2026
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UC Santa Cruz establishes new Veterinary Medicine pathway through agreement with University of Bristol
UC Santa Cruz has established its first formal pathway to veterinary school through a new agreement with the University of Bristol. The partnership creates a direct route for eligible graduates to earn an accredited veterinary medicine degree in the United Kingdom and pursue licensure in the United States.
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California Primary Election June 2 – Make a plan, avoid the wait, and vote early!
For the California elections on June 2, we highly encourage you to register to vote and vote early at the campus’s Voting Center open at Merrill Cultural Center starting Saturday, May 30, and through Election Day on Tuesday, June 2.
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After leading 10 years of growth, Alexander L. Wolf steps down as Dean of Baskin Engineering
Wolf guided the school through a period of major growth among students, faculty, and research funding
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From student, to alumna, to staff member: Tracy Murray reflects on the impact of giving
Tracy Murray (Porter ’94, feminist studies) is the corporate development and alumni career programs manager at UC Santa Cruz. Her giving directly reflects the programs she sees making an impact every day.
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Astrophysicist Stan Woosley awarded two of astronomy’s top prizes for seminal studies of supernovae
Longtime professor wins the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy and the 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize back to back
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Humanities students are rethinking incarceration through VAST and EXCEL programs
Humanities students at UC Santa Cruz are finding new ways to think about incarceration through art, literature, journalism, and community internships.
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UC Santa Cruz partners with NASA’s Ames Research Center to create opportunities for students and research collaborations
The partnership, established as a Space Act agreement, builds on a collaboration between campus and the government research center that was first forged in 2003
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Creativity and community: Student Rebecca Oregel shares impact of scholarship support on her UCSC journey
As the recipient of the Alumni Association Scholarship and Eric Thomas Memorial Award, Rebecca Oregel reflects on how that support has fueled her journey as a first-generation student, artist, and community leader at UC Santa Cruz.
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Astronomers clarify exoplanet atmospheres with new cloud-detection technique
Discovery led by UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. of daily cloud cycle on a hot Jupiter exoplanet provides unique window into its make-up
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Astrophysicist Stan Woosley awarded Gruber Cosmology Prize for theoretical work on supernovae
UC Santa Cruz professor shares one of cosmology’s highest honors with Alex Filippenko at UC Berkeley and Ken Nomoto at the University of Tokyo
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Hands-on experiences help students tell powerful climate-resilience stories
Internships at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center give students in-demand multimedia experience with video production and digital storytelling about how science can lead to meaningful solutions for coastal communities