Campus News
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Staff contributions recognized with campus, systemwide awards
In addition to the annual Outstanding Staff Award, two systemwide awards were given to UC Santa Cruz staff members.
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In Memoriam: Larry Merkley
I am very saddened to let you know that former ITS Vice Provost Larry Merkley died yesterday afternoon after suffering from a major brain aneurysm.
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Biennial travel patterns survey
UCSC’s Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) is launching its biennial survey to collect data on the travel patterns of our students, faculty, and staff.
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History professor Greg O’Malley to create new public database about the slave trade
With the help of a $220,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, UC Santa Cruz history professor Gregory O’Malley plans to add his research to one of the most utilized resources in the digital humanities.
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Psychology professor featured in NSF video showcase ‘STEM for All’
UC Santa Cruz pyschology professor Barbara Rogoff’s research is featured in the National Science Foundation 2016 “STEM for All” Video Showcase.
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Survey seeks ideas, comments about Cowell and Stevenson coffee shop operations
An advisory committee to help inform operations of the Stevenson and Cowell college coffee shops has created a survey to gauge campus-wide opinion.
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Economics professor outlines rapid success of America’s ‘other one percent’
Nirvikar Singh, UC Santa Cruz professor of economics and director of the Center for Analytical Finance, described the rapid economic success of Indians in the U.S. during a keynote address at TieCon 2016.
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Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz awarded Niels Bohr Professorship
Award from the Danish National Research Foundation provides $5 million to fund research in theoretical astrophysics.
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Trans-identified students celebrate new, inclusive housing option
The new trans-inclusive housing option is the result of student activism that informed ongoing administrative discussions about how to better serve the trans community.
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Malignancy-associated gene network regulated by an RNA binding protein
An extensive regulatory network associated with tumor metastasis was found in pancreatic cancer cells.
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Chancellor open to workable funding plans for NCAA program
Chancellor Blumenthal said that simply asking the campus to fully fund the program—which will cost more next year because of new federal labor laws—places it in direct competition with academic priorities.
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Smoke signals
Graduate student Eric Crosbie’s research delves into cigarette packaging and why some countries have been able to legislate tobacco warning labels while others haven’t.