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Over 5,000 biodiversity observations across more than 1,300 species equals first place in national competition
The campus chapter of the Ecological Society of America’s flagship education program SEEDS blew away all other competing chapters around the country, thanks to Santa Cruz’s thriving natural habitats
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Spring Campus Elections are now open
The Spring Campus Elections are officially underway, offering students the opportunity to help shape the future of UC Santa Cruz. The voting period is open from Monday, May 4 at 12noon through Monday, May 18 at 11:59 p.m., and ballots are available online via the elections webpage. Undergraduate and graduate students can now vote on…
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Engineer to develop secure data center hardware for the public cloud with NSF CAREER award
Yuanchao Xu will lead this research with the support of one of the most prestigious grants in support of early-career faculty
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On the rise: Alumna August Lee Stevens makes her way in the Bay Area music scene
August Lee Stevens’s music career has taken off since her time at UC Santa Cruz. Stevens wrote her first single in her dorm at UCSC and has gone on to perform at a Warriors playoff game, open for Smokey Robinson, and hold a residency at the SF Jazz Festival.
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UC Santa Cruz receives California Department of Fish and Wildlife funding to assess health of state’s streams
A $2.2 million grant will scale a pioneering environmental DNA-based index, adding a broad biodiversity assessment tool that benefits statewide management of vital freshwater ecosystems
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‘The Public’s Science’ initiative seeks to reimagine the science research ecosystem
The new effort will bring together a broad range of voices to create scholarship and policy recommendations for reorienting science research toward excellence, justice, transparency, and democratic participation.
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Student volunteers recognized for community impact
Three student organizations are among this year’s honorees for the Be the Difference Award.
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Make summer count: enrollment is open
Summer Session 2026 is now open for enrollment, offering hundreds of in-person and online courses for students to make progress toward their degree or explore something new.
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Dense rainforest canopy an acoustic ‘information highway’ for predator warnings
UC Santa Cruz’s Forest Fear Lab reveals how the dense upper story of the Amazon carries the cries of frightened birds to other animals
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Professors Adina Paytan and Douglas Lin elected to National Academy of Sciences
Lin, emeritus distinguished professor of astronomy and astrophysics, also elected to the UK’s Fellowship of the Royal Society
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New initiative will immerse learners worldwide in Indigenous forms of scientific inquiry, understanding
‘Shadow Indigenous Worlds’ will use an educational model pioneered at UC Santa Cruz that allows students anywhere to closely observe and converse with scientists over Zoom as they conduct research in real time
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Neuroimaging workshop brings leading scientists to UC Santa Cruz
Graduate students and early-career researchers joined scientists from around the world at UC Santa Cruz for a hands-on neuroimaging workshop, gaining practical experience with advanced tools and insight into how researchers study the brain.