2026
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Timely Warning Crime Bulletin: Arson
If you have any information that might be helpful in this investigation, please contact UCPD
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Electioneering on campus
Now is the time to make sure you are able to participate in this important civic activity on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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UCSC’s Giving Day returns Nov. 18
UC Santa Cruz’s premier fundraising event supports teams, programs, centers, student-run organizations, and more across campus.
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Central Coast will face more extremes, regional report of California’s Fifth Climate Assessment finds
UC Santa Cruz researchers are leaders on the regional report, which is part of a larger statewide effort to understand climate vulnerabilities
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New cost-analysis tool allows coastal communities to see and estimate benefits of investing in storm-protection measures
CoSMos Adapts gives climate-resilience planners a way to compare the costs of inaction or long-term savings by adopting solutions such as restoring sand dunes or rocky reefs to guard against increasingly destructive storms.
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THI Moving Image Lab Public Fellow helps bring horror exhibition to life at the Academy Museum
A scholar of queer history and culture with a passion for horror, Bradford Nordeen is The Humanities Institute Moving Image Lab’s 2026 curatorial and exhibitions fellow at the Academy Museum, where he worked on the new exhibition The Horror Show, featuring nearly 400 horror-movie artifacts. The exhibition, which runs until July 21, drew nearly 8,000…
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Social Sciences faculty and staff honored at annual Fall Breakfast
Dean of the Social Sciences Division Heather Bullock and divisional staff and faculty presented awards to continuing lecturer Kate Monsen, professor Sikina Jinnah, program coordinator Ursula Oberg, and professor emeritus Jimmy Pepper for their dedication to teaching, research, and service.
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UC Santa Cruz hosts AI summit and hackathon events for SF Tech Week
The two events brought together industry leaders, founders, builders, and students.
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Nicotine exposure during pregnancy increases flu severity later in life
UC Santa Cruz researchers found that nicotine exposure during pregnancy and just after birth alters the stem cells that create the body’s blood cells and other crucial lung immune cells
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UC Santa Cruz history professor tapped to lead historic slave trade database as it moves to Harvard
Slavevoyages.org, a free online database chronicling tens of thousands of slave-trade voyages, is heading to Harvard University, and UC Santa Cruz History Professor Gregory O’Malley has been chosen to lead it.
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To save democracy, put financial power in the hands of the people
An award-winning book by Professor Michael McCarthy reveals the financial sector’s power over governments and envisions a new path forward for democratizing finance
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Temporary road closures on Saturday morning
Coolidge Drive will be closed for part of Saturday morning for the Race the Flames event.