Campus News
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UC Santa Cruz guides the way in new report on academic continuity
UC Santa Cruz is heralded for its commitment to academic continuity in times of disruption in a new report titled Planning for Academic Continuity by Every Learner Everywhere.
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Slugworks welcomes students across campus to new creative space
Slugworks, a new creatorspace on campus located in the Jack Baskin Engineering building, is open to the campus community.
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Donor-funded scholarship paves the way for UCSC student’s impactful internship
The Institute for Social Transformation’s Transforming Futures program amplifies internship opportunities for underrepresented students with philanthropic support.
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Campus + Community Center conducting survey about community-engaged scholarship
UC Santa Cruz’s Campus + Community Center (C+C) is conducting a survey of faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs to understand the needs of current and future community-engaged projects and to document and celebrate previous community-based work. Community-engaged work can be scholarship, research, or teaching across disciplines, from archival work to social entrepreneurship, teaching, service…
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Award-winning author and poet Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni will be the honored guest speaker at this year’s Morton Marcus Poetry Reading
Chitra Divakaruni, known for her loving and vivid portraits of South Asian culture and the immigrant experience, will be the special guest at the 14th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading on Thursday, November 2 at Merrill College at 6 p.m. The late Morton Marcus was Divakaruni’s friend and early mentor.
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FUTURE in Biology program receives NSF grant to explore field courses as a tool for student success
A group of researchers at UC Santa Cruz recently received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the impacts of these field courses and develop best practices for making them more accessible.
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Search launches for UC Santa Cruz’s next director of Athletics & Recreation
UC Santa Cruz is launching a national search for the next director of Athletics & Recreation. The department plays a critical role in enhancing the student experience through athletic activities, and the wellbeing of all members of our community through recreational activities.
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Increased bike thefts and keeping your bike safe
With the start of the academic year, UC Santa Cruz is seeing a growing number of bike thefts on campus.
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System-wide leaders visit campus to discuss next steps in Agricultural Experiment Station designation
A group from University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources visited UC Santa Cruz to discuss implementation for the campus’s official designation as an Agricultural Experiment Station.
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates Ombuds Day, Oct. 12
The UC Santa Cruz Office of the Ombuds reopened in January 2023 after a decade-long hiatus, bringing back a vital resource for the campus community. As the academic year unfolds, the campus community has the opportunity to celebrate Ombuds Day.
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Cal-Bridge awarded $4 million to diversify STEM
The Cal-Bridge program, which supports students from historically underserved backgrounds in STEM, was recently awarded $4 million in the 2023-2024 California state budget. The funding will provide scholarships, mentorship and professional development opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students around the state in physics and astronomy, computer science, and math.
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Statement on Israel-Hamas conflict
We have watched with deep sadness the unfolding violence in Israel and Gaza, and we are gravely concerned at the escalating conflict across the region. Our hearts go out to everyone in harm’s way and all who have been affected.