October 2025
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Environmental studies professor wins grant to support community-engaged research on California watersheds
Hannah Waterhouse was awarded the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research’s New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award for her research on soil health practices.
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UC Santa Cruz Professor Banu Bargu Awarded 2025 David Easton Prize for ‘Disembodiment’
UC Santa Cruz History of Consciousness Professor Banu Bargu, an acclaimed scholar of political theory and resistance, has spent her career exploring some of the most extreme and harrowing forms of political protest, including hunger strikes. Bargu’s work has now been recognized with the 2025 David Easton Prize from the American Political Science Association.
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Open Enrollment 2025 for UC faculty and staff starts today
The University of California’s annual Open Enrollment period takes place from October 30 through 5 p.m. on November 21.
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A Lifeline for Salmon: UCSC and NOAA Join Forces to Secure a Future for California’s Most Iconic Fish
A decades-long collaboration is giving Central California’s dwindling coho salmon population a fighting chance.
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California – Statewide Special Election on Nov. 4
All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election.
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Resources for students during the government shutdown
UC Santa Cruz is supporting students affected by CalFresh and BHA delays, connecting them with food, financial, and well-being resources during the shutdown.
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Meet UC Santa Cruz entrepreneurs creating jobs and sparking innovation
As we enter entrepreneurship month this November, we’re celebrating the professors and alumni who are fueling job creation and creating opportunity
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Join campus efforts to help students facing CalFresh delays
The Redwood Free Market is expanding pantry offerings in November to support students facing CalFresh delays and encourage campus partners to contribute.
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Stefania Gori named a 2025 American Physical Society Fellow
Gori’s work helps bridge theory and experiment, deepening understanding of the Higgs boson, the nature of neutrino masses, and the possible particles that make up dark matter
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Animal-behavior researchers named California Academy of Sciences Fellows
Both faculty members described as collaborators aligned with the academy’s mission to ‘regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration’
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Building a more reliable power future
The campus has taken important steps to strengthen power resiliency and reduce the disruption that unexpected outages can cause.
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In Memoriam: William Scott
The longtime professor of chemistry and biochemistry is remembered by family, friends, and colleagues for his immense intellect, generosity, and contributions to advance scientific research