A global response to COVID-19
UCSC researchers are taking on the coronavirus challenge on multiple fronts
From developing diagnostic tests to conducting surveys of infection prevalence, campus researchers are doing what they can in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. more »
Recent stories
February 23, 2021COVID and the road ahead
UC Santa Cruz infectious disease expert A. Marm Kilpatrick looked toward the future during his immersive Kraw Lecture about COVID vaccines, variants and the road ahead.
February 21, 2021Bringing physical engagement into the online teaching and learning environment
A new series of videos is now available to UCSC students, faculty, and staff to help offset the increasingly sedentary lifestyle generated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
February 8, 2021
Pandemics expert urges vigilance as COVID-19 variants spread
Alumna and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Laurie Garrett sounds urgency about the need for an all-out race to stay ahead of highly contagious COVID variants in the U.S.
December 15, 2020UCSC expands COVID-19 testing during surge to support community needs
A gift from Bud and Rebecca Colligan will expand testing capacity and help fund a new, dedicated laboratory space to house the diagnostic lab in the Genomics Institute’s facilities at the Westside Research Park.
December 11, 2020UCSC arts professor documents spread of COVID-19 inside prisons, jails, and detention centers
A new Interactive web project by film and digital media professor Sharon Daniel creates a cumulative public record and evolving history of the pandemic’s impact on those incarcerated
December 10, 2020New serological assay provides rapid, accurate testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Using optical biosensor technology, the test provides quantitative measurements of antibodies in blood plasma in less than 20 minutes.
December 9, 2020Surge in online grocery shopping brings a quantity-over-quality jobs shift
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated emerging labor market trends associated with e-commerce in the grocery industry, creating mixed implications for jobs, according to a new report led by UCSC professor Chris Benner.
December 3, 2020Marine mammals’ adaptations to low oxygen offer new perspective on COVID-19
Humans are poorly adapted for oxygen deprivation, making us vulnerable to long-term effects from a disease that disrupts the body’s oxygen supply pathway.
October 19, 2020‘Be the Difference’ Award honors UCSC Molecular Diagnostic Lab
The award recognizes UCSC’s efforts to provide local testing for coronavirus infections.
August 31, 2020History professor Eric Porter examines musical improvisation as a response to crisis
"Playing for Keeps: Improvisation in the Aftermath" is an exploration of the various ways that musical improvisation can be used as a method for responding to crisis and dealing with trauma and stress.
August 11, 2020Economist's research cited in bill to strengthen federal minority business agency
When the COVID–19 pandemic hit, Professor Rob Fairlie knew he needed to shift his research to the economic impact of the crisis.
August 7, 2020County, UCSC partner to expand local testing capacity
UC Santa Cruz has received CARES Act funds from Santa Cruz County to enable the purchase of new equipment for the UCSC Molecular Diagnostic Lab.
July 28, 2020UC Santa Cruz, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County partner to expand access to COVID-19 testing
The campus is testing 200-400 samples every week collected by Salud Para la Gente and Santa Cruz Community Health. UCSC is providing the tests on a cost recovery basis and Community Foundation Santa Cruz County will be paying for the cost of the tests.
July 17, 2020Is COVID-related reduction in marine traffic reducing stress in whales?
Whale researchers are taking advantage of changes in boat traffic in Monterey Bay during the pandemic to collect data on stress hormones in humpback whales.
July 14, 2020CITRIS UCSC funds new pandemic-related research projects
The campus seed funding program is providing $40K grants for three new projects to address the challenges of COVID-19.
UCSC in the media
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KAZU
The Ones That Never Reopened: The Pandemic’s Impact On Local Businesses
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The Wall Street Journal
Shopify’s Secret Weapon Is Thousands of New Business Owners
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The Washington Post
Kamala Harris: The exodus of women from the workforce is a national emergency
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Los Angeles Magazine
Amid a health and economic crisis, some local grocery stores offload their delivery drivers
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Salon
Is the pandemic making our social skills decay? Psychologists think so
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Lookout Santa Cruz
UCSC economist warns Congress of ‘alarming’ reversal in small business recovery
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Reuters
Minority-owned businesses struggle to access credit during pandemic, Fed survey finds
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The Atlantic
The pandemic has erased entire categories of friendship
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The Atlantic
The U.S. Must Do More to Care for Its Caregivers
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The Sacramento Bee
Some California jobs lost to COVID will never be the same. Here’s what experts say
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Marketplace
Has 2020’s spike in support for Black-owned business carried through to the holidays?
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Los Angeles Times
Will California’s small businesses survive another COVID-19 surge without more help?
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The New York Times
The year of the blur: how isolation, monotony and chronic stress are destroying our sense of time
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The American Prospect
Prisons' pandemic response: throw the infected into the hole
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Bloomberg
U.S. Black-owned firms make surprise comeback to pre-Covid level
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The New Yorker
The Pandemic Is Not a Natural Disaster
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Chronicle of Higher Education
How (Not) to Evaluate Teaching During a Pandemic
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Wall Street Journal
Who Should You Let Into Your Coronavirus Quarantine Orbit?
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El Comercio
Cómo detener al COVID-19, por Kristian López Vargas y Miguel Núñez del Prado
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Ashbury Park Press
Coronavirus NJ: Ex-prisoners can teach us about isolation; 'You've got to remain positive'
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American Prospect
Solidarity Economics—for the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond
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Financial Express
Contagion, lies, and crises
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KSBW
UCSC scientists round-up supplies for local doctors to combat COVID-19
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Good Times
Slowing the Coronavirus’ Spread in Santa Cruz County
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Vice
These Are the Impacts of Trump's Coronavirus Fumbles—and How to Protect Yourself
