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
May 27, 2021Exhibition explores the art of creating comfort in a year of unexpected hardship and isolation
Twelve of UCSC's most promising artists will have their work on display in the 35th annual Irwin Scholarship exhibition, beginning June 3, at The Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery.
May 27, 2021Clinic director had to adapt to COVID challenges
Larissa Mangas joined UC Santa Cruz in March 2020 as the clinic director for the student health center. Two days later after she started, the campus moved to remote operations because of COVID-19.
May 24, 2021Clinic director puts off retirement to help in COVID response
Debbi Saint John played a critical role in helping to guide the campus's COVID-19 mitigation strategies.
May 20, 2021A shot in the arm
Six UC Santa Cruz community members tell the tale of getting the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021.
May 14, 2021Staff member steps forward to support contact tracing
As Cindy Delgado read about contact tracing and how it would be the key to slowing the spread of COVID-19 cases, she knew it was something she wanted to do to help.
May 11, 2021Ultrasensitive antigen test detects SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses
Novel chip-based diagnostic technology can detect individual viral antigens in nasal swab samples to identify the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu with a single test.
May 10, 2021
Bearing witness to COVID at UC Santa Cruz
Stories of resilience and loss are preserved in The Empty Year: An Oral History of the Pandemic(s) of 2020 at UC Santa Cruz, an immersive project that includes a 540-page published book
May 10, 2021New tools enable rapid analysis of coronavirus sequences and tracking of variants
Developed by the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, UShER allows researchers to quickly see how a new viral sequence is related to all other variants of SARS-CoV-2, crucial information for tracking transmission dynamics.
May 6, 2021'The only way society gets to reopen safely is if we are all vaccinated'
UC Santa Cruz COVID experts Rebecca DuBois, A. Marm Kilpatrick, and Susan Carpenter are urging all unvaccinated people to book an appointment to get their shots immediately, and follow CDC safety guidelines even after the vaccinations take effect.
May 4, 2021Emergency team shows flexibility in dynamic year
From deploying personal protective gear to managing a wildfire response, the staff in the Office of Emergency Services had to be flexible and focused.
April 27, 2021Faculty experts share pandemic-era lessons for the future of K-12 education
UC Santa Cruz researchers who have studied the pandemic’s impact on K-12 education share lessons they hope will be remembered for the future.
April 27, 2021Data team's dashboard provides campus with real-time COVID updates
UC Santa Cruz turned to Institutional Research, Assessment and Policy Studies for help to create a dashboard that would provide frequent updates for the campus community. Ole Kupsch and Leo Rosen, two analysts in the department, teamed up to make it happen.
- April 13, 2021
EH&S director focused on supporting employees through pandemic
Early in the pandemic, the Environmental Health and Safety team worked to provide face coverings to the campus and stay up on the latest information.
March 31, 2021Seymour Center plans for physical reopening as virtual programs continue to expand their reach
Seymour Center Outdoors!, a new in-person outdoor education program, is scheduled to open to the general public on April 24.
March 29, 2021Health center pivots to provide services through pandemic
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UC Santa Cruz Student Health Center had to quickly change everything it was doing while remaining open for students.
UCSC in the media
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National Geographic
Why too much family togetherness might be stressing out kids
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The New York Times
US prisons start to resume allowing visits to inmates, with added virus precautions
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KTVU FOX 2
One year later: How COVID killed small businesses
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The Washington Post
As Uber avoided paying into unemployment, the federal government helped thousands of its drivers weather the pandemic
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CalMatters
‘Revolutionary’ federal stimulus bill could cut California child poverty by half
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CNBC
Asian-owned small businesses saw an outsized pandemic impact last year
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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
