Author: Public Affairs
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Student-supported global research compares regional relationships with Big Pharma
Recent UC Santa Cruz graduates helped to author a study on the strategies governments use to attract and manage the biopharmaceutical industry, focusing in particular on the different types of economic value and health value that these efforts provide, or fail to provide, to citizens.
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First DNA analysis of Machu Picchu residents offers insight into Inca society
DNA analysis, conducted largely at UC Santa Cruz’s Paleogenomics Lab and led by Anthropology Professor Lars Fehren-Schmitz, suggests that servants at Machu Picchu were a uniquely diverse group, and the geographic extent of ancestral origins may even challenge historical narratives about how and when the Inca Empire expanded.
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Search for Director of Audit and Management Advisory Services
UC Santa Cruz is launching a national search for the director of Audit and Management Advisory Services. Internal audit provides a critical assessment, monitoring and consultative role in assisting the chancellor and senior leaders in their oversight, management and operating responsibilities.
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Announcing new AVC for Staff Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer
Kamala Green will be joining Staff Human Resources (SHR) as our next Associate Vice Chancellor for Staff Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer effective July 17.
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Statement on Supreme Court decision on Biden’s student loan forgiveness
Today’s Supreme Court ruling rejecting President Biden’s plan to forgive more than $400 billion in student loan debt is deeply disappointing to the 26 million borrowers who stood to benefit — thousands of Banana Slug alumni certainly among them.
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Statement on Supreme Court decision regarding college admissions
Taken together with other federal and state actions across the country, today’s decision is not simply about admissions, but the latest attempt to dismantle evidence-based efforts aimed at reducing systemic barriers to opportunity experienced by historically marginalized populations, including communities of color.
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White House cites economist Rob Fairlie’s research on Native American entrepreneurship
The Biden-Harris Administration cited research by UC Santa Cruz Economics Professor Rob Fairlie on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact for Native American-owned businesses.
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Campus update: Quarter ends today, congrats to new graduates, still time to enroll in Summer Session
Today marks the final day of spring quarter and the start of commencement!
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Eligibility criteria for policy-covered staff – general salary increase for 2023-24
As previously announced by the Chancellor on April 26, 2023, the Office of the President has announced a 4.6% salary increase in the 2023-24 fiscal year for all eligible policy-covered staff.
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Announcing our new Vice Chancellor for Research
John MacMillan, who has served as interim Vice Chancellor for Research since July 2021, has accepted our offer to serve in the position on a permanent basis.