• June 20, 2018

  Corporate-sponsored projects give engineering students valuable experience

  UC Santa Cruz engineering students presented their senior design projects to mentors and faculty on Tuesday, June 5.

• June 19, 2018

  Linguistics professor Jim McCloskey receives Dizikes Award for teaching in Humanities

  Linguistics professor Jim McCloskey was presented with the John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities at the Humanities Division’s 2018 Spring Awards celebration held at the Cowell Provost House.

• June 19, 2018

  Reforming California's commercial property tax system would boost the economy, report says

  Reforming California's property tax structure to tax commercial properties at their market value would boost the economy by generating new revenue, stimulating development, and diversifying industry, according to a new report by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

• June 19, 2018

  An advocate for instructors and staff

  Outstanding Staff Award winner Judy Scarborough ensures quality teaching at UC Santa Cruz by keeping human resources seamless.

• June 14, 2018

  Biomolecular engineer Angela Brooks named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences

  Brooks will receive a $300,000 award over four years to support her research on how mutations associated with cancer cause changes in gene expression.

• June 14, 2018

  Dust clouds can explain puzzling features of active galactic nuclei

  Mysterious features seen in light emitted from active galactic nuclei may be due to partial obscuration by dust clouds, according to new study.

• June 14, 2018

  The new queer teenager

  Queer youth today are in a paradoxical situation, coming out earlier and becoming leaders even as they cope with the significant challenges of adolescence, Psychology Professor Phil Hammack told a panel convened by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.

• June 14, 2018

  Steck Award recipient aims to study disease, help society

  Josh Gu is this year’s winner of the Steck Family Award, which honors the best senior thesis completed during the academic year, with the winner chosen from the Chancellor's Award candidates. He earned a degree in bioengineering with a biomolecular concentration.

• June 14, 2018

  Children in India exhibit religious tolerance, study finds

  A new investigation of how children reason about religious rules reveals a remarkable level of acceptance of different religions' rules and practices.

• June 12, 2018

  Instruments of good

  Introductory physics students test their knowledge and get exposure to the wider world in a class project in which they create musical instruments to be donated to kids in need.

• June 12, 2018

  Without coral reefs, annual flood damages from storms could double globally

  New study shows annual costs soaring to $272 billion, sending a powerful signal about reefs and their importance during the International Year of the Reef.

• June 12, 2018

  Standing tall and giving back

  For graduating senior Asante Nkosi, a double major in sociology and history allowed him to connect his experiences with his interest in black U.S. history, the Civil Rights Movement, and the contemporary moment.

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