Campus Communications
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Announcing new AVC for Staff Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer
Kamala Green will be joining Staff Human Resources (SHR) as our next Associate Vice Chancellor for Staff Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer effective July 17.
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New Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research: Csilla Csaplar
Csilla Csaplar joined UC Santa Cruz on July 6 as the new Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research. Csilla joins UCSC from Stanford University, where she has served as Director of Engineering Research Administration in the School of Engineering for the past six years. At Stanford, Csilla was responsible for all the sponsored research activity for…
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Statement on Supreme Court decision on Biden’s student loan forgiveness
Today’s Supreme Court ruling rejecting President Biden’s plan to forgive more than $400 billion in student loan debt is deeply disappointing to the 26 million borrowers who stood to benefit — thousands of Banana Slug alumni certainly among them.
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Statement on Supreme Court decision regarding college admissions
Taken together with other federal and state actions across the country, today’s decision is not simply about admissions, but the latest attempt to dismantle evidence-based efforts aimed at reducing systemic barriers to opportunity experienced by historically marginalized populations, including communities of color.
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Paul Koch stepping down after 12 years as dean of physical and biological sciences
The Division of Physical and Biological Sciences has made exceptional strides in key areas under Dean Koch’s leadership.
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Katia Obraczka appointed director of CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz
Katia Obraczka, professor of Computer Science and Engineering, has been appointed director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz
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Campus update: Quarter ends today, congrats to new graduates, still time to enroll in Summer Session
Today marks the final day of spring quarter and the start of commencement!
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Submissions open for 2023-24 CITRIS UCSC Interdisciplinary Innovation Program
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz invites all UCSC principal investigators to apply for project support through the UCSC Interdisciplinary Innovation Program (or I2P – formerly the Campus Seed Funding program).

