2026
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Important health and safety info: Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and campus support resource
Learn how to prevent opioid overdose and find free Narcan and fentanyl test strips available to UC Santa Cruz students.
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Status quo solutions won’t solve the Monterey Bay area’s housing crisis. But these big ideas just might.
A new report explains how building permanently affordable housing on public land could address workforce housing issues and unlock the region’s economic potential.
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Astrophysicists win AI grant for ‘Holy Grail’ project to automate laborious calibration process
Anthropic’s AI for Science Program has awarded the UC Santa Cruz team nearly $50,000 in API credits to fund the development of an automated wavelength-calibration algorithm for astronomical spectra.
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Jonathan Fortney, Dan Costa honored by American Geophysical Union
Astronomy and astrophysics professor Jonathan Fortney receives 2026 Whipple Award and ecology and evolutionary biology professor Dan Costa named 2026 AGU Union Fellow
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Dear Slugs: Dean of Students welcomes students to a new academic year
Dean of Students Garrett Naiman welcomes Slugs to fall quarter with ways to connect, get involved and find support on campus.
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Mitigating risks in free-flowing AI chatbot conversations
The NSF CAREER Award-funded research will focus on safety in addiction-recovery and teenage mental health scenarios, but can be applied to any chatbot use.
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Bruce Stein: Lasting leadership in conservation
Alumnus Bruce Stein (Rachel Carson ’78, biology and environmental studies) became a leading voice in the conservation field over the course of his 35-year career ultimately serving as the chief scientist and associate vice president at the National Wildlife Federation before retiring in 2024.
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UC Santa Cruz community members honored with UC Regents Innovation Awards
The UC Regents awards, announced Sept. 16, honored 23 people in five categories.
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Health reminders as we start the new school year
As fall quarter begins, Campus Medical Director Christina Rincón shares reminders for preventing illness, recovering safely, and supporting community health.
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Unveiling the unevenness of global warming: Regional accelerations, key temperature shifts, and extreme events
As record-breaking global temperatures and extreme weather events spark intense debate over global warming speed-up, a new study led by UC Santa Cruz reveals how warming is accelerating differently across distinct regions.
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UC Santa Cruz ranks among top 50 public universities in U.S. News Best Colleges rankings
Among U.S. universities, the campus ranks No.1 for marine and freshwater biology and No. 7 for space science.
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates new Early Education Center
Ribbon-cutting marks a milestone for the campus’s youngest learners: a purpose-built home with nine classrooms and a new infant program.