Campus News

  • Your turn

    A sampling of reader reaction to recent issues of the UC Santa Cruz Review. E-mail us at review@ucsc.edu.

  • Happenings

    Happenings

    Upcoming events at UC Santa Cruz

  • Around UCSC

    Read the full text of these and other news features at news.ucsc.edu.

  • Fiddling while the planet burns

    Fiddling while the planet burns

    We have what it takes to fight global warming, says Alan Richards, professor of environmental studies.

  • Inventing a greener future

    Inventing a greener future

    What if you could fill up your tank with a garden hose? Power your iPod with your shirt? These sustainable energy innovations and more are being invented by researchers at UCSC.

  • Delivering the future: Innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability

    Delivering the future: Innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability

    Silicon Valley has long been a global center of innovation. Now, with help from UCSC, it’s becoming the epicenter of the green revolution.

  • Plugging in: Making changes in the way we use energy

    Plugging in: Making changes in the way we use energy

    Interdisciplinary courses help students understand the science and the societal impact of energy issues.

  • Change on a fork

    Change on a fork

    Dining Services is cooking up ways to accomplish its twin goals: serving good-tasting, locally sourced, sustainably grown organic food-and aiming for zero waste.

  • Serving sustainability

    Serving sustainability

    UCSC Dining Services has taken many steps over the past five years to increase sustainability.

  • A sustaining vision

    A sustaining vision

    Planners have maintained the characteristics of the campus’s extraordinary site while fulfilling the academic mission.

  • Campus safety, security update and scheduled CruzAlert tests

    Today marks the second anniversary of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, which claimed 32 lives and wounded many more. Since that time, UCSC has taken great strides to improve safety and security on our campus and our ability to respond to both man-made and natural emergencies. At the beginning of the Fall 2008 Quarter,…

  • Reminder about transportation changes on Monday

    As detailed in an April 7 message from Vice Chancellor McGinty to UCSC students, a number of campus transportation and parking restrictions will be in effect on Monday, April 20, beginning at 3 p.m. and continuing into the early evening. For details, including updated information on transportation, please see the earlier message at: http://messages.ucsc.edu/text.asp?pid=2826

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025