Media Coverage
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UC Santa Cruz’s nationally known college system is here to stay
UC Santa Cruz’s famed residential college system is not disappearing — it remains central to the university’s identity and mission, writes Paul Koch, interim campus provost and executive vice chancellor.
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Santa Rosa Carl’s Jr. restaurant to close after 35 years
An increase in the minimum wage for fast-food workers at companies with 60 or more locations took effect in April 2024. The Sun Gir operation had listed 65 locations before seeking reorganization. A study released earlier this year by UC Santa Cruz found an increase in applications for such jobs and a reduction of hours…
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Why your kid is obsessed with squishy toys
There’s still little definitive research on the benefits or drawbacks of fidgeting for kids, said Katherine Isbister, a professor of computational media at UC Santa Cruz who studies fidgeting. But many people with ADHD or autism say that playing with an object can help them relax or concentrate.
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El Niño Is Here. Here’s What It Could Mean for the Bay Area This Winter
But because the Bay Area sits on the northernmost edge of the wet zone, intense rainfall is less guaranteed than in Southern California. Still, experts said human-caused climate change may be changing that equation. “What that means for California is it’s basically supercharged in the atmosphere,” said Patrick Barnard, research director for the UC Santa…
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Four days of UC Santa Cruz graduation ceremonies kick off Friday
Starting Friday, UC Santa Cruz is hosting four days of graduation ceremonies celebrating 2,921 undergraduates and 350 graduate students who are set to walk the stage. The UC Santa Cruz community is celebrating 2,921 undergraduates and 350 graduate students who are set to walk the stage during commencement ceremonies Friday through Sunday.
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More student housing on the horizon as UC Regents approve new housing complex
The University of California Board of Regents approved a new housing project on the west side of the UC Santa Cruz campus, endorsing a plan to significantly expand on-campus housing for upper-division students. Heller Student Housing South is the first phase of a two-part project that will redevelop a 13-acre site that is the current…
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Widening 101 Made The Narrows Hotter
The ground within a half mile of the new lanes ran almost 4 degrees hotter the year after Caltrans finished the first stretch — the biggest jump of any of 11 Northern California freeway projects that researchers at UC Santa Cruz, San Jose State and Northeastern University checked by satellite.
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Seymour Marine Discovery Center to open first new exhibit in 15 years
See More HQ is the center’s bilingual interactive “control room,” bringing real-time UC Santa Cruz coastal research to the public. Also in Lookout Santa Cruz.
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Joint Cabrillo-UC Santa Cruz student housing project remains on schedule
The Joint UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College student housing project Costa Vista is on track to open in fall 2027. Ben Mickus from WRNS Studio, the firm that designed the project, shared conceptual images of the project at a Cabrillo event last week. Costa Vista is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between UCSC and Cabrillo.
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Lovers Point Beach closure extended after dead whale washes ashore
A coordinated response is now underway following the stranding of the deceased humpback whale, led by the Marine Mammal Stranding Network at UC Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory and Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, in partnership with the City of Pacific Grove, Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, NOAA Fisheries and other local partners.
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How Mangroves And Wetlands Can Help Protect Coastal Communities From Storms
Michael Beck, director of the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, joined FOX Weather to explain how coastal communities can strengthen their defenses against storms through natural infrastructure. New visualization tools show how mangroves, wetlands and other coastal ecosystems can help reduce flooding and lessen the impacts of extreme weather.
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The Magic of Seabird Colonies, and One Scientist’s Unique Way to Mitigate the Crises They Face
I was feeling down about it, but luckily, I had an upcoming call with Aspen Ellis. Ellis is a PhD candidate at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) who has studied seabirds for more than a decade. When I mentioned this issue, she knew it all too well.