Campus News
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UCSC expands COVID-19 testing during surge to support community needs
A gift from Bud and Rebecca Colligan will expand testing capacity and help fund a new, dedicated laboratory space to house the diagnostic lab in the Genomics Institute’s facilities at the Westside Research Park.
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UC Santa Cruz continues to meet, exceed community commitments
The campus continues to make advancements in the areas of housing, transportation, and water conservation.
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Student Health Center Closure Wednesday December 16th 2p-5p
In order to better serve our students, we will be closed from 2pm-5pm on Wednesday, December 16th so our staff may attend a mandatory training.
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CruzHacks 2021 to be held virtually January 15 to 17
Applications now open for hackers, mentors, and judges
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New cryo-electron microscopy facility a boon for UCSC structural biologists
With major funding from NIH, researchers at UC Santa Cruz have acquired powerful imaging tools for studying the structures of biomolecules and their roles in disease.
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UC Santa Cruz Launches Financial Coaching for Students
Students at UC Santa Cruz are able to attend one-on-one financial coaching sessions, hosted by SlugCents. The university started the first financial literacy program on campus in June 2020. This program aims to democratize access to financial resources for all students and prepare students for life after graduation. The program offers many resources for students,…
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UCSC arts professor documents spread of COVID-19 inside prisons, jails, and detention centers
A new Interactive web project by film and digital media professor Sharon Daniel creates a cumulative public record and evolving history of the pandemic’s impact on those incarcerated
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Biologist Carol Greider elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Carol Greider, distinguished professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
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2021 Summer Session remote courses launch
Course offerings for UC Santa Cruz Summer Session are now listed at summer.ucsc.edu. Most courses will continue to be offered remotely or online. There will be more than 350 courses, from topical priorities like Community Activism, Pandemics: Case Studies in Public Health, and American Capitalism, to diverse fields like Life in the Sea and the…
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UC Santa Cruz Nobel laureate delves into the world of telomeres in Kraw Lecture
In her Kraw Lecture this week, Nobel laureate and UC Santa Cruz distinguished professor of MCD biology Carol Greider explored the world of telomere research, with links to cell death, cancer research, and degenerative diseases.
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New serological assay provides rapid, accurate testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Using optical biosensor technology, the test provides quantitative measurements of antibodies in blood plasma in less than 20 minutes.