Campus News

  • New program advances global and community health

    New program advances global and community health

    As countries across the globe fight the coronavirus pandemic, UC Santa Cruz is creating a new program that will prepare students and provide research to solve current and future global health problems.

  • COVID-19: Economist helps build “contact tracing” app for Peru

    COVID-19: Economist helps build “contact tracing” app for Peru

    In an effort to protect people from COVID-19, economist Kristian López Vargas helped lead the development of an app the Peruvian government has launched to improve “contact tracing” .

  • Important information regarding residential relocation

    On Sunday, March 29th, you received a notification that you may be required to move from your current campus residence to another space on campus for the remainder of the spring quarter. While the exact date of relocation and details related to your specific assignment have not yet been determined, we want to share more…

  • Spring quarter updates

    The focused effort and flexibility our community has displayed in the transition to remote teaching, learning, and research for the final weeks of winter quarter, and now spring quarter, has been remarkable. Your instructors and the many staff members who support students and research at UC Santa Cruz have worked incredibly hard to ensure we…

  • Condemning online prejudice

    We are deeply saddened and disappointed to hear about multiple instances of racist and offensive disruptions to class sessions held via Zoom. This behavior causes real harm and is not tolerated on our campus.

  • Genomics Institute launches landing page for COVID-19 data resources

    Genomics Institute launches landing page for COVID-19 data resources

    The browser team at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute has launched a new landing page for resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Raising funds for students in need

    Raising funds for students in need

    Hundreds of donors have kicked in more than $81,000 to boost the ongoing COVID-19 Slug Support Campaign, which is helping students in dire need because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

  • A message to the UC community

    We write today to acknowledge a new reality and to announce our decision to do all we can to support our UC family during this unprecedented time.

  • Discrimination, governance, and trust in the age of COVID-19

    Discrimination, governance, and trust in the age of COVID-19

    The coronavirus pandemic has upended daily life around the world, and is simultaneously triggering challenging questions of discrimination, governance, and trust, says sociologist Jenny Reardon.

  • Grow your own veggies? Orin Martin offers tips for novice gardeners

    Grow your own veggies? Orin Martin offers tips for novice gardeners

    Orin Martin is delighted that people are responding to the coronavirus pandemic with a desire to grow their own veggies, and he has lots of knowledge to share—as well as one plea: Be sure to plant some flowers, too.

  • Careers of distinction

    Careers of distinction

    The recipients of this year’s UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni awards are leaders in their fields, advocating for the humanities, pioneering sustainable food practices, making breakthroughs in biology and statistics, and nurturing the careers of future composers.

  • Updated guidance on campus operations based on extended Shelter in Place Order issued by the Santa Cruz Health Department

    The UC Santa Cruz community continues to navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are being proactive in maximizing physical distancing, while maintaining the critical operations needed to support students and employees who continue to live on campus, to facilitate remote learning, and to ensure the campus infrastructure is maintained and campus facilities are…

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025