Campus News

  • Eminent physicist Stanley Flatté dies

    I am sorry to inform you that longtime UCSC physicist Stanley Flatté died earlier this week after a lengthy illness. A professor emeritus of physics, Stan was an eminent researcher who made important contributions in a wide range of fields. As a particle physicist early in his career, Stan participated in some of the first…

  • Merrill student dies after accident

    I am very sorry to inform you that we have learned that Michael Harami, a Merrill College undergraduate, died early Saturday morning from injuries he received in a skateboarding accident. Michael, who passed away at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, was a senior. He first enrolled at UCSC as a freshman in…

  • Updated information for UCSC community about apple moth aerial spraying

    The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) continues to make plans to conduct aerial spraying of pheromone in Santa Cruz County as part of a program to eradicate the light brown apple moth. Applications are scheduled in Santa Cruz County on November 4 to 9. For updated information about the project and for maps…

  • UCSC in the News

    UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.

  • UC president visits campus

    UC president visits campus

    University of California President Bob Dynes visited UC Santa Cruz November 1 for a series of meetings with the UCSC Academic Senate.

  • Students invited to become UC LEADS scholars

    The UC LEADS program identifies students who are traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields who have strong leadership skills and the potential to earn Ph.D.s.

  • New Social Sciences research award honors Martin Chemers

    New Social Sciences research award honors Martin Chemers

    The new Martin M. Chemers Award for Outstanding Research in the Division of Social Sciences recognizes senior faculty members who have made major impacts through their research.

  • Economists evaluate impacts of Proposition 209

    Eleven years after California voters banned the use of affirmative action in the state, two UCSC economists discuss the impacts of Proposition 209 on minority-owned firms.

  • Celebrating international education

    Celebrating international education

    UCSC will join college campuses around the world November 12-16 in celebration of the seventh annual International Education Week by offering an array of programs and activities for the campus and the Santa Cruz community.

  • Chancellor addresses community college administrators

    Chancellor George Blumenthal told top community college administrators that the University of California has dramatically increased the enrollment of transfer students since setting ambitious goals in 1997, but more needs to be done.

  • United Way, UCSC partner to lend a helping hand

    United Way, UCSC partner to lend a helping hand

    The campus United Way Campaign, which has the theme “Our Community United–Local Dollars, Local Solutions,” hopes to raise $75,000.

  • Chemistry Professor Anthony Fink wins Outstanding Faculty Award

    Chemistry Professor Anthony Fink wins Outstanding Faculty Award

    UCSC’s Division of Physical and Biological Sciences has awarded its highest honor, the Outstanding Faculty Award, to Anthony Fink, professor of chemistry and biochemistry.

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025