Author: Scott Hernandez-Jason
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Intergenerational keynote speakers Becky G and Olga Talamante inspire graduates at UC Santa Cruz Chicane Latiné Year-End Celebration
This year’s bilingual ceremony featured danzantes, live musical performances, and a powerful keynote conversation between global superstar and activist Becky G and lifelong organizer and human rights advocate Olga Talamante (Cowell, ’73).
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Legendary composer and performer Samuel L. Waymon coming to UC Santa Cruz
Samuel L. Waymon has enjoyed an extraordinarily successful career in music, film, and the theater.
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Celebrating the Class of 2026
UC Santa Cruz is highlighting some of the amazing students in the Class of 2026. Video vignettes will be published throughout the week.
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Campus celebrates 40 years of Banana Slug mascot
An exhibit at McHenry Library chronicles the student-led effort to pick the Banana Slug as the mascot, while the Go Bananas! Carnival on the East Field event provides a chance to gather in community.
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Campus police officers, dispatchers recognized for lifesaving actions
Four UC Santa Cruz police officers and three dispatchers were honored on May 11 for their rapid response that saved the lives of two people in two incidents.
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More student housing on the horizon as UC Regents approve new housing complex
The project will provide housing for nearly 1,300 upper division students on the west side of the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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Student volunteers recognized for community impact
Three student organizations are among this year’s honorees for the Be the Difference Award.
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UC Santa Cruz to pilot innovative program to support employee homeownership
The program, developed jointly by UC Santa Cruz and CalHFA, is built on CalHFA’s proven shared appreciation loan framework and reflects the university’s commitment to supporting recruitment, retention, and long-term financial stability for its employees.
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UC Santa Cruz Library publishes vast photo archive from iconic ‘Death of a Valley’
UC Santa Cruz Library has digitized and made publicly available 3,200 images taken by Dorothea Lange and Pirkle Jones from their photo project that captured the final year of Monticello.
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Make purchasing easier with the UCSC OneCard
The UCSC OneCard is the university’s preferred payment method for eligible expenses, and it’s designed to save you time, reduce paperwork, and eliminate out-of-pocket costs.
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Alumna Gillian Welch brings Dead-driven Acoustic Reckoning show to Quarry Amphitheater
A packed Quarry Amphitheater was filled with fresh interpretations of songs from across the Grateful Dead’s vast catalogue with audience members singing, dancing and cheering along
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UC Santa Cruz among top 10 public U.S. universities with high-impact research, analysis shows
The campus ranks among the top 10 public universities in the United States home to high-impact researchers, according to a recent analysis by Clarivate.