Campus News
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UC Santa Cruz ranks in top 50 of global research universities, 5th for space sciences
UC Santa Cruz ranks fifth in the world for space sciences and is one of six University of California campuses ranked among the top 50 research universities overall, according to a study by U.S. News and World Report.
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Five-day Pacific Rim Music Festival to feature historic collaboration with Korean performing artists
A dazzling array of traditional and contemporary Korean music will be performed at the 2017 Pacific Rim Music Festival, October 25-29, on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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Halloween, October 31st and days prior
On behalf of the university and the City of Santa Cruz, I encourage you to avoid downtown Santa Cruz on Halloween night and instead choose to be on campus in order to participate in one or more of the many programs offered throughout our college and residential communities.
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Geologist Gary Griggs publishes two new books on coastal issues
‘The Edge’ focuses on California’s unique coastline, while ‘Coasts in Crisis’ offers a global perspective on the issues facing coastal regions throughout the world.
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UC Santa Cruz to host ‘Freedom, Justice, Difference: The Merchant of Venice Now’ at museum
Since it was first performed in 1605, The Merchant of Venice, has been one of Shakespeare’s most controversial works. For the past 400 years, a debate has raged among critics and scholars over whether or not it is anti-Semitic.
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Want to save 41 percent of the planet’s highly threatened vertebrates? Work on islands
A new study has mapped the world’s most vulnerable island species and identified invasive species as a key threat to their survival.
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Social Sciences Dean Katharyne Mitchell steps in to leadership, asks others to step up, too
Two months into her new job, Social Sciences Dean Katharyne Mitchell has brought energy, focus, and vision to the division.
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On-campus photography contest
The Chancellor’s Office and University Relations are sponsoring a contest to choose a photograph of UC Santa Cruz for Chancellor Blumenthal’s winter holiday card.
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New center, fellows renew commitment to teaching
The Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning aims to provide support and resources for all who teach on campus, and especially focuses on the areas of inclusive teaching and teaching with technology.
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Open forums on Student Housing West project
UC Santa Cruz will host two open forums on Student Housing West, a new housing development project that will offer more opportunities for students to live on campus.
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Physicist Michael Dine wins Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Physics
A UC Santa Cruz physicist has won the Sakurai Prize for the second year in a row.
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Art and natural history to converge at “Artstravaganza!” open house at the Kenneth S. Norris Center
Students and members of the Santa Cruz community will have a chance to learn about illustrating nature and browse through the center’s growing collection at the open house on November 4-5.