Faculty
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Supernova Sage: Stan Woosley
Stan Woosley, one of the world’s leading theoretical astrophysicists, studies the evolution of massive stars–and their explosive demise.
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The Changing Face of the Humanities: A new dean, a new building, a new direction
The humanities at UC Santa Cruz are poised to meet the challenges of a global future.
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UC Santa Cruz to have faculty art exchange with Japan
FUSE, a group show featuring new work by 12 members of the UC Santa Cruz art faculty, will travel to Japan later this year for exhibit at two university art galleries in Tokyo and Kyoto. Running from April 11 to May 12 at UCSC’s Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, the exhibition explores the influence of digital…
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Wildlife photographer Kennan Ward branches out with feature-length documentary about grizzly cubs
Kennan Ward, who earned a B.A. in environmental studies and wildlife biology from UC Santa Cruz in 1980, has spent three decades crisscrossing the globe to photograph animals in the wild.
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Physicist Bruce Rosenblum to speak at UCSC on Monday, April 9
Physicist Bruce Rosenblum will give an Emeriti Faculty Lecture on the topic of “The Quantum Enigma: Has Physics Encountered Consciousness?”
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Lecture at UCSC to address engineering and national priorities on Thursday, April 12
Richard Buckius, assistant director for engineering at the National Science Foundation (NSF), will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, April 12, on the topic of “Engineering and National Priorities.”
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UCSC lecturer Ryan Coonerty publishes Etched in Stone, a tribute to 50 memorials and monuments
Anyone who has ever gotten goose bumps visiting the Lincoln Memorial will be drawn to the new book Etched in Stone: Enduring Words from Our Nation’s Monuments.
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RNA enzyme structure offers a glimpse into the origins of life
UCSC researchers have determined the three-dimensional structure of an RNA enzyme, or “ribozyme,” that carries out a fundamental reaction required to make new RNA molecules. Their results provide insight into what may have been the first self-replicating
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Microsoft gift boosts computer science program at UCSC
A gift from Microsoft to UC Santa Cruz will enable computer science students to spend more time on computer games–developing computer games, that is, not necessarily playing them.
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UC Santa Cruz, City of Santa Cruz establish ‘Santa Cruz Tickets’
In a unique collaboration, UC Santa Cruz and the City of Santa Cruz have created a joint ticketing system to sell tickets for events taking place on campus, at the Civic Auditorium and throughout the community.