Campus News
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Summer programs draw visitors to Lick Observatory for music and stargazing
Tickets are on sale now for the observatory’s popular summer evening programs.
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New Google-funded research project applies computer science to aid bird conservation
Two faculty members have begun a new collaboration to use machine learning models to create continent-wide maps of bird habitat connectivity for conservation purposes, and they have recently received a $60,000 Google Research Scholar award to fund this work
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Afrofuturism takes center stage in the Institute of the Arts and Sciences’ Surge series
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences offers a month-long series of performances and discussions on Afrofuturism, a global artistic and social movement, utilizing the arts, science, and technology to imagine—and create— a world where African-descended peoples and cultures can live and flourish.
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Unlocking a cure for carbon monoxide poisoning
UCSC researcher Tim Johnstone has designed small molecules that can bind CO, sequester CO that is already bonded to hemoglobin, and rescue red blood cells exposed to CO, all promising signs for a future antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Linguist Sandra Chung elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Sandra Chung, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Linguistics, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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Hybrid Alumni Week festivities highlight Slug ingenuity, camaraderie, and social consciousness
Drones soared in the sky, familiar places and faces were rediscovered, cocktail glasses clinked, and old friendships were renewed during the hybrid Alumni Week festivities, which blended analog fun with virtual symposiums.
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A new maintenance and service request app, CruzFix, goes live May 2
CruzFix will be available to the campus community on May 2, 2022, replacing two separate systems previously known as FAMIS Classic and FixIt.
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21/22 Annual Performance Evaluations coming due
Managers/supervisors should complete the annual evaluations for their non-represented and represented staff to build on our culture of engagement, to provide ongoing support and encouragement and to document any performance concerns that may exist.
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Call for Proposals — Summer 2023 Online Courses
The campus seeks proposals from faculty to develop asynchronous online courses to be offered in Summer 2023 (next year) and beyond (the deadline to apply is May 12). Due to the high cost of living, many of our students are unable to stay in Santa Cruz during the summer, and online courses provide a way…
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10 questions all funders should ask before supporting tree-planting campaigns
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl is concerned that widespread enthusiasm for tree-planting may be leaving restoration best-practices by the wayside. But a new set of research-based questions can help potential funders determine which reforestation campaigns are poised for success.
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Drive safely with increased pedestrian activity on campus Tuesday, April 26
UAW 2865, the labor union that represents UC academic student employees and graduate student researchers, has announced that it will hold a march at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 26.
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10 preguntas que todos los donantes deben hacerse antes de apoyar campañas para plantar árboles
UC Santa Cruz Profesora de Estudios Ambientales Karen Holl y el profesor Pedro Brancalion de la Universidad de São Paulo en Brasil están preocupados de que el fervor generalizado por plantar árboles pueda estar dejando de lado las mejores prácticas de restauración.