Campus News
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Historic Lick Observatory closes to public following significant wind damage
Early on Thursday, Dec. 25, severe winds gusting up to 114 miles per hour tore loose half of the shutter on the 140-year old 36-inch Great Refractor dome. No one was injured.
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UCAD Plus Joint Task Force Dec. Update
UC Adaptation to Disruptions Taskforce is a systemwide taskforce established to help the University of California anticipate, plan for, and respond to significant disruptions affecting our academic mission.
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Arts & Culture, Campus News, Climate & Sustainability, Health, Social Justice & Community, TechnologyNine major wins worth celebrating in 2025
From amazing research discoveries to high-impact new education and fundraising initiatives, UC Santa Cruz created significant positive change, despite headwinds
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SAB Staff Mentorship Program Applications due Friday
A friendly reminder that the UC Santa Cruz Staff Mentorship Program application deadline is fast approaching. The deadline to apply is December 19, 2025.
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Donate your leftover Dining Funds to people who need food
Your donation will have a “triple impact” due to a generous matching donor.
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PhD history student Linda Ulbrich helps bring Santa Cruz’s past to life in the city’s expanded online history page
Santa Cruz’s official government website now offers a brisk virtual tour through influential, intriguing, tragic and overlooked moments from the city’s past. The updated and lavishly illustrated Santa Cruz history timeline is the handiwork of history Ph.D. candidate Linda Ulbrich, whose work encourages further exploration.
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Bargaining update (December 2025)
I am sharing the December labor update from UC Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Katherine Newman.
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Holiday Food & Fund Drive: Give What You Get
Greetings, UC Santa Cruz Students, Faculty, and Staff! In this email, we’ll be sharing several Holiday Food and Fund Drive (HFFD) updates: Triple impact! New for 2025, your generosity will have triple the impact! In previous years, Tibi McCann and Eric Jensen have joined the UC Santa Cruz effort by doubling the impact up to…
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In Memoriam: Joel Primack
Distinguished emeritus professor was a towering figure in theoretical physics and cosmology, a visionary educator, dedicated mentor, and passionate advocate for the role of science in society
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Learn about amplifying faculty research through Inspiring Change: The Campaign for UC Santa Cruz
The Senate’s event will provide an overview of the priorities of the fundraising campaign and discuss how faculty research can connect with and be elevated through the campaign.