Campus Communications
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Campus investigating allegations of misconduct
Recently, serious and troubling allegations of misconduct against a professor in the Baskin School of Engineering have resurfaced online.
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Undergraduate Education seeks part-time administrators: Porter College and Stevenson College Provosts
In 2019-20, the Division of Undergraduate Education is undertaking searches for the following part-time faculty administrator positions:
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Dismissal of Greek letter organization
I write to inform the campus community that the Greek letter organization Theta Chi has been dismissed following a university investigation that began in the wake of the tragic death off campus last year of one of its members.
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Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz appointed to endowed chair for diversity in astronomy
The May 22 investiture ceremony honored Ramirez-Ruiz as the inaugural holder of the Vera Rubin Presidential Chair for Diversity in Astronomy.
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UC Santa Cruz graduate student finishes third-place in Grad Slam
Rachel Harbeitner, a fifth year Ph.D. student in Ocean Sciences, finished third in the systemwide UC Office of the President Grad Slam held May 10 in San Francisco at LinkedIn. Hartbeitner’s presentation, Tiny carbon eaters of the deep sea, includes the surprising research finding that deep-sea, ocean-floor bacteria consume dead plankton (carbon bodies) and release carbon dioxide back…
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Campus community eligible to buy discounted LED bulbs
Under the Million Light Bulb Challenge community buy program supported by UC’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative, all UC students, staff, faculty and alumni can purchase light bulbs at nearly half the price of online competitors.
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Regents approve lease for temporary university house
With the current University House deemed uninhabitable, UC President Janet Napolitano recommended that a property be rented near the main campus to house the incoming chancellor and host small dinners and events for fundraising and celebrating faculty and student success until University House is rebuilt.
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Campus review of revisions to the UC Santa Cruz Water Protection Policy
In response to changes in regulatory requirements, Business and Administrative Services is proposing updates the UC Santa Cruz Water Protection policy and invites your comments.
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Our new chancellor
I am delighted to see the appointment of Cindy Larive, campus provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Riverside, as our new chancellor.
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Message from UC President Janet Napolitano
The Board of Regents has just approved Dr. Cynthia K. Larive as the eleventh chancellor of UC Santa Cruz. Currently the provost and executive vice chancellor at UC Riverside, she has served the UC community for nearly a decade and a half as a faculty member, administrator and leader.
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Renovation to begin at Science and Engineering Library
UC Santa Cruz is about to begin renovation of the third floor of the Science & Engineering Library.
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Dispose medications, sharps at health center kiosks
To help the campus community properly discard medications and needles, UC Santa Cruz has two disposal kiosks in the Cowell Student Health Center Pharmacy.