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  • Biologist Melissa Jurica earns prestigious grant from Searle Scholars Program

    The Searle Scholars Program has awarded Melissa Jurica, assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a three-year, $240,000 grant to support her research. Jurica, who studies the complex system by which human cells process genetic information, is one of just 15 young scientists awarded the prestigious grants…

  • Ecologist Erika Zavaleta receives prestigious Mellon Foundation grant

    Erika Zavaleta, an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a prestigious grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to investigate the ecological impacts of the loss of plant species in California ecosystems. Through a program that supports the research projects of outstanding junior faculty, Zavaleta has been…

  • New Teacher Center wins $1.5 million contract to participate in federal study of support programs

    The highly regarded New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been awarded a $1.5 million contract to participate in the federal government’s first major evaluation of programs that school districts offer novice teachers. The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) selected Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., to carry out…

  • UC Santa Cruz exceeds $50 million goal for Cornerstone Campaign

    UC Santa Cruz has surpassed the $50 million goal for its first-ever campuswide fundraising effort, Chancellor Denice D. Denton announced Wednesday at the March meeting of the UC Regents in Los Angeles. Listen to Chancellor Denton’s presentation to the Board of Regents and view her PowerPoint presentation. As of March 14, Denton said, the campus…

  • Oracle grant funds UCSC bird group’s education program

    The Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a $50,000 grant from Oracle Corporation to support the group’s education program. The grant provides funding to maintain and enhance the Oracle Peregrines Outreach Program, which includes presentations to school and community groups on birds of prey and conservation…

  • UC Santa Cruz community collaborations receive nearly $1 million from Kellogg Foundation

    Two of UC Santa Cruz’s most highly regarded community collaborations have received nearly $1 million from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to support their work promoting educational achievement, economic equity, and environmental justice. UCSC’s Bridging Multiple Worlds Alliance (BMWA) and the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community (CJTC) will share a grant of $978,125 over…

  • UC Santa Cruz moves closer to fundraising goals with $1.4 million gift

    UCSC has received a $1.4 million gift-the largest single donation ever given by an alum–from Foundation trustee Kit Mura-smith. Mura-smith has designated an irrevocable charitable trust to be equally split between enhancing the university’s library facilities ($700,000) and providing scholarships for re-entry students ($700,000). She credited her time studying at UCSC as an important milestone…

  • $200,000 gift to UCSC establishes graduate fellowship in marine mammals

    A gift of $200,000 from Rebecca and Steve Sooy of Foster City has established an endowed fellowship fund to support graduate students studying marine mammals at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Sooys have been volunteer docents at Año Nuevo State Reserve for many years, where they became fascinated by the northern elephant seals…

  • UC Santa Cruz Library receives half-million-dollar gift to benefit Special Collections photo archives

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a $500,000 gift to benefit Special Collections in the University Library. The endowment will be established in honor of the late Miller and Bunny Outcalt and their lifelong partnership in the field of photography. Proceeds will be used to fund a permanent staff position dedicated to work…

  • Scholarships Benefit Dinner raises $1 million to aid students

    A record $1 million–double the amount from last year’s event–was raised for UCSC student scholarships and fellowships at a gala dinner on Saturday, November 6. “This is a perfect launch to our 40th anniversary,” said Acting Chancellor Martin M. Chemers, who co-hosted the Scholarships Benefit Dinner with UC Santa Cruz Foundation President Kenneth Feingold (Cowell…

  • UCSC announces first campuswide fundraising campaign

    Building on its record fundraising success in 2003-04, UC Santa Cruz has announced its first-ever campuswide fundraising initiative: the two-year, $50 million Cornerstone Campaign. Fundraising is already well under way, with $45 million raised. $50 million target expected to be reached by June 2005 University Relations Vice Chancellor Ronald P. Suduiko and Foundation trustee and…

  • Major gift from storage industry leader Kumar Malavalli establishes endowed chair in storage systems at UC Santa Cruz

    Kumar Malavalli, cofounder of Brocade Communications and cofounder and CEO of InMage Systems, has made a gift of $1 million to the University of California, Santa Cruz, to establish the Kumar Malavalli Endowed Chair in Storage Systems Research at UCSC’s Baskin School of Engineering. This major gift provides valuable support for the engineering school’s Storage…

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025