2025
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2025-26 winter curtailment and holiday dates
Winter curtailment and holiday dates for 2025-26 are announced and include three additional winter curtailment days.
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UC Santa Cruz students discover sunflower sea stars keep kelp-hungry urchins at bay
Presence of well-armed predator may be one way to help decimated kelp forests recover
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Una nueva investigación muestra cómo el estatus migratorio puede convertirse en una sentencia de muerte durante una crisis de salud pública
Un estudio que analizó las muertes por COVID-19 en California encontró que los inmigrantes que eran potencialmente indocumentados experimentaron un exceso de mortalidad relativa mucho mayor durante la pandemia, lo que revela fallas tanto en la salud pública como en las políticas de inmigración.
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Celebrating innovative and creative teaching
Since 1996, the Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching (COT) in collaboration with the chancellor has been recognizing and celebrating instructors for their Excellence in Teaching.
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Phishing attacks targeting UCSC employees and students
More than 300 UC Santa Cruz employee and student email accounts have been compromised through phishing attacks. ITS is taking steps to intercept and prevent these attacks.
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Center for Coastal Climate Resilience Fellows bridge disciplines to build resilient communities
In part two of our series highlighting CCCR fellows, we spoke with fellows who use their unique cross-disciplinary backgrounds to advance climate resilience.
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Upasna Sharma wins McKnight Foundation neurobiology award to study how paternal stress impacts offspring health
Just four research projects nationwide won the 2025 award
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UC Santa Cruz partners with UC Davis to launch new Central Coast medical program
The establishment of the UC Programs in Medical Education Central Coast (PRIME Central Coast), made possible by $1.5 million in new seed funding from the state, aims to enroll an inaugural cohort of medical students on the Central Coast by fall 2027
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This year’s Dickens Universe will explore a neglected Victorian melodrama
This summer’s edition of The Dickens Universe – a unique cultural event that brings together scholars, teachers, students, and members of the general public for a week of stimulating discussion and festive social activity – will give Dickens admirers a chance to rediscover The Old Curiosity Shop.
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UC Santa Cruz earns high marks in Princeton Review rankings
UC Santa Cruz has been named one of the nation’s top universities by The Princeton Review for 2025, earning national recognition for its exceptional financial aid, strong value, sustainability leadership, and stunning campus—affirming its reputation as a student-centered, socially conscious, and academically rigorous institution.