Campus News

  • Se reanudan las giras gratis a la playa pública de la Reserva Younger Lagoon

    Se reanudan las giras gratis a la playa pública de la Reserva Younger Lagoon

    Las giras a la reserva, que fueron suspendidas debido a las precauciones por la COVID-19, se están ofreciendo de nuevo mediante el Seymour Marine Discovery Center de la UCSC.

  • Anticipated salary increase for policy-covered staff and academic appointees, update on staff salary equity program

    We are excited to share that all eligible policy-covered staff employees will receive a 4.5 percent salary increase, and senate faculty and policy-covered academic appointees will receive a 4 percent salary increase, pending approval of the state budget.

  • Capstone to console: UC Santa Cruz student-developed game releasing to Nintendo Switch

    Capstone to console: UC Santa Cruz student-developed game releasing to Nintendo Switch

    The soon to be released, interactive, fast-paced game Squish was developed by UCSC engineering and arts, games, & playable media students.

  • Chailen August

    Chailen August

    Chailen August’s time at UC Santa Cruz put him on a path he never expected. Not only did he embark on a study of drill rap and its interpretation in Ghana, Africa, but, as part of a study-abroad program, he also had a visceral experience of what his enslaved ancestors may have endured.

  • Maxwell Ward

    Maxwell Ward

    Maxwell Ward always wanted to be an archeologist, following tales of adventure like the search for the tomb of Genghis Khan. But he realizes now that treasure hunting is the smallest part of being an archaeologist. The biggest part today is ethics, and helping make the discipline accessible to native people who have been historically…

  • Nicole Rudolph-Vallerga

    Nicole Rudolph-Vallerga

    Being half Latinx and half white, Nicole Rudolph-Vallerga always felt like she didn’t quite fit into either group. So she created her own community with her fall senior art show.

  • Sean Lawrence

    Sean Lawrence

    With his work studying the relationship between Germany’s Deutsche Bank and the Ottoman Empire, Sean Lawrence shows that many things we think of as unique to our modern capitalistic world really have roots dating back much further.

  • Teresa Faasolo

    Teresa Faasolo

    Teresa Faasolo decided to study computer engineering because she was good at math and highly interested in computers. The major proved more difficult than she had expected, but with help from the Multicultural Engineering Program, she regained her confidence—and found a family.

  • Tiffany-Ellen Vo

    Tiffany-Ellen Vo

    Tiffany-Ellen Vo encountered some initial difficulties in college, but with support from the Multicultural Engineering Program she regained her footing. She went on to take advantage of every opportunity she was offered at UC Santa Cruz—and she has already secured a job as a software engineer at Cisco.

  • Amanda Quirk

    Amanda Quirk

    Amanda Quirk’s research on galaxy mergers showed evidence that the Andromeda galaxy had some kind of major galactic collision in the past 4 billion years, and survived—which has implications for our own galaxy, the Milky Way.

  • Benny Mosqueira

    Benny Mosqueira

    Benny Mosqueira felt driven to make something of himself, and he arrived on campus intending to become a medical doctor. Instead, the first-generation college student was captivated by the research opportunities he found at UC Santa Cruz and decided to pursue biomedical research as a career.

  • Brittany Caldwell

    Brittany Caldwell

    Brittany Caldwell, a scholar focused on the impact of early-grade math instruction, has pulled off an impressive feat: earning her Ph.D. in math education and teaching hundreds of students in seminars, all while raising three children.

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025