 2024
Celebration of Life for Zainab Mansoor
AVC for Student Development and Engagement and Dean of Students Garrett Naiman invites students to a Celebration of Life in honor of fellow Banana Slug Zainab Mansoor, who was tragically killed in February.
April 9, 2024
Staff Scholarship Award Program Spring Cycle closing April 15, 2024
The Spring 2024 Cycle for the Staff Scholarship Award Program will be closing at 11:59 p.m. on April 15, 2023.
April 9, 2024
Global social change leaders gather at UC Santa Cruz for Right Livelihood International Conference
From April 23 through 27, UC Santa Cruz will host social change leaders and student activists visiting from around the world for the Right Livelihood International Conference, which
April 8, 2024
Good turnout at Annual Teaching Week
The Teaching and Learning Center and the Academic Senate held the 2nd Annual Teaching Week at UC Santa
April 5, 2024
What is time?
The UC Santa Cruz Emeriti Association proudly presents the second annual Nauenberg History of Science Lecture on April 18. This exciting event features guest speaker, Peter Galison, the
April 5, 2024
Ph.D. student takes gut-wrenching research to the stage
Natalie Pedicino, a Ph.D. student in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, will bolt up to San Francisco on May 3 to distill her past three years of research
April 4, 2024
First results from DESI make the most precise measurement of our expanding universe
We now have the largest 3-D map of our cosmos ever created, thanks to DESI—a powerful instrument mounted atop a telescope in Arizona with a robotic array of
April 4, 2024
Santa Cruz County youth aim to improve community mental health through better support for immigrants
A three-year partnership between UC Santa Cruz and United Way to empower young change-makers is wrapping up this spring, with youth leaders from across Santa Cruz County preparing
April 3, 2024
UCSC ranked #12 among top public colleges for high-paying tech salaries in new Wall Street Journal list
New rankings from the Wall Street Journal and the Burning Glass Institute place UC Santa Cruz as the number 12 school for high-paying tech
April 3, 2024
Review of Proposed Revisions to Personnel Programs for Staff Members 2.210 (Absence from Work)
UC is now seeking to expand paid sick leave for part-time and full-time employees
April 2, 2024
The Science Division announces recipients of Distinguished Alumni Awards
Dr. José de Jesús González, Dr. Maximiliano Mateo Cuevas, and Dr. Charles A. Lawson are this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients for the Science Division.
April 2, 2024
Join DroneCamp 2024 and learn how to use drones for mapping and field data collection
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute’s CIDER Program invites you to join them at the 2024 DroneCamp, a collaborative five-day training program that covers everything you need to know to use drones for mapping and field data collection.
April 2, 2024
Vice Chancellor Akirah Bradley-Armstrong to serve as 2025 NASPA Conference Chair
The Division of Student Affairs and Success proudly announces that Vice Chancellor Akirah Bradley-Armstrong will serve as the 2025 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) annual conference
April 1, 2024
Educator and champion: Professor Bruce Thompson inspires generations through teaching and philanthropy
Bruce Thompson has taught tens of thousands of students during his three-decade career at UCSC; now, he’s making an impact in a new
April 1, 2024
SC Warriors playoff discount & SAB Virtual Spring Forum on April 23rd
The Staff Advisory Board invites you to attend their Spring Forum with Chancellor Larive on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The purpose of the SAB-supported forums is to provide staff with an opportunity to ask questions of campus leadership.