Campus News
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Graduate and professional school fair Oct. 15
Representatives from graduate and professional school programs will be on hand to answer questions and provide information regarding their programs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, October 15, at Stevenson Event Center.
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Multiwavelength images of distant universe now available on Google Sky
A massive project to map a distant region of the Universe in multiple wavelengths–from x-rays through ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and radio waves–is releasing its data this week to both fellow scientists and the general public.
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Grad student works with fishermen to save sea turtles and preserve livelihoods
A unique international program has brought together fishermen from across the Pacific Ocean to brainstorm solutions that will enable them to conserve sea turtles while maintaining livelihoods and traditional fishing practices.
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Police stepping up enforcement October 2
Campus police will be hosting a countywide day of stepped-up enforcement of traffic laws throughout campus on Tuesday, October 2.
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Regents Scholars, Pister Fellows welcomed
New Regent’s Scholars and Karl S. Pister Leadership Fellows were welcomed by continuing Regent’s Scholars, deans, provosts, faculty mentors, and staff at a luncheon hosted by the Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education William Ladusaw on Septembe
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Three-way mating game of North American lizard found in distant European relative
New findings suggest “rock-paper-scissors” dynamic may be a fundamental evolutionary pattern among social animals.
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Annual Computer Security Reminder
We write to remind you of the need to evaluate and protect sensitive data stored on computers and other electronic devices. In this age of increasingly sophisticated data security attacks and seemingly endless schemes designed to compromise computers or steal private information, it remains incumbent upon each of us to do what we can to…
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Breaking New Ground
Long before Wal-Mart began selling organic food, a charismatic Englishman and a group of students transformed a brush-covered hillside across from UC Santa Cruz’s Stevenson College into a lush garden where vegetables and flowers were grown without chemical pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.
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Gifford-Gonzalez travels to Argentina as Fulbright Senior Specialist
Anthropology professor Diane Gifford-Gonzalez recently completed a four-week visit to Argentina as a Fulbright Senior Specialist.
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Patricia Allen named director of Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Patricia Allen has been named director of UCSC’s Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) by Social Sciences Dean Sheldon Kamieniecki.
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Alison Galloway appointed as administrative head of University Extension
Alison Galloway, vice provost of Academic Affairs at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has assumed responsibility for the administration of University Extension, effective September 1. Oversight of the program is included within her responsibilities in her current office. As vice provost for Academic Affairs, Galloway is among the principal academic advisors to the UCSC…
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Beyond the Ivory Tower: The work of three graduate students at UCSC is protecting threatened species around the globe
At UC Santa Cruz, graduate student research is not just about earning a degree. In every field of advanced study, UCSC attracts graduate students who are eager to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to find solutions to global challenges.