Campus Communications

  • UC Santa Cruz honored for providing transportation alternatives

    UCSC’s popular bike shuttle program has received a sustainable transportation award and the campus has made a national listing of “Best Workplaces for Commuters.” The bike shuttle ferries up to 14 bikes at a time up Bay Street and onto campus. Last fall, average daily ridership in the program was 153.4 passengers–the highest ever recorded.…

  • Class of 2006’s commencement exercises take place June 16-18

    A former NASA astronaut, the cofounder of Apple Computer, and a member of the California Assembly will be among the featured speakers when the Class of 2006’s commencement exercises take place at the University of California, Santa Cruz on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 16-18. Parking for graduation ceremonies: allow extra time UCSC alumnus Steven…

  • Stephen Thorsett named dean of physical and biological sciences at UCSC

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, has appointed Stephen Thorsett to serve as dean of the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences. The UC Board of Regents approved the appointment today, effective July 1. Stephen Thorsett Photo by Andrea Michels Thorsett, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics, has served as acting dean of physical and…

  • Regents’ professors and lecturers nominations requested

    Nominations for Regents’ professors and lecturers are now being sought, with screening to begin with applications received by May 11. The Regents’ lecturers and professors program is designed to bring distinguished individuals, ordinarily from nonacademic careers, to the university. Regents’ lecturers serve for less than a quarter but more than two weeks, and Regents’ professors…

  • Regents’ professors and lecturers nominations requested

    Nominations for Regents’ professors and lecturers are now being sought, with screening to begin with applications received by May 11. The Regents’ lecturers and professors program is designed to bring distinguished individuals, ordinarily from nonacademic careers, to the university. Regents’ lecturers serve for less than a quarter but more than two weeks, and Regents’ professors…

  • Regents’ professors and lecturers nominations requested

    Nominations for Regents’ professors and lecturers are now being sought, with screening to begin with applications received by May 11.

  • UCSC students, community members plan ‘clean up day’ on Earth Day

    UCSC students are teaming up with community leaders to celebrate Earth Day with a cleanup day in the Lower Ocean Neighborhood. Sponsored by UCSC’s Good Neighbor Initiative and the Neighbors of Lower Ocean, the April 22 cleanup will include trash pickup, gutter sweeping, and weeding of Barson Street, Clay Street, Jessie Street, and surrounding areas.…

  • Banana Slug Spring Fair drawing UC Santa Cruz alums back

    A reunion luncheon, distinguished faculty lecture, alumni panel discussion, and wine tasting are just a few of the events on the crowded schedule for Banana Slug Spring Fair, April 22-23. The annual alumni weekend will also include plenty of opportunities to reconnect with old friends at an array of reunions based on fields of study,…

  • Fred Keeley bequest will support UC Santa Cruz environmental policy institute

    Santa Cruz County Treasurer Fred Keeley has made a planned gift of $250,000 to the University of California, Santa Cruz, to support the campus’s STEPS Institute for Innovation in Environmental Research. Keeley, a former state assemblyman and a longtime supporter of UCSC, has included the STEPS Institute in his personal will because of his high…

  • UCSC recirculates portion of Draft LRDP EIR’s traffic section for public comment

    UC Santa Cruz is recirculating additional traffic analysis for public comment as part of the Draft Environmental Impact Report related to the campus’s proposed Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP). The recirculated analysis evaluates traffic conditions on sections of Highways 1 and 17, assuming full implementation of the LRDP. The additional traffic analysis is the only part…

  • MEDIA ADVISORY: You are invited to cover King Convocation, film screenings

    Keith Beauchamp, the filmmaker drawing acclaim for The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till, and Angela Glover Blackwell, founder and CEO of the national advocacy group PolicyLink, will speak at UCSC’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation at 7 p.m. February 28. In addition, Beauchamp will be hosting two screenings of the film to which…

  • UC Santa Cruz protest no longer on Pentagon’s ‘credible threat’ list

    The Department of Defense has removed mention of a campus demonstration at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from the TALON (Threat and Local Observation Notice) database, following recent efforts by UCSC Chancellor Denice D. Denton and members of California’s congressional delegation. Chancellor Denton advocated for change in Defense Department database For more information, go…

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025