Faculty
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April 26 Forum on Online Education
The Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching, in collaboration with its Committee on Educational Policy, will host the third in a series of forums on online education on Friday, April 26.
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UCSC alumna wins prestigious 2013 Guggenheim
UCSC 1993 graduate Brenda Shaughnessy has been awarded a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship for the creative arts in poetry. She returns to campus for Alumni Weekend events, including a free public reading on April 25.
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Uncommon People / Juan Ledesma: Persistence and faith
Juan Ledesma, the son of agriculture laborers, arrived in Santa Cruz from Hartnell Junior College with a $25,000 S-STEM scholarship from the National Science Foundation, and a love for physics and medicine.
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Mathematics lecturer Richard Mitchell wins teaching award
Richard Mitchell, a lecturer in mathematics, has received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association.
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Uncommon People / Rachel Wheat and Yiwei Wang: Crowdsourcing for research
Grad students turn to a crowdfunding website to fund their bald eagle research.
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Fall 2013 freshman class at UC Santa Cruz is one of the most selective
After receiving a record number 38,515 applications, UC Santa Cruz has offered admission to fewer than half of freshman applicants, making fall 2013 one of its most selective classes.
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New book explores relentless evolution in a constantly changing world
In his new book, biologist John Thompson argues that species must evolve constantly or they will not persist.
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It’s a Slug’s life
Students have created activities ranging from mock trial to tango—gaining social outlets while learning valuable life lessons as part of a vibrant campus community.
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Working hand in hand
Every year, hundreds of UCSC student interns and volunteers do important work in the community that surrounds them.
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Engineering opportunities
Senior engineering students create design projects to address real-world problems—some with sponsorships from high-profile companies.
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Dream job
A student writes about her experience caring for, and learning from, UCSC’s marine mammal “animal ambassadors”
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Puma tracking in Santa Cruz Mountains reveals impact of habitat fragmentation
In the first published results of more than three years of tracking mountain lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains, UC Santa Cruz researchers document how human development affects the predators’ habits.