Campus News
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Marine scientist Adina Paytan honored at AGU meeting
Adina Paytan was chosen to give the Rachel Carson Lecture at the 2013 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.
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UCSC astronomers discover ultra-bright young galaxies
Astronomers have discovered four surprisingly bright galaxies that are among the earliest and most distant galaxies ever observed.
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World’s most powerful exoplanet camera looks skyward
Much of the key technology for the Gemini Planet Imager was demonstrated and validated at UCSC’s Laboratory for Adaptive Optics.
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Launch of New Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations in Core West
Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) is pleased to announce that four new electric vehicle charging spaces are now available to all UCSC employees, students and visitors at the Core West Parking Structure.
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7th Annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival takes place on January 19
Thirty purveyors of delectable chocolate treats will offer their wares for tasting on Sunday, January 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. as the UC Santa Cruz Women’s Club presents the 7th annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival.
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Expanded permit requirements at Cowell, Stevenson, and Porter
Starting Monday, January 6, 2014, parking permits will be required seven days a week in the Cowell and Stevenson parking lots (Lots 107, 108, 109, and 110), and in the Porter parking lots (Lots 124 and 125).
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Chancellor’s statement on ASA boycott of Israel
Statement from Chancellor George Blumenthal in response to the American Studies Association’s recent decision to impose an academic boycott on Israel: “At UC Santa Cruz, our scholars develop and share ideas with academic colleagues from around the world. As UC President Napolitano has stated, a boycott could impede the free and open exchange of these ideas. As such,…
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Jane McHenry, wife of founding chancellor, dies at age of 101
Jane McHenry, who partnered with her husband to nurture UCSC through its infancy, has passed away at the age of 101.
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In Memoriam – Barbara Bedford
It is with profound sadness that I share news of the death of Barbara Bedford, a longtime friend and colleague of many on campus.

