Campus News
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New data suggest “jumping genes” play a significant role in gene regulatory networks
Research suggests that mobile repetitive elements affect the evolution of gene regulatory networks.
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Synthetic biology yields clues to evolution and the origin of life
The efforts of researchers in the field of synthetic biology are yielding clues to the mystery of how life began on Earth.
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New monitoring stations detect “silent earthquakes” in Costa Rica
After installing a network of monitoring stations in Costa Rica, researchers have detected slow slip events (“silent earthquakes”) along a major fault zone beneath the Nicoya Peninsula.
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Renewable energy projects are in the works on campus
This year, the campus is embarking on two pilot green-power projects: installing solar panels on the West Field House Gym and increasing the efficiency of the campus pool’s heating system.
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Literary Studies book series co-founded at UCSC to benefit from $1.16 million Mellon Foundation grant
A UC Press book series in literary studies–founded by UC Santa Cruz literature professor Richard Terdiman in collaboration with his colleague Susan Gillman and faculty from UC Berkeley and Irvine-will share a $1.16 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon
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Assistance for visitors coming to UC Santa Cruz this spring
Spring is a crucial time of year for university-bound high school seniors and community college transfer students as they must decide where to enroll by May 1 or June 1. Our campus will see over 8,000 visitors during this period. This increasing number of visitors is good news for the campus and continues to show…
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Van Jones: Green jobs can save the Earth and stamp out poverty
To conquer global warming, the United States must also conquer poverty, as well as fundamentally change Americans’ behavior. That was the message delivered by guest speaker Van Jones at the 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation Thursday
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UCSC in the News
NPR’s “Day to Day” and KQED Radio’s “California Report” featured researcher Chris Wilmers’ work tracking mountain lions.
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Recreation classes offered in leadership, communications
UCSC Recreation is presenting a series of classes on outdoor trip leadership, a course on defensive driving, and another on effective communication and conflict resolution.
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Budget, pension plan are center stage at winter Staff Forum
The budget and the university pension plan were at the top of Chancellor’s Blumenthal’s remarks–and foremost on staff members’ minds–at the noontime winter Staff Forum Tuesday.
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Haney praises court decision on prison overcrowding
Psychology professor Craig Haney was one of the main expert witnesses who testified in the case before the three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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UCSC alumna Marti Noxon wins Writers Guild TV Award for ‘Mad Men’
UCSC alumna Marti Noxon has won a Writers Guild of America award for best dramatic television series of 2008. Noxon received her award as part of the writing team for the hit TV show “Mad Men.”