Campus News
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Alumni Profile / Lisa Witter: Speaking her truth
Lisa Witter, partner and chief change officer of Fenton, the biggest public interest communications firm in the country, is a firm believer in the power of communications to advance social issues.
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Philanthropy Focus / Karen Rhodes: Giving back by paying forward
Karen Rhodes has been a student, public information officer, development staff member, and an Alumni Councilor at UCSC. But one thing hasn’t changed throughout the years: She and her husband have been consistent, reliable donors.
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Departure of University Librarian Virginia Steel
CP/EVC Alison Galloway announces that University Librarian Virginia Steel is leaving UCSC to join UCLA as their University Librarian.
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Get social: Comments from Facebook
Our nearly 32,000 Facebook friends share their memories, thoughts, rants, and compliments with us. Check out some of the best comments from our Facebook page in the past few months.
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Fall 2013 freshman class at UC Santa Cruz is one of the most selective
After receiving a record number 38,515 applications, UC Santa Cruz has offered admission to fewer than half of freshman applicants, making fall 2013 one of its most selective classes.
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It’s a Slug’s life
Students have created activities ranging from mock trial to tango—gaining social outlets while learning valuable life lessons as part of a vibrant campus community.
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Working hand in hand
Every year, hundreds of UCSC student interns and volunteers do important work in the community that surrounds them.
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Engineering opportunities
Senior engineering students create design projects to address real-world problems—some with sponsorships from high-profile companies.
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Dream job
A student writes about her experience caring for, and learning from, UCSC’s marine mammal “animal ambassadors”
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Distant blazar is a high-energy astrophysics puzzle
New observations of a blazar show that it is the most distant known source of very high-energy gamma rays.
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New book explores relentless evolution in a constantly changing world
In his new book, biologist John Thompson argues that species must evolve constantly or they will not persist.
