Donor News
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UCSC to crowdsource funding for scholarships
Supporters of public education are doing everything from donning Banana Slug suits to giving up coffee as part of a creative crowdfunding effort for scholarships.
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UCSC Farm hosts Fall Harvest Festival Sunday, September 29
Bright orange pumpkins, roasted red peppers, and apples galore mark the changing seasons at the 19th annual Fall Harvest Festival, Sunday, September 29 at UC Santa Cruz’s 30-acre organic farm.
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California’s sea otter numbers continue slow climb
California sea otter numbers are up, according to the latest population survey led by federal, state, and UCSC scientists.
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NSF grant supports training of math and science teachers at UCSC
$1.45 million Noyce Scholarships grant supports UCSC’s teacher training partnerships with high-need school districts and community colleges
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Farm fresh
The U.S. farming population is growing older, but a young UCSC alum—founder of Lonely Mountain Farm—is bucking the trend.
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Sea otters promote recovery of seagrass beds
Recolonization of Elkhorn Slough by sea otters led to recovery and expansion of seagrass beds due to cascading effects on the food web.
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Science and Justice Training Program explores ethics of scientific research
A subtle but significant shift in how national science policy makers regard the outcomes of scientific research has created opportunities for innovative programs such as the Science and Justice Training Program (SJTP) at UC Santa Cruz.
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Film grad promoting documentary that won chancellor’s award
Last May, UCSC graduate student Sadia Halima received the Chancellor’s Research Award for her thesis film Laal Pari/The Red Fairy, a documentary addressing women’s participation in politics at the grassroots level in rural India. Her documentary has now been accepted for screening at several international film festivials
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UCSC establishes Department of Technology Management
UCSC has established a new Department of Technology Management in the Baskin School of Engineering.
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2013-14 Campus Food & Garden Guide now available
The 2013-14 Campus Food & Garden Guide, produced annually by the UCSC Food Systems Working Group and the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, is now available.
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UCSC receives highest score on Princeton Review’s ‘Green Honor Roll’
UC Santa Cruz is one of 22 colleges and universities to receive Princeton Review’s highest score (99) in its sixth “Green Ratings.”