Campus News
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Help us prepare for future campus emergencies
The best way to confront this uncertainty is through preparation, and we need your help with that. The Office of Emergency Management is partnering with our campus Institutional Research, Assessment, and Policy Studies to gather information for planning purposes related to the evacuation needs of our campus community.
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Annual notice on employees responsible for reporting sexual violence or sexual harassment
UC Santa Cruz strives to create an equitable environment for students, staff, and faculty. The Title IX Office plays a critical role by fostering a campus climate in which members of our community are protected from all forms of sex-based discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and gender-based harassment and discrimination.
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HSI Team invites campus community to celebrate Hispanic-Serving Institution Week
Next week, UC Santa Cruz will join universities across the country in celebrating Hispanic-Serving Institution week. Read this letter from the HSI team about all the ways you can join the celebration!
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Remembering Frank Drake, Professor Emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics – pioneer in search for extraterrestrial intelligence
I write today with sadness to share news of the passing of Frank Drake, UC Santa Cruz professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics and an eminent radio astronomer. Drake was known for pioneering work in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). He died at his home in Aptos on Sept. 2. He was 92.
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Giving basic needs a needed solution
The Redwood Free Market provides free food and basic needs to UC Santa Cruz students to combat food insecurity.
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New study confirms ‘rippled sheet’ protein structure predicted in 1953
UCSC scientists reported three crystal structures of periodic rippled beta sheets, a novel protein structure with potential applications in biomedicine and materials science.
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Pioneering radio astronomer Frank Drake dies at 92
Frank Drake, professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics and an eminent radio astronomer known for his pioneering efforts in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), died September 2 at his home in Aptos.
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Anthem Blue Cross – Stanford Health contract termination notice – September 1, 2022
UC Santa Cruz was notified that negotiations on a continuing contract between Anthem Blue Cross and Stanford Health failed to result in an agreement.
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NASA releases Webb telescope’s first exoplanet image
UCSC astronomers led the analysis of the first exoplanet images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Workplace adjustments for instructors with an immunocompromised household member in fall quarter ‘22
Dear Colleagues, I write to announce that the temporary process announced in fall 2021 whereby a faculty member could request to teach their courses remotely based on their having an immunocompromised household member is being extended through fall quarter 2022. In proceeding with all in-person instruction with Senate-approved online or hybrid for fall quarter, we…
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Applied mathematician wins DOE grant to improve the safety of particle accelerators
UCSC Professor of Applied Mathematics Dongwook Lee has won a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, which will fund his research on improving computer models for safety mechanisms within particle accelerators.
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Astronomer Ariadna Murguia-Berthier wins 2022 Trumpler Award for Ph.D. thesis
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is honoring Murguia-Berthier for the research she completed as a graduate student in astronomy at UC Santa Cruz.