Campus News
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James Estes and Thorne Lay elected to National Academy of Sciences
Chancellor Blumenthal announces the election of two faculty members to the National Academy of Sciences.
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Slugs, selfies, and loads of ‘likes’: well-wishers converge for Alumni Weekend 2014
Old pals reconnected, Sammy the Slug photo-bombed a few ‘selfies,’ and revelers took classes just for the fun of it during UCSC Alumni Weekend 2014
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Leon Panetta touts ‘real grit,’ blasts congressional gridlock at Launch celebration
Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta fired up a crowd of 275 with shout-outs for ingenuity and “sheer grit” at Launch! A celebration of the UCSC student experience
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Online review of ladder rank faculty actions begins May 1
We are pleased to announce that the first phase of our transition to an online system for reviewing academic advancement files, DivData Review, will launch on May 1, 2014.
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UCSC awards first annual Gram Memorial Scholarship to creative writing student
UCSC student James Williams, a former machinist who returned to school to be around “people who talk about books,” is now the first recipient of the Kenneth Andrew Gram Memorial Scholarship.
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Alumna Kathryn Sullivan on Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ list
UCSC alumna Kathryn Sullivan is featured on Time magazine’s 2014 list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World.”
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$1 million gift from alumna Julie Packard funds student programs at UCSC
UCSC has received a $1 million gift from alumna Julie Packard, executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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On campus: Making every drop count
UCSC has reduced its per-capita water use over the past 20 years, even while the number of students on campus has increased over that time. Still, the current water emergency means the UCSC community needs to do more.
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Major gift supports diversity in the sciences
I am excited to share the news that Julie Packard (Crown, BA Biology ’74, MA Biology ’78) has given the Division of Physical & Biological Sciences a gift of $1 million to establish the Dean’s Fund for Diversity in the Sciences.
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Dry, dry again
UCSC researchers are confronting the challenges of consecutive dry years that have left California in a water crisis.
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Food, agriculture and adventure on Maui: UCSC students get down and dirty on alternate spring break
A unique alternative spring break program gives students a way to explore Maui’s food systems and allow some hands-on learning
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UCSC receives NEA grant for art/science project on ocean ecology
UCSC has been awarded an NEA grant to support Blue Trail: Imagination and Innovation for Ocean Sustainability–a series of art installations that will be spread out across the San Francisco waterfront.