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  • ‘Deep Store’ project at UCSC attracts government and industry funding to address data storage problems

    Computer scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are developing a new approach to online “deep storage” of digital data that promises to have many advantages over traditional backup and archival storage methods. The UCSC Deep Store project has been awarded a $205,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, and has received significant gift…

  • Long Marine Lab’s annual ‘Whale of an Auction’ set for June 20

    The Friends of Long Marine Lab will hold a “Whale of an Auction,” the group’s popular annual fundraiser, on Friday, June 20. The event will take place in the Porter College Dining Hall on the UC Santa Cruz campus, starting at 6 p.m. A social and gastronomic occasion as well as an auction, the evening…

  • UCSC engineer receives major grant to improve engine efficiency using nanotechnology

    Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are leading a collaborative effort to develop new technology that could increase the efficiency of internal combustion engines by converting waste heat into electric current. The project will use nanoscale engineering of materials to develop efficient technology for direct conversion of thermal energy to electric energy. It…

  • UC Santa Cruz celebrates the life of Lionel Cantu on May 30

    The sudden death last year of 36-year-old sociologist Lionel Cantú stunned his family, friends, and colleagues at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who have established a memorial scholarship fund to honor Cantú’s life and work. The first scholarships will be presented during a celebration of Cantu’s life on Friday, May 30. Cantú, an assistant…

  • UC Santa Cruz honors 2003 Irwin Scholars at Sesnon Art Gallery

    Julia DeGuzman decided to apply to UC Santa Cruz four years ago during a trip down from Oakland to visit friends on campus. “I saw the Art Department and I thought to myself, this is where I’d like to create my work,” the 21-year-old senior recalled. Apparently, she made the right decision. DeGuzman has been…

  • Kodak grants help keep film alive at UC Santa Cruz

    A $2,000 grant from the Eastman Kodak Company will help keep film alive in the UC Santa Cruz digital arts program. The grant, which takes the form of Kodak motion picture camera film, was awarded in recognition of the overall program quality of the UCSC Film and Digital Media Department. This marks the third consecutive…

  • Chef and cookbook author to establish cooking resource at UCSC

    Renowned chef and cookbook author Bruce Aidells has pledged a $20,000 gift to establish a cookery endowment at UC Santa Cruz. Bruce Aidells earned a Ph.D. in biology from UCSC. Aidells is the author of 11 cookbooks, including the meat and poultry chapters for the newly revised Joy of Cooking. He has also been a…

  • $1 million gift from philanthropist Jack Baskin to UC Santa Cruz School of Engineering supports new building and new department

    Retired engineer and philanthropist Jack Baskin has once again demonstrated his strong support for the engineering school that bears his name with a gift of $1 million to the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Baskin’s latest contribution will help fund a new engineering building now under construction on the…

  • Carnegie grant expands reach of UCSC’s New Teacher Center

    The New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will further expand its reach with a $750,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The funds will enable the New Teacher Center (NTC) to partner with three or four college or university education departments to build a bridge of support for new teachers that reaches…

  • UC Santa Cruz library receives $1 million donation of photos from renowned California photographer Pirkle Jones

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a donation of photographs from renowned California photographer Pirkle Jones and his late wife Ruth-Marion Baruch valued at more than $1 million. The collection includes their landmark documentary series of photos of members of the Black Panther party in 1968, just published in a new book by…

  • Banana slug inspires new children’s book dedicated to UC Santa Cruz campus mascot

    A chance encounter with a banana slug on a rainy-day visit to UC Santa Cruz has inspired the plot of a brand-new children’s book dedicated to the campus mascot. Sally Slug, written by Anne Neufeld Levin and illustrated by Patricia Rebele, explores a day in the life of a colorful banana slug family that lives…

  • Raymond Carver correspondence donated to UC Santa Cruz Library

    A collection of letters from renowned American short story writer and poet Raymond Carver has been donated to the library at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Valued at $23,650, the donation consists of 26 letters, notes, and cards written to UCSC professor of education and creative writing David Swanger between 1977 and 1984. The…

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025