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More than 5,100 UC Santa Cruz students are earning undergraduate and graduate degrees for work completed during the 2017–18 academic year.

Campus set to celebrate the Class of 2018

UC Santa Cruz commencement ceremonies hosted by the campus’s 10 colleges, Graduate Division, and Baskin School of Engineering are set for June 14–17. For the first time in more than a decade, exercises will be held in the newly renovated Quarry Amphitheater, as well as on the East Field.

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Brain size influenced by human-only gene set

Brain size influenced by human-only gene set

UC Santa Cruz researchers report that three nearly identical genes found only in humans appear to play a key role in the development of our large brains.

Biochemist honored for work on biological clocks

Biochemist honored for work on biological clocks

The latest findings from Carrie Partch's lab have resolved a longstanding question about how the timing of our biological clocks is regulated.

New model explains what we see when a massive black hole devours a star

New model explains what we see when a massive black hole devours a star

Astrophysicists have developed a unified model that explains observations of tidal disruption events, when a black hole swallows a disrupted star.

Achievements in diversity, inclusion honored

Achievements in diversity, inclusion honored

Chancellor Blumenthal presented his 2018 Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity May 29 during a reception at the Hay Barn.

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