Author: Public Affairs
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Participate in a campus climate research study
The purpose of the study is to gather a wide range of data related to campus climate, diversity efforts and inclusive practices, and work-life concerns so that campus leadership is better informed about the quality of living and working environments for students, faculty, and staff from underrepresented communities on campus.
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Fall grades: information and resources
UC Santa Cruz is committed to ensuring that the illegal work stoppage does not impede students’ academic progress. The campus wants to make sure students are able to focus on studying and taking finals.
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Women of color underrepresented as speakers at scientific conferences, study finds
Scientists from racial and ethnic minority populations are likely to have relatively fewer speaking opportunities at scientific conferences, according to the results of a new study.
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Banff film festival tickets go on sale Dec. 15
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate viewers with amazing big-screen stories when it comes the Rio Theatre at 7 p.m., Feb. 20-23 (4 shows, 2 programs).
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UC Santa Cruz to host West Coast FoodTech Challenge panel, info session
UC Santa Cruz is hosting the only information session for a global competition that aims to identify and implement sustainable and technology-driven solutions in the food chain.
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In Memoriam: Joan Ward
Joan Ward, who was hired in 1966 as the first public information officer at UC Santa Cruz, died on Oct. 19, at the age of 90.
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With deadlines approaching, prepare for UC Path
UCPath starts at UC Santa Cruz in January 2020. Be sure you are prepared for the changes it will bring.
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Launch party for children’s book ‘Looking for Marla’ November 15 at MAH
UCSC graduate students Paloma Medina and Jessica Kendall-Bar and alumna Audrey Ford collaborated on the illustrated tale of a clownfish in transition.
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Letourneau’s datasets propel research that shows biodiversity improves crop production
When Environmental Studies Professor Deborah Letourneau was getting ready to retire, she gave several of her datasets to younger researchers so they could make use of them. And did they ever.
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Campus sites may be excluded from Tuesday’s planned power outage
PG&E has said that UC Santa Cruz sites, including the residential campus, may be excluded from Tuesday’s planned power outage. Regular operations are expected to continue tomorrow. Read more at ucsc.edu/status.
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Brush up on earthquake preparedness
With two recent earthquakes and a statewide preparedness exercise this week, it’s a good time to make sure you’re ready for an earthquake.
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Applications open for sustainability fellows program, Carbon Fund grants
The UC Santa Cruz Campus Sustainability Plan (CSP) Fellows program serves as a student employment funding mechanism to support the 2017–22 Campus Sustainability Plan.