Campus News
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Three University of California, Santa Cruz professors receive Mellon Foundation Affirming Multivocal Humanities grants
The Mellon Foundation has awarded three University of California, Santa Cruz, departments prestigious grants of $100,000 each for work that champions groundbreaking research in the realms of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.
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Slugcast rewind: Listen to episodes from the week of April 22
Hosted out of the Student Affairs and Success divisional office, Slugcast is the official UCSC podcast.
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Three UC Santa Cruz faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Three professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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UC Santa Cruz students partner with community groups for a service-learning spring break
On March 23, fifteen students from UC Santa Cruz decided to redefine the essence of spring break. Opting out of traditional activities, they immersed themselves in a week-long critical service-learning experience, partnering with environmental and economic justice organizations in Watsonville as part of the Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis Alternative Spring Break program.
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Anthropologists document how women and shepherds historically reduced wildfire risk in Central Italy
Fire management lessons from the past could help to improve resilience as the Mediterranean faces increased fire risk from climate change. UC Santa Cruz Anthropology Professor Andrew Mathews and his research partners show how traditional land management practices once dramatically reduced fuel for wildfires, and how these practices were forgotten, in part due to historical…
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UC Leave options expanded to include protected time off for reproductive loss
Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, UC’s leave options expanded to provide eligible employees with up to five days of protected leave following a reproductive loss. This change aligns with California legislation that became effective Jan. 1, 2024.
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Antropologi documentano come le donne e i pastori abbiano storicamente ridotto il rischio di incendi boschivi nell’Italia centrale
Antropologo ambientale e professore dell’ Università di California, Santa Cruz, Andrew Mathews e antropologo ambientale Fabio Malfatti del Centro Ricerche EtnoAntropologiche di Lucca hanno rilevato quanto il lavoro delle donne contadine, con la raccolta di foglie e arbusti nei boschi, combinato a quello dei pastori, con il pascolo delle greggi e l’uso occasionale del fuoco…
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Classroom Emergency Preparedness workshop
A new workshop on Classroom Emergency Preparedness has been developed through a partnership between the Office of Emergency Management and the Teaching and Learning Center.
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Campus celebrates “Bring Your Kids to College Day” on April 25
The UC Santa Cruz Student-Parent Organization is gearing up to celebrate “Bring Your Kids to College Day” on April 25.
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Kresge Renewal Project honored with top Bay Area architecture award
Studio Gang, an architecture practice, received the Honor Award for the Kresge College renewal project at the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects’s (AIA) 2024 Architecture Awards. The award, presented on April 18, is the highest accolade of the event.
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UC Santa Cruz Arts Division presents Prahlad Singh Tipanya
University of California, Santa Cruz is happy to welcome Prahlad Singh Tipanya and his ensemble for a rare performance of Indian folk music featuring the poetry of singer-saint Kabir. The Sunday performance will include music that is rarely heard in the United States.
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Alok Vaid-Menon gives an impactful and touching performance at UC Santa Cruz
On April 17, 2024 Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them), an internationally renowned gender non-conforming writer and performance artist, was invited to appear at UC Santa Cruz by Dean of the UCSC Arts Division, Celine Parreñas Shimizu