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The UC Santa Cruz community will come together in conversation this academic year about a campus-wide strategy to advance campus goals and guide this initiative.

Campus announces ambitious investment to hire 100 additional faculty over decade

To advance its place as an international leader at the intersection of innovation and social justice, UC Santa Cruz announced today its intention to prioritize faculty hiring by adding 100 additional faculty over the next decade. It is the most significant faculty hiring effort the campus has pursued since its founding more than 50 years ago.

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Foundation to provide additional student support

Foundation to provide additional student support

The UCSC Foundation Board approved an additional, one-time payout from the university’s endowment for scholarships and fellowships.

UCSC tops ranking of women in leadership

UCSC tops ranking of women in leadership

The study, by the Women’s Power Gap Initiative and the American Association of University Women, looks at research universities.

Stories of Black women take center stage

Stories of Black women take center stage

Playwright Trey Anthony will give a talk and masterclass as part of the February performances at UCSC of her award-winning play "‘da Kink in My Hair."

Demographics of COVID-19 deaths have shifted

Demographics of COVID-19 deaths have shifted

Research led by UCSC shows how racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths in California changed as the rollout process for vaccines began.

Study looks at effects of wildfire on steelhead

Study looks at effects of wildfire on steelhead

UC Santa Cruz researchers are studying how runoff after the 2020 wildfires affected the sense of smell of one of the region’s most iconic fish: steelhead trout.

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