Faculty
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Chancellor’s office sets budget meetings for faculty and staff
As announced earlier messages UCSC is facing its fourth consecutive year of budget cuts. This presents an unprecedented challenge as we seek to develop new ways of functioning in an era of diminished resources. We are committed to continuing the involvement of the campus community as this affects all of us. The Chancellor’s Office is…
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Alums Dana Priest, Richard Harris win prestigious journalism awards
Two UC Santa Cruz alums, Richard Harris (Crown, 1980) and Dana Priest, (Merrill, 1981) have won prestigious journalism awards for their reporting last year on the Gulf oil spill and the national security complex.
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Retirement of Vice Chancellor Vani
After 15 years of extraordinary service to UC Santa Cruz, concluding a 31-year career with the University of California, Tom Vani, vice chancellor of Business and Administrative Services, has announced plans to retire this spring.
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An important video message from President Yudof about the state budget and the future of UC
President Yudof has just issued an important video message to the UC community regarding the current budget situation and its impact on the university, and what faculty and staff can do to help.
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Alumnus Kent Nagano wins Grammy award for Best Opera Recording
Renowned conductor and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Kent Nagano received a Grammy Award for “Best Opera Recording: “Saariaho: L’Amour De Loin” at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
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Bioinformatics expert Richard Green wins Sloan Research Fellowship
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship to Richard E. (Ed) Green, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering.
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Sports roundup: Men’s hoops, rugby, lacrosse
In early February competition, Slug men’s basketball, rugby, and lacrosse came up with mixed results–but one Slug athlete hit a milestone.
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Computer engineering professor wins Technical Achievement Award
The IEEE Computer Society has awarded a 2011 Technical Achievement Award to computer engineer J. J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves.
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Welcome visitors to campus this spring
With spring approaching, the campus will host more than 8,000 visitors in March and April.
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Acclaimed playwright and film director Luis Valdez to visit UCSC
Acclaimed playwright, director, and filmmaker Luis Valdez will join his son–UCSC theater arts lecturer Kinan Valdez–for two special audience talks after performances of Luis’s play “Mummifed Deer,” Feb. 26 and Mar. 4 at the Mainstage Theater.
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Substance Abuse and Dependency
The Chancellor has recently issued the annual notice regarding the University of California’s policy on substance abuse.
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Faculty, administrators and legislators discuss potential $500 million cut to UC system
State legislators, UCSC administrators and faculty members spoke of the proposed half-billion-dollar cut to the University of California budget at a spirited forum in Santa Cruz.