2026
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Alumnus and Pixar editor Kevin Nolting empowers next-gen filmmakers at UCSC
Kevin Nolting (Porter ’79, aesthetic studies) founded Slug 48 within UC Santa Cruz’s Arts Division in 2024. The 48-hour filmmaking event empowers UC Santa Cruz students to push past creative boundaries.
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Alumna María Ramos Bracamontes champions indigenous farmworker health and justice
María Ascención Ramos Bracamontes (Merrill ’02, language studies and Latino American and Latino studies) is a certified midwife, community activist, and founder of mutual aid organization Campesina Womb Justice, advocating and supporting farmworker women’s health.
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Traffic advisory: Coolidge Drive lane closure June 29–July 1
A section of Coolidge Drive between High Street and Hagar Drive will be closed to northbound traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Partnership with Oxford Nanopore Technologies will support development of RNA liquid biopsy for cancer early detection
The technology screens for cancer, and even abnormal “precancerous” cells, using a simple blood draw.
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Stem cell education platform strengthens students’ identity as scientists
Hispanic and first-generation college students are particularly positively impacted by the Braingeneers group’s technology
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Important information about the California Whistleblower Protection Act
Our collective goal is to ensure that the University of California remains a highly ethical institution, adhering to our internal policies as well as external regulations and laws.
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Shining a light on Bleak House: 46th annual Dickens Universe embraces Charles Dickens’s dark masterpiece
Bleak House, a 377,000-word page turner about family intrigue, wicked lawyers, and grinding legal bureaucracy, will be the focus of the 46th annual Dickens Universe this summer.
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A ripple effect of support: Alumna Bev Crair uplifts student success
Alumna Bev Crair (Stevenson ’83, computer science and mathematics) actively supports UC Santa Cruz philanthropically and currently serves as the co-chair for the university’s comprehensive fundraising campaign, Inspiring Change.
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From Homer to Hollywood: The enduring fascination with The Odyssey
Ahead of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film release, UC Santa Cruz classics professors discuss the enduring fascination with The Odyssey