University News & Events

• December 5, 2023

  Preparing the next generation of doctors

  The University of California, Santa Cruz, an institution renowned for innovation, social justice, and sustainability, announces a unique Premed Postbaccalaureate Program focused on bridging looming healthcare gaps in California.

• December 5, 2023

  THI Graduate Public Fellows champion the relevance of Humanities education in a changing world

  An innovative Public Fellowship Program at the Humanities Institute (THI) is showing the important real-world impact of doctoral students’ humanities skills and expertise and offering exciting possibilities for the future of graduate education and career pathways.

• December 4, 2023

  A road to determination

  Jade Goree entered UCSC unsure of her future path—until she found a community with Black Academy and the AARCC.

• December 4, 2023

  Stay connected with the Latino Alumni Network

  UCSC's Latino Alumni Network (LAN) is a unique partnership of Chicanx and Latinx-identified alumni, and El Centro, the Chicanx Latinx Resource Center, which is a special support services program for current students at UC Santa Cruz.

• December 4, 2023

  El Centro Resource Center inspires alumna’s future career

  Recent graduate Lorena Hernandez-Rivera strives to help others.

• December 1, 2023

  Indigenous scientists awarded $9M to establish the first RADx Tribal data repository that upholds Indigenous data sovereignty

  The National Institutes of Health announced funding for an Indigenous Data Repository led by Native scientists to help improve health in tribal communities and for all Indigenous Peoples.

• November 30, 2023

  Smart microgrids can restore power more efficiently and reliably in an outage

  A new AI model that optimizes the use of renewables and other energy sources outperforms traditional power restoration techniques for islanded microgrids, a new paper from Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Yu Zhang shows.

• November 30, 2023

  Philanthropist and advocate Rowland Rebele dies at age 93

  Rowland Rebele, a distinguished publisher, philanthropist, homeless advocate, and unwavering supporter of the arts, died Saturday, Nov. 25, at the age of 93. His indomitable spirit and fervent commitment to Santa Cruz have left an indelible imprint on both the community and the UC Santa Cruz campus.

• November 29, 2023

  Funding opportunities to develop UC Santa Cruz innovations

  The Innovation & Business Engagement Hub is now accepting applications for two funding opportunities to advance innovations being developed at UC Santa Cruz.

• November 29, 2023

  UCSC’s 2023 iGEM team grabs fourth consecutive gold medal and nomination for best software tool at international competition

  A team of UC Santa Cruz students won a gold medal at the 2023 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Grand Jamboree, marking their fourth consecutive year of bringing home the prize, and were nominated as best software tool for the first time.

• November 29, 2023

  2023 list of most highly cited researchers includes 18 UC Santa Cruz scientists and engineers

  In a notable recognition of scholarly achievement, 18 scientists and engineers from UC Santa Cruz have earned a spot on the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list, recently unveiled by Clarivate.

• November 28, 2023

  New eDNA Explorer provides a powerful new resource for conservation

  CALeDNA has launched a prototype of their new eDNA Explorer, an open-source tool that provides a powerful and easily accessible platform for sharing, exploring, and analyzing data from projects that use environmental DNA.

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