In Memoriam

  • In Memoriam: Larry Merkley

    I am very saddened to let you know that former ITS Vice Provost Larry Merkley died yesterday afternoon after suffering from a major brain aneurysm.

  • In Memoriam: Dilip Basu

    In Memoriam: Dilip Basu

    Professor Emeritus Dilip Basu passed away on February 22, 2016 in Santa Clarita, Ca. His family has asked that the following obituary be shared with the campus: It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Dilip Basu, Research Professor of Humanities, Founding Director of Satyajit Ray Film and Study Collection, University of California…

  • In Memoriam: Hannah Dakota Veit-Hartl

    It is with deep sadness that we write to tell you of the death of Cowell student, Hannah Dakota Veit-Hartl.

  • In Memoriam: Mary Joan Rodriguez

    Mary Joan Rodriguez, who worked in the registrar’s office at Oakes College for 19 years, died Feb. 26. She was 86.

  • In Memoriam: Robert S. Edgar (1930-2016)

    In Memoriam: Robert S. Edgar (1930-2016)

    Robert Edgar, professor emeritus of biology at UC Santa Cruz, died peacefully in his Santa Cruz home on Monday, February 1. He was 85. Edgar made significant contributions in two areas of molecular biology–the genetics and self-assembly of viruses and the genetics of a tiny worm, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, which Edgar helped establish as…

  • Memorial gathering for Shireen Ahsan set for Feb. 2, 7 p.m . at Kresge Town Hall.

    A memorial will be held for Shireen Ahsan Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at Kresge’s Town Hall

  • Missing student Shireen Ahsan’s body recovered

    We’ve been informed today that the body of Shireen Agha Ahsan has been found and identified. Shireen, 19, a Kresge College sophomore, had been missing since January 18 when she was swept into the ocean from a rock near Bonny Doon Beach.

  • In Memoriam: Macario Yonn

    We write to you with sad news that Macario Yonn, a member of the Porter College community in fall 2014, died Wednesday, November 18.

  • In Memoriam: Marge Frantz (1922-2015)

    An inspiring and beloved teacher, skilled activist and generous friend, Marge Frantz died in Santa Cruz on October 16 at the age of 93.

  • In Memoriam: Matthew Margulis

    We write to you with sad news that Matthew Margulis, a member of the Kresge College community, died on Sunday, November 15th.

  • In Memoriam: Ron Enomoto

    Ron Enomoto, who served as interim executive director of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum for more than three years, died October 7 while traveling in Tibet. He was 73.

  • In Memoriam: Diane Lewis (1931-2015)

    After fighting cancer since December, UC Santa Cruz Professor of Anthropology Emerita Diane Lewis died Thursday in her home surrounded by her daughter Raven Chaney and her grandchildren Kevin and Rosalie Chisolm.

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