Faculty
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Interim director of Transportation and Parking Services
Dan Henderson will take over for Larry Pageler, who is retiring with 35 years of service to the university. Larry’s last day is Jan. 3.
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Save the date—forum on the development of Early Education Services for students, faculty, and staff
The campus community is invited to hear the latest update and see design images of the new Early Education Services building that will be constructed as a part of the Student Housing West project. Offering programs for infants through school age, this new facility will serve up to 140 children of our students, faculty and…
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Submit comments on proposed changes to Title IX rules by Dec. 21
The draft rules are open for public comment until January 28, 2019 (60 calendar days from their publication in the Federal Register). The rules address a topic of great significance to the UC community, and it is critical that the Office of the President provide comments.
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Ocean fertilization by unusual microbes extends to frigid waters of Arctic Ocean
Researchers have documented nitrogen fixation by an unusual type of cyanobacteria in the cold waters of the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
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The complex history of Earth’s magnetic reversals
UC Santa Cruz geology professor Robert Coe will be presenting his paper, “What We Know and Don’t Know about Reversals” during the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Washington, D.C. this December.
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Biochemist Glenn Millhauser receives Outstanding Faculty Award
The annual award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences is the division’s highest honor for faculty achievement, recognizing combined excellence in research, teaching, and service.
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Alumna Irma Eréndira Sandoval leads Mexico’s anti-corruption efforts
Mexico’s new president tapped UC Santa Cruz alumna Irma Sandoval to lead the government’s anti-corruption efforts.
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DVD box set curated by Shelley Stamp wins 2018 New York Film Critics Circle Award
“Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers”–a Kino Classics box set curated by UC Santa Cruz film and digital media professor Shelley Stamp and executive produced by actress, director, and screenwriter Illeana Douglas–has received a 2018 Special Award from the New York Film Critics Circle.
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Submit comments on revised proposed policy on open access for theses and dissertations
The Office of the President invites comments on a revised proposed Presidential Policy on Open Access for Theses and Dissertations. Numerous submissions were made in response to the draft policy during the first system-wide review. Reviewers provided a number of different suggestions for improving the draft policy. This revised draft is responsive to those comments…
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Art exhibit highlights the ubiquity of motors
“Motors Surround Us”—a collaboration between a physics lecturer, her students, and community artists—will be on display through Dec. 31 in the atrium of the Physical Sciences Building.
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Environmental, social changes shift how elephant seals communicate
UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. candidate Caroline Casey retraced biologist Burney Le Boeuf’s scientific footsteps and discovered the seals’ threat calls no longer had geographic distinctions. Instead, as the northern elephant seal population had increased, the males’ calls had grown more individualized and complex.
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More key forms digitized by Office of Industry Alliances and Technology Commercialization
After launching an online Invention Disclosure Form last year, the Office of Industry Alliances and Technology Commercialization (IATC) has followed up this year by digitizing and streamlining its non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and material transfer agreement (MTA) request procedures.