Faculty
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New faculty rejuvenate Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
New astronomy faculty bring with them a wide range of expertise in some of the most exciting areas of astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology.
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Electrical engineer Holger Schmidt elected IEEE Fellow
Schmidt, the Kapany Professor of Optoelectronics, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Chemistry professor Pradip Mascharak receives Outstanding Faculty Award
Mascharak received the 2016 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.
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Holiday Open House
Chancellor George Blumenthal and his wife, Professor Kelly Weisberg, invite faculty, staff, and friends to join together for a special holiday gathering on Thursday, December 15, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Porter Dining Hall.
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Caring for our animal friends
The student-run Pre-Veterinary Club is designed to support and energize those who want a career working with animals.
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Restorative justice and civil rights leader Fania Davis to give Baskin Ethics Lecture
Fania Davis, co-founder and executive director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, will deliver the 2016 Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Music Center Recital Hall.
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Ride-sharing available through Zimride matching service
UC Santa Cruz subscribes to Zimride, a campus-specific ride-matching service. Zimride helps you offer or request rides for your daily trips to and from campus or one-time road trips (such as getting to local airports, or getting home for Thanksgiving).
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Students to pitch viable ideas for positive environmental change
The first Startup Weekend Santa Cruz for Sustainable Solutions & Social Impact, Nov. 18–20, is just one of more than 200 events happening in November as part of Global Startup Weekend.
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Community Crime Bulletin—Two arrested in felony vandalism at OPERS
At 8:25 p.m. on November 10, UC Santa Cruz Police Department arrested Kyle Daroza, 22, of Campbell, and Alan Lema, 22, a student affiliated with Kresge College, on a suspicion of felony vandalism after they were seen by witnesses using a sledge hammer attempting to smash the parking machines near the Office of Physical Education,…
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New initiative launches with $1 million Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarships
Applications for the $1,500 undergraduate research scholarships are now open until Nov. 30. Fifty scholarships will be awarded to students in any discipline.
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Elementary school students visit voting rights exhibition at UCSC on Election Day
Seventy-five 4th and 5th grade two-way immersion (Spanish-language) students from Delaveaga Elementary School came to UC Santa Cruz on Election Day to explore two art exhibits currently on display.
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StoryCruz: New beginnings
With freshman Slugs roaming the campus, StoryCruz set out this fall to see how they’re faring.