2025
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Athletics & Recreation joins Division of Student Affairs and Success
As of August 11, Athletics & Recreation is part of the Division of Student Affairs and Success, creating new opportunities to enhance the student experience through integrated programs that support holistic development, belonging, and campus engagement.
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Staff Movie Night – Aug. 20
We are excited to invite all staff and their friends and families to a movie night hosted by the Division of Student Affairs and Success and the Staff Advisory Board
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Global physics conference comes to UC Santa Cruz for first time—and why it matters
Physicists from around the world will converge on campus to offer possible answers to some of the biggest and most vexing questions about the particle makeup of the universe and everything in it.
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Planned PG&E power outage Sunday, September 7
To provide permanent power to the new Family Student Housing and child care center project at Hagar and Coolidge drives, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) must connect the site to UC Santa Cruz’s primary substation.
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Digital game demonstrates the power of religion for climate change education
‘Shloka’ uses Hindu deities, practices, and narratives to communicate the problems of climate change
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CruzBuy Enhancements Launch August 4 to Streamline Campus Procure-to-Pay Process
The enhancements are part of a broader effort to modernize the university’s procure-to-pay processes, improve operational efficiency, and reduce administrative burden across campus departments.
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Research project shows how aquaculture, agriculture, and restoration can work together
UC Santa Cruz, Pie Ranch, and the Amah Mutsun Land Trust are collaborating to show how leftover water from aquaculture can be used to grow plants sustainably, including native varieties used for restoration efforts.
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Humanities students dive into Santa Cruz surfing history
This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz to launch a sport that became a cultural phenomenon. The ten-week public history course, taught by UC Santa Cruz Humanities Dean and History…
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Why math and musical prodigy Tom Lehrer was so well-suited for young UC Santa Cruz
The uncomfortably famous satirical songwriter taught as a Cowell College fellow from 1972 to 2001
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New theories on dark matter’s origins point to ‘mirror world’ and universe’s edge
Two recent studies speculate a natural emergence of the mysterious substance, offering ‘self-contained and calculable scenarios’
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Drought’s limited effect on tropical-tree growth—but hotter planet threatens that resilience
Researchers worldwide contribute to largest collection of tropical tree-ring data to date