2026
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UC Santa Cruz alumna Molly Armanino weighs 2030 Olympic freeride skiing debut
Molly Armanino (Stevenson ’16, ecology and evolution) is a climate advocate based in South Lake Tahoe, and is the founder of nonprofit Tahoe Climate Change Action Network. Armanino was nominated to join Team U.S.A’s inaugural Freeride Team after winning the 2026 FIS Freeride World Championship.
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Annual notice on employees responsible for reporting discrimination, sexual violence, or sexual harassment
To promote a healthy campus climate, we encourage everyone in our community to report incidents of sexual violence, sexual harassment, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation to EEP.
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UC Santa Cruz scientists successfully swap all fish products in aquafeed to boost sustainable fish farming
Researchers replaced all fish-derived ingredients in an aquafeed for farmed rainbow trout with a combination of microalgae and canola oil. The diet could provide a new alternative that eliminates the need for feed ingredients sourced from wild fish.
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Associate Professor of History Caitlin Keliiaa brings Native perspectives to cinematic series on California history
“People of the West,” a 10-episode documentary series, is a cinematic journey through 500 years of California’s Indigenous history, told through Native voices. Episodes like “First Contact,” “Gold Rush”, “Genocide” and “Boarding Schools” uncover hard truths behind myths of the American West. Among the historians and cultural experts who helped bring “People of the West”…
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London advises on National Institutes of Health grant to study implementation of California’s Recess for All
By analyzing school schedules and interviewing educators statewide, the study aims to identify best practices and equity barriers to promote child health and inform future school policies nationwide.
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The long journey home
Ancestral remains are finally returning to the Naga people of South and Southeast Asia, after being held for over 100 years in a London museum. Anthropology Professor Dolly Kikon shares how this moment came about and what it says about the opportunity for healing through repatriation.
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UC Santa Cruz joins Western Undergraduate Exchange, expanding access for out-of-state students
High-achieving students from Western states who apply for fall 2027 may qualify for reduced out-of-state tuition at UC Santa Cruz. Students should apply by November 30 to be considered.
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From the Air Force to the lab: Veteran J. Scott Martinez translates military experience into neuroscience research
Student J. Scott Martinez took his experience from the U.S. Air Force into his studies in psychology at UC Santa Cruz. Martinez is the recipient of the Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship, an award at UCSC supporting veterans pursuing their degree at the university awarded by the Retirees Association.
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California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick to headline Morton Marcus Poetry Reading at UC Santa Cruz
Lee Herrick will headline the 17th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading at the Cultural Center in Merrill College. The reading, presented by The Humanities Institute, will take place at 6 p.m., November 19.
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Cancer-linked gene uses ‘shortcut’ to trigger cell division
Researchers found that a gene affected in many cancers, known as E2F1, can cause cells to divide without having to abide by the normal rules of cell division.
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The Emeriti Association presents the 2026 Fall Emeriti Faculty Lecture
Intoxications and Their Meanings: featuring UCSC Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Legal Studies Craig Reinarman. Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta