September 2024 News Archive

UC Santa Cruz neuroscientist to provide rapid-response expertise for AI policymaking

Assistant Professor Dan Turner-Evans will spend the 2024-25 academic year in Washington, D.C., providing expertise to lawmakers as they develop federal policies on artificial intelligence (AI) as part

Fall 2024 Transportation Update

UCSC alumnus Kauchani Bratt stars in Netflix film Rez Ball

UCSC alumnus Kauchani Bratt (Cowell ’23, philosophy) makes his acting debut in the Netflix movie Rez Ball, streaming Sept. 27. The movie, directed by Sydney Freeland, is inspired

Chancellor’s Update: Celebrating the new academic year!

Whether you are just joining us at UC Santa Cruz or are returning to campus recharged after summer break–welcome to the new academic year!

UCSC Humanities Division welcomes new faculty members

The University of California, Santa Cruz Humanities Division is proud to announce the recent hires of eight outstanding new faculty members whose disciplines range from Literature and Writing

New internship program gives UC Santa Cruz and HBCU students a hands-on look at the lives of enslaved peoples in 19th century America

This summer, ten history-minded research interns uncovered rare glimpses of enslaved people’s lives in America.  In the process, they helped future scholars understand the slave trade’s growth and

UC Santa Cruz adopts Okanagan Charter, centering campus community health and well-being

UC Santa Cruz has adopted the Okanagan Charter, joining nearly 30 institutions to promote campus-wide health and well-being. The initiative focuses on belonging, resilience, and sustainability, fostering positive

2024-25 CITRIS Tech for Social Good Program student funding open for project and event proposals

The 2024-2025 CITRIS Tech for Social Good program at UC Santa Cruz is open for proposals.

UC Santa Cruz Alumni Engagement team wins CASE award

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awarded the University of California, Santa Cruz's Alumni Engagement Office with a Bronze Circle of Excellence Award for a video honoring alumna bell hooks (Ph.D. ’83, literature). The video was created in partnership with University Advancement colleagues.

UC Santa Cruz recognized for excellence in undergraduate teaching, social mobility in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings

The University of California, Santa Cruz has once again earned national recognition for its commitment to high-quality undergraduate education and advancing social

Welcome to Fall Quarter, Banana Slugs!

Dean of Students Garrett Naiman offers a welcome message to start the 2024-25 academic year.

New initiatives to strengthen campus climate, combat hate

With funding from the UC Office of the President, UC Santa Cruz will be offering additional mental health resources, community-building events, educational programming, professional development, and opportunities to

$1M NSF grant expands open source software mentorship program for HBCU students

A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will expand a program that enables students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to gain coding experience and receive

2024 Arts Division Convocation honors Eduardo and Alison Carrillo

The annual Arts Division Convocation brings together the community to celebrate the new school year. The Distinguished Banana Slug Awards in the Arts is given every year to

Leading by listening: Marianas Fernandez’s journey to becoming a student leader

UCSC student Marianas Fernandez excels in academics, activism, and athletics, earning recognition and awards for her leadership and

Famed economist and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz speaks out against right-wing notions of economic freedom

On Tuesday night, famed progressive economist Joseph Stiglitz drew a large and enthusiastic crowd to downtown Santa Cruz, where he took aim at neoliberal economics and called for

Center for Archival Research and Training celebrates 10 years of success

This October, the University Library at UC Santa Cruz Elisabeth Remak-Honnef Center for Archival Research and Training (CART) marks its 10th anniversary, celebrating a decade of shaping graduate

University Record Management Reminder

With the 2024-25 academic year underway, we would like to encourage all faculty to consider the safe, secure destruction of inactive, confidential university administrative records while adhering to the UCSC Records Management Program and policies.

Celebrating and observing the Jewish High Holy Days

As we welcome the beginning of the academic year, Jewish members of our community will also be ushering in the Jewish new year as they celebrate and observe the High Holy Days.

UC Santa Cruz astronomer delivers keynote speech for Mexico's National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies

The council chose Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz as the final speaker in the series, which leads up to the inauguration of Mexico's new president on October 1, in honor of

Postdoc Will Steinhardt wins early-career award for innovative earthquake-physics research

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has presented UC Santa Cruz postdoctoral scholar Will Steinhardt with its 2024 Jason P. Morgan Early Career Award honoring outstanding and significant contributions to tectonophysics through a combination of research, education, and outreach activities.

"An Aesthetics of Resilience" fosters interdisciplinary conversations and research

Commencing last fall, An Aesthetics of Resilience is a collaborative research initiative between UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS) and Friedlaender Lab that creatively addresses shared

Santa Cruz Symphony opens new concert with music from professor

Despite his background in astrophysics former professor Martin Gaskell has always had a passion for music. This weekend the Santa Cruz Symphony will be opening their first concert

Observing the Jewish High Holy Days and other religious holidays

Shortly after we welcome the beginning of the 2024-25 academic year, Jewish members of our community may observe the High Holy Days.

