Campus News
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Ocean scientist Christina Ravelo awarded AGU’s Maurice Ewing Medal
The American Geophysical Union’s Ewing Medal is given annually in recognition of significant original contributions to the ocean sciences .
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UC Santa Cruz earns prestigious Seal of Excelencia certification for work as a Hispanic-Serving Institution
In recognition of intentional campuswide efforts to serve Latinx students, UC Santa Cruz has earned the Seal of Excelencia, following a thorough data-driven review by Excelencia in Education.
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Campus earns prestigious seal for commitment to serving Latinx students
I am so proud to announce that this morning UC Santa Cruz will be granted the prestigious 2022 Seal of Excelencia for outstanding commitment to serving Latinx students.
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Why do you donate to UC Santa Cruz?
UCSC supporters MR Macgill and Ho Nam made a gift to the Institute for Social Transformation in Spring 2022. Their generosity fully funded Transforming Futures— a pilot program which awarded seven first generation, underrepresented, and/or low-income UCSC students scholarships to pursue unpaid internships over the summer.
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Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report
The 2022 Annual Campus Security & Fire Safety Report is now available online, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and Higher Education Opportunity Act.
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Frontier Fellows: Peter Nguyen
The Earth Futures Institute’s Frontier Fellows program offers undergraduate research opportunities and funding at UC Santa Cruz. UCSC student Peter Nguyen studies a federally listed endangered flowering plant—Lupinus nipomensis.
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Campus comes to life as a new academic year begins
After more than two years of virtual and hybrid learning, the beginning of the fall quarter last Thursday marked the welcome return to in-person instruction at UC Santa Cruz. The energy and enthusiasm for the year ahead are evident in the many happenings already occurring across campus.
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Evacuation drills for on campus housing, Sept. 26-29
UC Santa Cruz’s Fire and Safety Prevention office will be conducting housing evacuation drills for the campus housing population within the first 10 academic school days, in alignment with requirements from the California Fire Code and the Clery Act.
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First Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Friday
On Friday, October 7, UCSC will hold the first Interdisciplinary Research Symposium to highlight and promote the innovative interdisciplinary research being conducted across the university.
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New study shows transmission of epigenetic memory across multiple generations
Changing the epigenetic marks on chromosomes leads to altered gene expression in offspring and in grandoffspring, demonstrating ‘transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.’
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The enduring power of Ramses The Great
Archaeologist and UCSC history professor Elaine Sullivan to speak October 2 about the religious, cultural and political realms of Pharaoh Ramses II, now the focus of a popular exhibit in San Francisco.