2023 astronomy Ph.D. graduate honored for dissertation work, mentoring and leadership

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific has honored recent UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. graduate Maggie Thompson for research "considered unusually important to

Successful conservation genomics pilot sets the stage to sequence European biodiversity

UC Santa Cruz Assistant Research Scientist Ann Mc Cartney is part of a group of scientists who released a new paper outlining their efforts to promote an

UC Santa Cruz celebrates 60 years of leading change

Founded in 1965, the campus is preparing to mark six decades of educational excellence, groundbreaking teaching and research, and lasting accomplishments in 2025, while looking with anticipation toward

A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter, new study finds

New simulations suggest that there are enough primordial black holes—potential dark matter candidates—in the universe for one to pass through the inner solar system every decade. The work

Students invited to participate in Downtown Day 2024

UC Santa Cruz students are invited to explore downtown Santa Cruz and discover all the vibrant areas it has to offer on Friday, September 27 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm. UC Santa Cruz is partnering with the Downtown Association, the City of Santa Cruz, and the Museum of Art & History (MAH) for this fun and interactive event.

UC Santa Cruz celebrates National Postdoc Appreciation Week

Postdoctoral scholars at UC Santa Cruz participate in cutting-edge research while in this ultimate phase of their academic training. Many are preparing to enter the academy, while some are preparing for non-academic careers or professions that merge the two domains.

ARCS Foundation 2024 scholarships support outstanding graduate students in science and engineering

Sixteen outstanding UC Santa Cruz graduate students in science and engineering fields earned scholarships worth a total of $180,000 from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation

Center for Coastal Climate Resilience to co-host event at New York Climate Week

UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) and California Ocean Science Trust will be co-hosting an event at New York Climate Week on policy and finance tools to accelerate nature-based solutions for climate adaptation.

Election forum series to foster dialogue and empower students for active democratic participation

This fall, the University of California, Santa Cruz will host the 2024 U.S. Elections Forum Series: Power, Politics, and Our Democracy, a six-part event series designed to foster

Campus plan for transportation, parking, and traffic impacts during move-in

UC Santa Cruz is preparing to welcome more than 9,000 residential students to our community next week.

UC Santa Cruz receives funding to continue undergraduate STEM diversity program

UC Santa Cruz has secured funding to support 100 students in completing bachelor's degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) through the California Alliance for Minority Participation

Celebrating the 2024 UCSC Alumni Awards recipients

The UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association is proud to present this year’s UCSC Alumni Awards honorees: George M. Kraw, Keith Curry, Jacob Martinez, Kamari Maxine Clarke, Paul Fielder,

National Academy of Education awarded Josephine H. Pham the Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship

Josephine H. Pham, Assistant Professor of Critical Studies in Education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been awarded the prestigious National Academy of Education Spencer Postdoctoral

Fall welcome and update

Let’s each take on the good work of fostering a positive community by assuming positive intent in others, demonstrating respect in our speech, writing and demeanor and practicing kindness and compassion.

Senate Bill 108: Rights and responsibilities of free expression

As we begin the new academic year, we seek to reaffirm our Principles of Community and share important information with our campus community about the rights and the responsibilities of free expression in the context of living, working, and studying at UC Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz celebrates 35th anniversary of the Center for Cultural Studies

This fall, UC Santa Cruz will recognize the importance of the Center for Cultural Studies with a two-day conference on October 24 and 25. The celebration will showcase

Creating community and change: Sharhonda Bossier’s path from UCSC to education leadership

Sharhonda Bossier, a UCSC undergraduate and graduate alumna and current CEO of Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC), credits the support and community she found at UCSC for shaping

Estimated $20 million gift to UC Santa Cruz for undergraduate scholarships to support educational excellence, access

The late Richard “Rick” Sabatte (Kresge ’75, psychology) established a scholarship fund that will provide full four-year scholarships and living expenses to hundreds of student-scholars with demonstrated financial

New book explores the limits of technology in addressing food system problems

A new book from UC Santa Cruz Professor Julie Guthman warns that technological solutions are no match for structural problems in our food system. She hopes the book

Experts weigh in on wildfire impacts

UC Santa Cruz has many experts who can provide relevant, research-based comment on a wide variety of wildfire impact topics.

Return to the Redwoods 2024: Reconnecting with UCSC and each other

Alumni and their friends and families gathered at UC Santa Cruz from August 16-18 for the second annual Return to the

Estimated $20 million gift for undergraduate scholarships to support educational excellence, access

I am delighted to share some wonderful news about the establishment of a new scholarship at UC Santa Cruz that will transform the lives of hundreds of our students.

A car-free future? A Banana Slug alum is targeting one obscure regulation to get there

Alumnus Tony Jordan is a 2024 Grist 50 honoree, a list of climate leaders and

Celebrating HSI Week: Advancing Latine Success

DSAS invites the campus community to celebrate National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week (September 9-15) by reflecting on our commitment to supporting Latine students and fostering educational equity, inclusivity, and

Updates on planned power outage

The residential campus is experiencing an planned power outage so campus electricians can conduct important maintenance and repairs to a primary electrical substation.

Learn how to protect our oceans at Blue Innovation Day on Oct. 6

UC Santa Cruz’s Innovation & Business Engagement Hub is partnering with Santa Cruz Works on Blue Innovation Day 2024, an event featuring activities and exhibits from companies, artists,

New UCSF medical office in Santa Cruz - Meet & Greet on campus

In an effort to provide employees with more health care options, we are happy to announce that UC Santa Cruz partnered with UCSF Health to bring primary care services to employees with UC Health Plans in the Santa Cruz region.

UC Santa Cruz research will harness advanced AI to better measure, predict climate-change impacts

Two UC Santa Cruz research projects designed to leverage advanced forms of artificial intelligence to improve how scientists measure and predict the effects of climate change have won